Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research 2010 Conference

For further details email: aspr2010@iceaustralia.com

or visit www.iceaustralia.com/aspr2010

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Presents "Hypnotherapy and Ego State Therapy helps relieve Anxiety and Depression"
A Lecture with Julie Madden, Clinical Hypnotherapist
Find the answers to your questions about hypnosis, hypnotherapy, Ego State therapy and how it can help you.
Julie will explain hypnosis and hypnotherapy work, what to expect from a session and how self hypnosis can
help with anxiety and depression. Hypnotherapy is an excellent tool for reducing and sometimes eliminating fears and phobias.
She will explain Ego State Therapy and how it can also be used to help.
This lecture will include practical demonstrations of hypnosis and Ego State Therapy

Julie Madden works with children, teenagers and adults who suffer from anxiety and depression as well as panic attacks. Julie has a Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy and a Diploma of Ego State Therapy. She is a qualified Effectiveness Training and Parent Effectiveness Training Instructor. She also uses the DiSC Behavioural Profile to build self awareness and self management strategies.

Julie brings her experience as a personal coach and business consultant for over eighteen years to her work.
Julie also works with vision building and personal coaching for effective goal setting. Julie is a Fellow of the Australian Hypnotherapists Association. She is a qualified supervisor and has been in full time practice for over eight years.

Wednesday, 24th November 2010
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Kew Library (Phyllis Hore Room)
Cnr. Civic Drive and Cotham Road, Kew VIC. Melways 45/D6
Cost:
$10.00 ADAVIC members
$20.00 Non-Members
Bookings:
Phone: ADAVIC (03) 9853 8089
Email: adavic@adavic.org.au
Website: www.adavic.org.au
Proceeds from this event help to maintain ADAVIC services
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! Monies non refundable
Note: a $2 surcharge fee will apply to invoices

Asia Pacific International Mental Health Conference

Hosted by Richmond Fellowship, with the theme Hope - Recovery - Future and with the purpose to explore the range of issues that impinge on the psychosocial well-being of everyone.

The conference will run from 17 - 19 November 2010 at the Wrest Point Hotel and Convention Centre, Hobart Tasmania.

More information and registration details can be found at the following link:http://www.cdesign.com.au/aspac2010/

43rd Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference

17 - 19 November 2010
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania

The theme of the 2010 conference is "Islands of Ageing - Building bridges for people, policy and practise."

Conference contact Janet Carty Janet.Carty@dhhs.tas.gov.au
Conference website www.aagconference.com

6th Annual Oncology Social Work Australia 2010 Conference

"Cancer & Beyond: Advancing Social Work Across the Cancer Care Continuum"
12-13 November 2010 Melbourne Convention Centre

For further details: www.oswa.net.au

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Presents "POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER" Recovery from Trauma: What works! A Lecture with Dr Darryl Wade, Clinical psychologist

This lecture will assist audience members to:

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Presents

'WORKING IT OUT' A WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR SUFFERERS OF ANXIETY

Presented by BEV AISBETT, Counsellor & Author
'Living with IT', 'Taming the Black Dog' and other self help titles

WHEN: Saturday the 6th November and Sunday the 7th November 2010
WHERE: Balwyn Library Meeting Room, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn
TIME: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
COST:$185.00 for non members
$160 for ADAVIC Members
$160 Early Bird Price (paid by the 1st October 2010)
Bring your own lunch - morning and afternoon tea provided.

This weekend seminar provides sufferers of anxiety with invaluable tools for effective management of anxiety based on the proven techniques which have assisted sufferers through Bev's powerful programs, books and presentations over the past decade.

IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN:

-Why you came to be anxious and how to break this pattern

-How to view your anxiety from a healthier perspective

-How to manage and overcome your anxiety

ALSO AVAILABLE at completion of the workshop is the 'IT KIT'- a follow-on home study kit of five weekly sessions which provides revision of the workshop materials and ongoing comprehensive resources to enable deeper understanding, education and empowerment in the process of recovery.
Purchase of the IT KIT is optional. $90.00


BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES: ADAVIC 9853 8089
ONLINE BOOKINGS AVAILABLE at www.adavic.org.au

A minimum of 15 people are required for this program to go ahead.
MONIES NON REFUNDABLE

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Presents
Don't Panic: You Can Overcome Anxiety Without Drugs

A Lecture with Dr. Sallee McLaren Clinical psychologist and author

This lecture will discuss Dr. Sallee McLaren's book and offer a practical alternative to medication:
• Panic attacks, phobias, extreme shyness, and general anxiety disrupt the lives of an estimated 15 percent of the population.
• Typically, these kinds of problems are diagnosed, often without evidence, as being caused by a biochemical imbalance that requires rebalancing through medication. The result, very often, is an endless psychiatric revolving-door syndrome.
• Understanding what anxiety is and how it is caused offers alternatives to medication.
• This lecture will explore this book and offer proven ways for individuals to change their lives for the better - permanently and without drugs.

Dr Sallee McLaren is a doctor of clinical psychology. She has worked in private practice for many years, helping hundreds of her patients recover completely from anxiety and many related forms of emotional distress, all without medication. She is the consulting psychologist for the Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria (ADAVIC) in Australia, and comments frequently in the media on ways to recover from distress.

