Men in Mind for Mental Health Practitioners
Men in Mind is a training platform for today’s mental health practitioners delivering support for men. It’s informed by the latest strategies to help you reach, respond to, and retain men in care.
Men experience depression and suicidality differently to women — and they engage with care differently, too. They turn up later, talk less, mask more, and disengage faster. The result: half of men who die by suicide have spoken with a clinician in the months before.
Men in Mind for Mental Health Practitioners is the world’s first online training program built specifically for psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, social workers, and mental health nurses working in depth with male clients. Since 2024 it has trained more than 2,200 practitioners — and now extends into primary care.
The approach
We’ve synthesised the latest research evidence into specific, practical techniques for engaging men in therapy, including how to respond to men’s anger, depression and suicidality. You’ll feel confident and equipped with the skills to unpack male clients’ experiences of masculinity and promote positive change.
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The experience
Our team of instructional and learning-design experts have delivered an immersive and impactful experience. Using videos, reflective exercises and practical worksheets, you’ll be guided through five modules exploring how best to engage male clients in a course of therapy. It’s interactively taught through the lens of four diverse male characters.
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The course
Five in-depth modules covering the full arc of working with male clients — engaging men in therapy, clinical conceptualisation of male depression, responding to anger and aggression, and intervening in suicidal crisis.
Mental healthBuilt for psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, social workers & mental health nurses
The flagship program. Five in-depth modules covering the full arc of working with male clients — engaging men in therapy, clinical conceptualisation of male depression, responding to anger and aggression, and intervening in suicidal crisis.
In their words
Hear from the clinicians and researchers behind Men in Mind on what makes therapy land with men — and the practical shifts in language and approach that keep them engaged and coming back.
Prof. Marisa Chen
Clinical Lead, Men in Mind
Dr. Tom Whitfield
Senior Researcher, Orygen
It was great. I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge — I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty-year career.
Julie Sparrow
Accredited mental health social worker
Thank you for your excellent and thought-provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow.
Poppy Kousidis
Psychologist
Thought the training was well created — enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients. It made it much more practical and engaging.
Maddi Leydin
Provisional psychologist
Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course. I rewatched the presentation with my 17-year-old son who also thought it was very good — it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men. Such an important area of work.
Michelle Stellini
Registered counsellor
It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.
David Frost
Postvention coordinator
This is an incredibly targeted, well-researched and easily digestible, accessible resource. The Men in Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together.
Christina McPhail
Healing justice practitioner
A must-have for therapists working with male clients. It delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The culturally sensitive, evidence-based approach makes it adaptable to cultures the world over.
Maria Jose Kurian
Psychologist
Primary care courses are accredited by the RACGP and ACRRM, accredited by the PSA, and endorsed by APNA — with CPD points available through each peak body. (Accrediting-body logos to be added.)
It depends on which program. The mental health practitioner course runs to about eight hours of coursework across five modules; the primary care courses (GP, Nurses, Pharmacists) are roughly one hour each and built for completion in a single sitting.
If you provide ongoing therapy to men — psychologist, counsellor, psychiatrist, social worker — take MiM for Mental Health Practitioners. If you see men in primary care, choose the program that matches your discipline (GP, Nurses, or Pharmacists). You're welcome to enrol in more than one.
Each module pairs short, scripted video lessons with reflective exercises and downloadable worksheets you can take into the consult room.
12 months from enrolment. You can return as often as you like and re-download resources at any time.
The mental health practitioner course is APS-endorsed for 8 CPD hours. Primary care courses are endorsed for 1 CPD hour each. Check your professional body for specific accreditation.
Yes. Men in Mind is built on the Movember Institute of Men's Health research program and reviewed by clinical advisors at the University of Melbourne and Orygen.
The content is internationally applicable. CPD recognition varies — please check with your local professional body.
Men in Mind and the research behind it have been funded by Movember. The professional training program is aligned with Movember's key cause area of men's mental health and suicide.
