6th Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium Program
6th Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium Program Wednesday 12th November 2014 8.00am 8.45am Registration Room: Auditorium Chair: Keith Miller 8:45am 9:00am Welcome to Country: Denise McGrath, Wiradjuri Elder Opening Address: Dr Keith Miller, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University Learning from Listening: Ideas for Improving Mental Health Services in Country Australia 9.00am 9.30am Senator Penny Wright The Greens A contributing life: workforce and specific challenges for regional, rural and remote Australia 9.30am 10.00am Mr David Butt CEO, National Mental Health Commission 2012-14: two years down the track’ - the transformative power of organisational positivity 10:00am 10.30am 10.30am 11.00am Ms Rebecca Graham Executive Director, Mental Health, Country Health South Australia Local Health Network Morning Tea with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations Stanley B & C Room Room: Auditorium Chair: Chris Healey Challenges and joys of rural and remote mental health: practitioner perspectives 11.00am 11.30am Associate Professor Russell Roberts National Chair, Alliance for Rural and Remote Mental Health Development of non-government services in clinical community mental health recovery in regional New South Wales 11.30am 12.00pm Mr Arthur Papakotsias Chief Executive Officer, Neami National Inner city team marbles challenge: will it work in the bush? 12.00pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 1.30pm Mr Douglas Holmes Consumer Participation Coordinator, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Lunch with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations Stanley B & C Room Working in Partnerships Room: Auditorium 1.30pm 1.50pm 1.52pm 2.12pm Recovery Oriented Practice Room: Stanley A Cultural Engagement: working with Aboriginal people Room: Waratah Room Open Topic Room: Banksia A Mental Health and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Recovery: “Then, Now & How" Giving back without taking away. Achieving better mental health outcomes through Aboriginal influence on community programs ADF post-discharge GP health assessment Ms Liz Ruck, Policy Officer, Mental Health Council of Australia Ms Kylie Ryan, Service Manager, Bay of Isles Community Outreach Inc Indianna Cronin, Youth Ambassador, Esperance Youth Events Mr Graham Custance, Community Development Manager, Care Connect Prof Richard Reed, Head of Discipline, General Practice, Flinders University Mr Matthew Jackson, Director, Service Reform and Policy, Mental and Social Health Branch, Department of Veterans' Affairs A practical exploration of the development of a community owned indicators framework Examining the potential for peer support work to enhance recoveryoriented practice Providing culturally appropriate mental health first aid to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander adolescent Finding connection through short film art Ms Marguerite Schwager, Manager of Policy and Practice Integration, Good Beginnings Australia Prof Mel Gray, Professor of Social Work, University of Newcastle Dr Kate Davies, Research Associate, University of Newcastle Mr Luke Butcher, Area Manager - Upper Hunter and Wester, Mission Australia Ms Kathryn Chalmers, Research Assistant, Mental Health First Aid Australia/ University of Melbourne Mr Richard Leigh, Managing Director, Campfire Film Foundation Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program Partners in recovery: What does it offer the mental health landscape in rural and remote areas? Cultural engagement - the use of Ngankaris - traditional healers in improving mental health in the remote Aboriginal community of Warburton in WA Dr Rene Pols, Visiting Psychiatrist, Clare Medical Centre Mrs Betsy Stewart, CMHN, Clare Medical Centre Mr Alistair Bonsey, Partners in Recovery Manager, Loddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local Ms Jenny Donnelly, Partners in Recovery Manager, Hume Medicare Local Mr Michael McGuiness, Mental Health Worker, Ngaanyatjarra Health Service 2.34pm 3.00pm Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mr Stephen Norris, Senior Organiser, Health and Community Services Union Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mr Gary Hubble, Manager, Far North Queensland Partners In Recovery Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Dr Keith Miller, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University 3.00pm 3.30pm Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations Stanley B & C Room 2.14pm 2.34pm Working in Partnerships Room: Auditorium 3.30pm 3.50pm 3.52pm 4.12pm Recovery Oriented Practice Room: Stanley A Cultural Engagement: working with Aboriginal people Room: Waratah Room Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mr Keith Kennett, CEO, Action Intelligence P/L Youth e-Health Room: Banksia A Consumer and Family engagement at RFWA Putting recovery into action: a framework for developing a recoveryoriented organisation Monitoring and assessing the quality of care for Indigenous Youth: development and validation of an audit tool for Indigenous primary healthcare Developing a user driven helpseeking tool and pathways to mental health care for young adults Mr Adrian Munro, Executive Manager of Operations, Richmond