Wednesday 27th October 2010 7.30pm-9.00pm
Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre (The Gallery Room)
5 Sargood Street, Altona. VIC

Cost:
$10.00 ADAVIC members
$20.00 Non-Members
Bookings:
Phone: ADAVIC (03) 9853 8089    Email: adavic@adavic.org.au
Website: www.adavic.org.au

Proceeds from this event help to maintain ADAVIC services
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! Monies non refundable
Note: a $2 surcharge fee will apply to invoices

For further information contact the Event Director - Paul Mathers pmathers@motorclassica.com.au

Free Mental Health Management Workshops for Disability Service Managers and Mental Health Service Managers

LIVING CALM FROM STILLNESS
Meditation for the effective relief of stress and anxiety

A workshop for Mental Health professionals

By Pauline McKinnon, Psychotherapist and Author, founding director of the Stillness Meditation Centre in Melbourne.

Overview:
This workshop focuses upon the prevention, relief or recovery from the symptoms which lead to anxiety disorders. Participants will gain a new understanding of anxiety management and in particular, the individual's ability to personally manage their anxiety. Such empowerment also provides clients with the possibility of less reliance on medication and the awakening of insights to assist the process of psychotherapy.

Background:
This workshop will introduce professionals to Stillness Meditation, a simple and effective therapeutic modality. Physiologically based, this meditative approach was originated in 1950's by the eminent psychiatrist Dr Ainslie Meares, 1910-1976, (Relief Without Drugs, 1968), who dedicated his life's work to the natural management of anxiety. Pauline McKinnon is internationally known as the author of In Stillness Conquer Fear and is the Founding Director of The Stillness Meditation Centre in Melbourne.
From almost 30 years' experience in teaching stillness in the Meares tradition, the aim of this workshop is to assist participants in understanding the theory and principles of Meares' unique approach. This form of meditation, now known as Stillness Meditation Therapy (S.M.T.™), is not related to culture, philosophy or religion.

Workshop Objective:
At this workshop participants will learn the rationale behind Meares' hypothesis relating to the natural management of stress and anxiety. His theory and structure surrounding the use of meditation will be explored and experienced. One or more experiential sessions in Stillness Meditation will take place with time allowed for questions. While maintaining individual privacy where desired, some personal sharing and some involvement in group discussion can be expected within the objective of greater learning.

Potential Benefits:
When correctly integrated into one's own life, it becomes possible to successfully facilitate stillness to others. The major outcome of Stillness Meditation is a naturally lowered anxiety level and the relief of distressing symptoms through the profound experience of mental rest. Ultimately, a more peaceful state of being emerges so that one becomes a model for living calm and can exemplify this to patients and clients.

Target Audience:
As this workshop is directed to professional development it is expected that attendees would be comprised of registered psychologists, general practitioners, social workers and family therapists.

Presenter:
Pauline McKinnon is founding director of The Stillness Meditation Centre in Melbourne and has more than 25 years' experience in providing relief for anxiety sufferers. She is internationally known for her pioneering book, In Stillness Conquer Fear, which brought public awareness to the many anxiety disorders recognised today. Having successfully overcome her personal 8 year anxiety challenge and converted her experience into the life-enriching path of assisting others, she is foremost a powerful testimony to a unique concept of meditation. Her training in counselling and family therapy (she is a Clinical Member of the Victorian Association of Family Therapists and a member of the PACFA register) complements her expertise as a meditation teacher.
As well as personal experience Pauline draws upon the wisdom of years in assisting and supporting clients in their own journey of change. She is committed to her goal of reducing anxiety in society and is dedicated to research in this field and related modalities including philosophy and theology. She has also published books and audio CD's relating to meditation and anxiety management with an emphasis on preventative health care for all age groups. She is an accomplished presenter and the style of her workshops is relaxed, informative and engaging with just a touch of fun.

Date:
Friday 15th October 2010
10.00 am to 4.00pm (9.30 am registration)

Venue:
Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre
Corner Bell Street and St. Georges Road, Preston, VIC. (Melways Ref. 30 / E1)

Additional Details:

ANXIETY DISORDERS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA Presents

Parenting Support Strategies:
School Refusal: An information session for parents, teachers and youth workers

by Joanne Garfi, Psychologist

Date: Wednesday, 13th October 2010
Venue: Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre (Louis Joel Room)
5 Sargood Street, Altona - Melways 54 / G11
Time: 1.00 pm to 2.30 p.m.
Cost: $20.00 non-members and $10.00 ADAVIC members

School refusal is a complex and common issue in our society affecting up to 5% of children, and is stressful for the child, their family and the school. The more time the child is away from school, the more difficult it is for the child to resume normal school life. If school refusal becomes an ongoing issue it can negatively impact the child's social and educational development.

This information session will provide parents and teachers with an understanding of this complex issue and will provide them with a range of strategies they can use to assist their children back to school.

This information session will address:

What is school refusal?
How common is it?
Types of school refusers.
Why children refuse to go to school?
The symptoms school refusers present with.
Short and long term consequences of school refusal.
Things to consider in assessment.
What parents can do (practical strategies)
What schools and other professionals can do

Joanne Garfi is a psychologist with 23 years experience and expertise in child and adolescent issues. She has 8 years experience as a school psychologist, working in both primary and secondary schools providing specialist training to teachers. She has special interests in the treatment of Anxiety and Panic Disorder and is well known for her work with school refusal, childhood anxiety, behavioural disorders and developmental issues. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and skills development and prefers to take a whole person approach to treatment. Her emphasis when working with children is to have families and schools working together to bring about change.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL!
MONIES NON REFUNDABLE
Bookings can be made by calling ADAVIC (03) 9853 8089 Or email us at adavic@adavic.org.au
Note: a $2 surcharge fee will apply to invoices

Chatterbox: A conference about community conversations, education & partnerships.

Organised by Chisholm Institute.
Frankston Art Centre, 12-13 October 2010

Further information: email: conference@chisholm.edu.au     Website: www.chisholm.vic.edu.au