The New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry

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Mental Health Act Workshops 2012

NSWIOP is offering a series of free 1-day workshops on the Mental Health Act for mental health workers in 2012.

NOTE: due to popular demand we have added an extra workshop for ‘Understanding Mental Health Act’ on 22 October Code MHA12

First workshop: 3 February 2012

Additional dates:

6 July

3 August

7 September

5 October

22 October (new)

13 November

14 December

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6 June 2012 COM021 Supporting and Facilitating Self Advocacy for Peer Workers

This 1-day workshop is designed for peer workers who are already working in a range of mental health service, or consumer/carer service contexts, as well as for consumers and carers interested in doing mental health peer work in the future. It is a good introduction to key concepts in mental health peer work, as well as in the promotion and facilitation of self advocacy, which is a key element of personal recovery.

Date: 6 June
Full Fee: $75 Unwaged Fee: $40Δ
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: Sandy Watson
Δ Unwaged Discount - available to recipients of Centrelink Benefits (proof required)

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18 July 2012 COM020 Recovery Workshop for Consumers and Carers

This 1-day workshop for consumers and carers (family members/loved ones in unpaid roles) covers key recovery concepts; the research evidence for recovery; what recovery means in our terms of how participants live their daily lives; issues in decision making; recovery in policy etc. The workshop is interactive and includes small group and individual exercises to encourage self refl ection and discussion on issues in recovery.

Date: 18 July 2012
Full Fee: $75 Unwaged Fee: $40Δ
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: Sandy Watson
Δ Unwaged Discount - available to recipients of Centrelink Benefits (proof required)

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24 May 2012 CPD069 ADHD Assessment, Treatment and Systemic School Intervention

Workshop cancelled

This workshop will provide a timely overview of ADHD, the challenges, obstacles and special consideration when working with the child affl icted with “the problem” called ADHD. Through the use of case studies, participants will be able to grasp and appreciate what makes intervention eff ective.

Date: 24 May
Early Bird closes: 3 May
Full Fee: $310 Early Bird: $230
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: David Hong

14-15 June 2012 CPD065 Introducing Family Therapy

This 2-day workshop provides an introduction to family therapy. This covers the history of the discipline, some of its central ideas and practices like circularity, systemic questioning and using genograms, as well as how to conduct a family therapy interview.

Dates: 14-15 June
Early Bird closes: 24 May
Full Fee: $610, Early Bird: $450
Registrations: Erica Khattar
Presenters: Glenn Larner & Andrea Worth

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