Fellowship of WA Ms Pamela Rutledge, CEO, RichmondPRA Ms Stefanie Puszka, Project Coordinator, Menzies School of Health Research Ms Victoria Blake, Research and Public Affairs, ReachOut.com by Inspire Foundation Walking the wire: a lived experience academic's perspective on consumers and practitioners speaking as one voice to bring about social change in rural and remote communities Sub-Acute Mental Health: a recovery orientated service Meeting the needs of Aboriginal people in the mental health learning environment Online solutions for Australian young people with an anxiety Ms Trudy Atkinson, Lecturer, CQ Miss Lisa Chojnacki, Wagga Wagga Mrs Trish Hill-Wall, Course Coordinator, Miss Gemma Bettens, Project University Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Service Keiran Preston, Wagga Wagga Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Service Bachelor Applied Science (Mental Health) Practitioner Curtin University Manager, University of Southern Queensland A Tale of two ICS's You want to do what! The story of 17 people, 5 boats and a journey towards wellness. The River 2 Recovery Working Together Nanko-walun Porlar Nomawi (Wellbeing for Children and Families) working innovatively in ways that strengthen relationships in Aboriginal families and communities eheadspace - Engaging families and friends in an online mental health program Ms Lee Martinez, Mental Health Academic, Joint Appointment Uni SA / Country Health SA Mr Mark Johnstone, Senior Mental Health Recovery Worker, St Luke's Mr Shane Cole, Consumer Group Representative, St Luke's Ms Joyleen Koolmatrie, Psychologist Mr Mac Hayes, Boys and Young Men Wellbeing Counsellor, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Ms Viv Davies, Clinical Coordintor, headspace Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Kari Vallury, Research Associate, University of South Australia Department of Rural Health Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Kylie Harris, Researcher, University of New England Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Merilyn Duff, Program Leader, EACH - Social and Community Health Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Miss Amylee Walker, Mental Health Pharmacist (Adolescent), Hunter New England Health 4.14pm 4.34pm 4.34pm 5.00pm 5.00pm 6.30pm Welcome Reception Thursday 13th November 2014 8.30am 9.00am Registration Practitioners Voice Room: Auditorium 9.00am 9.20am 9.22am 9.42am Rural and Remote Challenges Room: Stanley A e-Health – Technology – Social Media Room: Waratah Room Suicide Prevention Room: Banksia A I have been invited to my patient/client's 40th birthday party........should I go? Work ready or not? The paucity of mental health undergraduate education does not prepare the future workforce for mental health services Anywhere Healthcare - video based psychology and psychiatry consultations Mental Health First Aid for suicidal thoughts and behaviours: redevelopment of guidelines using the Delphi methodology A/Prof David Pierce, Associate Professor Rural Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Mr Chris Healey, Senior Research Fellow/ Clinical Simulation Educator, Greater Green Triangle UDRH Dr Stephanie Bradstock, National Medical Director, Medibank Health Solutions Mr Sam Holt, Director of Online Care, Medibank (Anywhere Healthcare) Dr Claire Kelly, Manager of Youth Programs, Mental Health First Aid No man's land: therapeutic sedation, and the aeromedical transfer process under the MHA in regional Australia Promoting rural psychiatry training beyond city limits People helping people: SANE online forums for people affected by mental illness A working outreach model for rural Australia Ms Leigh Peterson, Consultation Liaison Nurse Practitioner, Mount Gambier CHSA Dr Ravi Bhat, Rural Working Party, RANZCP Dr Paul Morgan, Director of Communications, SANE Australia Mr Faruk Avdi, Online Forum & UX Program Manager, SANE Australia Mr Ian McMichael, President, Rural Alive & Well Inc Consumer Practitioners: From Defective to Professionally Elite Simulation via the web, bringing reality to mental health students and clinicians The MindSpot Clinic: preliminary results from an online national Australian Mental Health service delivering telephone and internet treatment for anxiety and depression Suicide and school communities: breaking down barriers to achieve a community-based collaborative response Mrs Jodie Ingram, Coordinator of Consumer Participation Strategy, Murrumbidgee Local Health District Mrs Suzie Hooper, Group Manager Clinical Projects, St John of God Health Care Ms Carol Purtell, Clinic Director, MindSpot Clinic Ms Jennifer Fisher, School Support Consultant, headspace School Support Program Ms Leonie Everett, School Support Consultant, headspace School Support Program 10.04am 10.30am Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Sue Dentice, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Albury Wodonga Health Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mrs Joanne Fennessy, TAFE NSW Riverina Insititute Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mr Shane Warren, Director, International Resilience Institute Sydney Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mrs Bronwyn Hall, Program Leader, Beyondblue 10.30 – 11.00am Morning Tea with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations Stanley B & C Room 9.44am 10.04am Practitioners Voice Room: Auditorium 11.00am 11.20am Rural and Remote Challenges Room: Stanley A e-Health – Technology – Social Media Room: Waratah Room Mental Health Programs Room: Banksia A Victoria's Mental Health Complaints Commissioner: an independent voice working for positive change in Victoria's mental health system An exploration of new roles in rural and remote mental Health care: a rural generalist mental health clinic in East Arnhem land Breaking Down Barriers: Will Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy work for rural Australians? An integrated community approach to eating disorders: supporting research to practice in regional and rural areas Ms Lynne Coulson Barr, Commissioner, Mental Health Complaints Commissioner Dr Molly Shorthouse, GP Registrar, ACRRM Ms Kari Vallury, Research Associate, University of South Australia Department of Rural Health Ms Christine Morgan, CEO, The Butterfly Foundation Ms Frances Cook, National Manager Programs and Practice, The Butterfly Foundation Giving Voice to Practitioners Growing up in the Darling Downs: developing a child and youth mental health service in rural Queensland E-Mental health in practice: an Australian project enhancing uptake of E-Mental health in primary health care Grampians kids connect: listening, re-designing and implementing Dr Keith Miller, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Policy Studies, Dr Suren Putter-Lareman, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Darling Downs Dr Angela White, Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Ms Alexandra Hall, Child Mental Health Liaison Officer, Grampians 11.22am 11.42am Flinders University HHS Technology Medicare Local Mr Barry Sherwell, Mental Health Team Leader, Grampians Medicare Local Towards a holistic, "upstream" approach to youth mental health: connection, fun, choice and responsibility Down and out in the bush. What rural Australian women can tell us about their experiences of depression Drugs online ... eLearning resources for drug and alcohol screening and brief intervention NewAccess - Innovative early intervention service for people with depression and anxiety Mrs Sue Berry, Family and Youth Counsellor, West Coast Youth and Community Support Ms Stephanie Johnson, Mental Health Social Worker, Solution Focused Counselling Ms Jennifer Harland, Global Coordinator ASSIST, DASSA WHO Collaborating Centre, UoA Mrs Bronwyn Hall, Program Leader NewAccess, beyondblue 12.04pm 12.30pm Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Dr Louise Roufeil, Executive Manager, Australian Psychological Society Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Leigh Peterson, Consultation Liaison Nurse Practitioner, Mount Gambier CHSA Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mrs Jenny Sinclair, Manager, EACH Social & Community Health Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Dr Renee Ireland, Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland 12.30pm 1.30pm Lunch with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations Stanley B & C Room 11.44am 12.04pm Practitioners Voice Room: Auditorium 1.30pm 1.50pm 1.52pm 2.12pm Rural and Remote Challenges Room: Stanley A Rural and Remote Experiences Room: Waratah Room Mental Health Programs Room: Banksia A A week in the life of a Rural Psychologist Workplace violence in mental health: a Victorian mental health workforce survey Country diary of a "Mad Nurse” Incorporating evidence based eMental health resources into primary care Mr Richard Rowan, Consultant Psychologist, Yass District Psychology Practice Mr Paul Healey, Assistant State Secretary, Health and Community Services Union Ms Shauna Thomas, RN Clinical Case Management, NBMLHD Dr Jan Orman, GP Services Consultant, Black Dog Institute Navigating multiple relationships: the lived experiences of Australian rural psychologists Using the challenge of rural and remote employment to create innovative practices Eyes Wide Closed - Myths and Realities of Mental Health and Primary Producers Supporting the mental health of LGBTI people in rural and remote areas Ms Sally RobsonThomas, Community Mental Health Professional, Wheatbelt Mental Health Service Dr Dianne Boxall, Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University Mr Grant Liptrot, Project Officer, Western NSW Medicare Local Mr Glenn Budden, Rural Financial Counsellor, Rural Financial Counselling Service Qld, Central Southern Region Ms Tarnia Thompson, QLife capacity building manager, National LGBTI health alliance True empathy and compassion is an inside job Constructing a Proactive Approach to Workplace Resilience Support a mate - rural outreach Improving access to an effective anxiety prevention program: Pilot feasibility study of Cool Little Kids Online Ms Judith Shapland, Trainer/Consultant/Therapist, Significant Impact Mr Tony Holland, CEO, OzHelp Foundation Mr Victor Tyler, Business Development Manager, Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW Dr Amy Morgan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, La Trobe University 2.34pm 3.00pm Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Anita McRae, Manager, Murrumbidgee Partners in Recovery Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Ms Romana Lee, Clinical Psychologist, Psychwest Psychological