Islamic Psychology & Middle Eastern Mental Health - with Khaled Yousef

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 67: Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. People listen to the podcast from all over the world. Today we are joined by Khaled Yousef who lives in the UEA. We learn about Islamic Psychology and mental Health in the Middle East. I’d love your thoughts! I hope you find it useful. I’d of course love any feedback you might have! The Highlights: (00:28): Welcome and intro (01:34): A forgetful moment! (02:32): intro to today’s guest: Khaled Yousef (03:52): How we met…. (05:50): Khaled’s background (07:16): A U.K. university….. but abroad! (09:01): The importance of GBR by BPS (13:18): Mental health and self-awareness (14:49): Mental health in the middle east (17:09): It’s catching up with the west but it’s not there yet (19:01): Being a Muslim and an aspiring psychologist (19:58): What is Islamic Psychology? (23:34): Self disclosure in mental health and psychology (25:53): Being authentic (26:53): Relevant experience in the middle east (29:45): Honorary work in psychology (32:48): Khaled’s tips for reducing burnout (34:55): Thanks to Khaled (35:08): Summary, Compassionate Q&A Dates and Close Links:  To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0  To check out The Aspiring Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97  Get $40 off a remarkable tablet here: remarkable.com/referral/4LJU-DJD8  Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision  Grab your copy of the new book: The Aspiring Psychologist Collective: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97  Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the upcoming Aspiring Psychologist Book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent  To join my free Facebook group and discuss your thoughts on this episode and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunity Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Hashtags: #aspiringpsychologist #dclinpsy #psychology #assistantpsychologist #psychologycareers #clinicalpsychology #mentalhealth #BPS #traineeclinicalpsychologist #clinicalpsychology #drmariannetrent #britishpsychologicalsociety #mentalhealthprofessional #gettingqualified #mentalhealthprofessionals #mentalhealthprofessional #traineepwp #mdt #qualifiedpsychologist #traineepsychologist #aspiringpsychologists #islamicpsychology #muslim #mentalhealthmiddleeast #middleeastmentalhealth #muslimpsychologist #islam #islampsychology #Birminghamuniversity #birminghamuniversitydubai #dubai #malementalhealth Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336