2010 Seminar Series
Welcome to the Community Education Seminar Series, a year's program of relevant, engaging and informative sessions open to all.
To register for any of these sessions, email admin(at)mentalhealth.vic.org.au or phone 03 9427 0406.
Cost: Members $15 Non-members $30 Full-time Students and Pensioners $10
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Thursday March 4 |
Issues for Infants when their Mothers have a Mental Illness: Improving Outcomes Professor Anne Buist, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Director of Women’s Mental Health, Austin Health
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Thursday March 18 |
Cultural Differences in Domestic Violence Dr Manjula O’Connor, Consultant Psychiatrist |
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Thursday April 15 |
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: What is it and how can it be treated? Professor Isaac Schweitzer, Healthscope Chair of Psychiatry. Medical Director Mood Disorders Unit at The Melbourne Clinic.
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Thursday May 6 |
Controversy in the Treatment of Major Mood Disorders Professor Graham D. Burrows AO KCSJ, MD, DSc, Professor of Psychiatry University of Melbourne and Consultant Psychiatrist, The Melbourne Clinic
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Thursday June 17 |
Art-therapy for Professionals Robyn deVries, Director of the Melbourne Art Therapy Studio
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Thursday June 17 |
Tackling Teenage Depression Professor Bruce Tonge, Head, School of Psychology and Psychiatry and Head, Discipline of Psychological Medicine, Monash University. |
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Thursday July 1 |
Pleasant Activities to Combat Depression Dr Keong Yap, Clinical psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology RMIT University |
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Thursday July 15 |
Twelve Happiness Interventions Lyndon Medina, Psychologist, Senior Counsellor RMIT Counselling Service |
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Wednesday August 4 |
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Strategies in Emotional Crises Dr Chris Mogan, Clinical Psychologist, the Melbourne Clinic
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Thursday August 19 |
Psychological Flexibility: What is it & how does it help? Lily Shatkhin, Psychiatric Nurse and Manager, Patient Services, The Melbourne Clinic |
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Thursday September 2 |
New Findings: Mental Illness, Nutrition & Lifestyle Dr Felice Jacka, University of Melbourne, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Barwon Health.
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Thursday October 7 |
Treating Anorexia Nervosa: A Collaborative Approach Professor Richard Newton, Director Mental Health Clinical Services, Austin Health
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Thursday November 4 |
Borderline Personality Disorder Dr Sathya Rao, Consultant Psychiatrist at Spectrum and Southern Health
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Thursday December 2 |
The Holiday Season: Staying Positive Dr Peter Bosanac, Consultant Psychiatrist, Director of Clinical Services, St Vincent’s Mental Health.
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