Services Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Mr Danial Rochford, CEO, Rural Alive and Well Inc Panel Discussion with Presenters Moderator: Dr Keith Miller, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University 3.00pm 3.30pm Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations Stanley B & C Room 2.14pm 2.34pm Room: Auditorium Chair: Russell Roberts 3.30pm 4.00pm Senator Fiona Nash Assistant Minister for Health Rural and Remote Mental Health: the NSW Cohort 4.00pm 4.30pm Professor David Perkins Professor of Rural Health Research, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, The University of Newcastle Psychs on Bikes: the Accidental Charity 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.00pm 5.15pm Dr Joseph Dunn President, Psychs on Bikes Symposium Overview. What have we learnt: Dr Keith Miller, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University Symposium Close: Mr Peter Sugg, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association WIN a Registration and 2 night’s accommodation to next year’s Symposium - Collect your raffle ticket at the door to go in the draw. Must be in the room to win. Friday 14th November 2014 8.30am 9.00am Registration Workshop 1 - FULL Room: Stanley A 9.00am 10.30am 10.30am 11.00am Workshop 3 Room: Stanley C Workshop 4 Room: Waratah Room Working with people who have borderline personality disorder Stop being 'Old School'... How to integrate technology to enhance your clinical practice Art therapy and online service delivery: implications for the provision of distance therapy and clinical supervision Just B: working mindfully with youth and families Ms Kelly Watt-McMahon, Consulting Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice Mr Shane Warren, Director, Neuro Balance Ms Susan Sandy, Managing Director, Neuro Balance Ms Justine Wake, MMH, AThR Art Therapist, Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor in private practice and with Education QLD Mr Chris Dickson, Family and Youth Services Manager, On Track Communities Programs Ms Louise Christie, Respite Family Support Worker, On Track Communities Programs Morning Tea Workshop 5 Room: Stanley A 11.00am 12.30pm Workshop 2 Room: Stanley B Workshop 6 - FULL Room: Stanley B Workshop 7 - FULL Room: Stanley C Workshop 8 Room: Waratah Room How, when and why to use meditation and mindfulness in general practice Suicide prevention: the deepest hunger of the human heart is selflove Walking the talk: the key to fostering engagement with Aboriginal people Effective discussions with young cannabis users Dr Bronwyn Williams, General Practitioner, Health on Kensington Mr Grant McGregor, Author, My Identity My Life Ms Romana Lee, Clinical Psychologist, Psychwest Psychological Services Mr Filippo Magnoli, Consultant, Psychwest Psychological Services Ms Etty Matalon, National Clinical Training Manager, NCPIC Poster Presentations Poster displays will be available to view for the duration of the symposium. Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) - Case report of antidepressant discontinuation syndrome in a 15 year old female in an acute adolescent inpatient unit Miss Amylee Walker, Mental Health Pharmacist (Adolescent), Hunter New England Health Dreaming on the Edge Conference 14-15 May 2014 - Aboriginal artwork, history and photos Ms Merilyn Duff, Aboriginal Community Mental Health Coordinator, EACH - Social and Community Health Experiences of rural and remote fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) Psychologists Ms Carly Sutherland, PhD/M.Psych(Clinical) Candidate, School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide Fly on the wall. Creating reality in mental health education utilising the SJGHC Mental Health Simulated Learning Program and Clinical Education Toolkit A/Prof Suzie Hooper, Group Manager Clinical Projects, St John of God Health Care Improving access and equity through technology: supporting the uptake of e-Mental Health Programs in the Indigenous mental health context Ms Stefanie Puszka, Project Coordinator, Menzies School of Health Research Keeping everyone happy: family-oriented interventions for preventing and managing post-stroke depression Ms Kari Vallury, Research Associate, University of South Australia Department of Rural Health Neuroleadership: teaching the art of holding pain Ms Leigh Peterson, Consultation Liaison Nurse Practitioner, Mount Gambier CHSA Parkinson's disease and the challenges of rural living in accessing specialist care in Victoria Miss Veronica Coady, PhD Candidate, Monash University Perspectives on coping and resilience Mr Shane Warren, Director, International Resilience Institute Sydney Predicting resilience in a rural community prone to natural disasters Ms Katerina Kanakis, PhD Student, James Cook University Quantifying phenomenology in rural and remote clinical research Dr Adam Rock, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of New England Spirituality and psychological crisis: Rural and remote locations as the best therapy for spiritual emergency Ms Kylie Harris, Researcher/ PhD candidate, University of New England The lay of the land: the challenges for psychologists working in mental health in rural and remote communities Ms Romana Lee, Clinical Psychologist, Psychwest Psychological Services
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