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Rehabilitation for Recovery

From 01/02/2008 to 30/11/2008 — Throughout NSW NSW

MHCC is presenting the following workshops throughout NSW in 2008: * Orientation to Mental Health Work * Working With People With Mental Health * Working With Mental Health Consumers & Carers * Law, Ethics & Boundaries in Mental Health * Responding to Suicide & Self-Harm * Mental Health Medication Matters * Mental Health & Substance Abuse * Brief Interventions in Mental Health Work

Re-navigating Anger & Guilty Emotions A free four week ongoing course: for parents

From 07/05/2008 to 28/05/2008 — 20 West Market Street, Richmond NSW

Learn to speak to teens and be heard! Learn how to listen to their communications! Learn how to effectively communicate together!

National Medicines Symposium 2008

From 14/05/2008 to 16/05/2008 — National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia ACT

QUM - what does it really mean for you? The science, the policy and the practice.

2008 Australasian Anxiety Disorders Conference: Exploring the Boundaries

From 15/05/2008 to 17/05/2008 — Coogee NSW

The conference provides an excellent opportunity for clinicians and researchers to present and disseminate their findings to a broad range of health professionals.

Issues in Cross-Cultural Psychological Assessment

16/05/2008 — Fitzroy VIC

A workshop for psychologists & other professionals practicing in mental health, education & neuropsychological settings.

“Communicating with Kids”

21/05/2008 — Hall 1, Richmond Neighbourhood Centre, 20 West Market Street, Richmond. NSW

An opportunity to learn how to better communicate with your children effectively.

VTPU Seminar and Case Presentation

21/05/2008 — VTPU Seminar room, Level 2, Bolte Wing, St Vincent's Hospital, 14 Nicholson St Fitzroy. VIC

The convergence of culture, parenting and mental illness: Looking at the impact on the infant Presented by Lisa Bolger Senior Parent Infant Mental Health Specialist, Parent Infant Mental Health Initiative (PIMHI)

Working with Shame, Guilt and Grief:De-stigmatizing disabilities in ethnic families

22/05/2008 — Meeting Room 1, Richmond Town Hall VIC

This seminar will provide workers with practical strategies on how to address stigma when working with ethnic families. Led by international guest psychiatrist Dr. Maurizio Andolfi.

Ethical Responsiveness

From 23/05/2008 to 25/05/2008 — Adelaide SA

The conference theme “Ethical Responsiveness” reflects the broad contexts of Australian child and family practice. Workers in the child and family welfare sectors are generally ethical and responsive. This conference celebrates the work done by both statutory and non-government agencies alike in supporting vulnerable children, young people and their families. As debates continue within the child and family welfare system about the effectiveness of strategies to support vulnerable children, the professions are instead struggling to reconcile the need for appropriate supportive relationships with clients against ever increasing compliance bureaucracy.

BIO Venture Capital Forum

From 26/05/2008 to 28/05/2008 — Furama Hotel Dalian China VIC

Bio Venture Capital Forum will be held at Furama Hotel Dalian China, on May 26-28, 2008. The forum is entitled as “a global platform for exploring the best bio-venture opportunities", which intends to build up a platform for exploring magic bio-venture and fostering collaborations between VCS and entrepreneurs. There will be over 100 world well known Bio VCS and scientists and experts joining us.

Kind 2 Mind

31/05/2008 — Kingston Arts Centre & City Hall, 979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin VIC

Community Mental Health Expo

19th Annual RYDON Youth Worker Conference

From 02/06/2008 to 03/06/2008 — Newcastle NSW

The annual RYDON Conference aims to be a place for innovative, cutting edge and thought provoking, discussion, skill building, sharing of ideas, debate and inspiration for youth workers and people who work with young people.

The Truth About Violence Against Women

From 04/06/2008 to 06/06/2008 — Sydney NSW

The Naming the Truth About Violence Conference will look at the violence women and children experience on this planet at the hands of men. This includes abuse of all kinds—verbal, emotional, physical and sexual. It includes sex trafficking and prostitution. It includes poverty, lack of services, pornography, the media and advertising, discrimination, trivialization, cosmetic surgery. We will not get bogged down with the exceptions or the causes.

Sexual Abuse in Religious Contexts - An interdisciplinary Conference

From 20/06/2008 to 21/06/2008 — University of NSW, Sydney, Australia NSW

This two day workshop will bring together experts from a range of disciplines: psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, ethics, law, theology, indigenous studies, religious studies and social sciences, together with representatives from faith groups and from survivor and advocacy organisations - to bring about a dialogue on the issue of sexual abuse and exploitation in religious contexts.

Making a difference "Social Inclusion for Emerging Communities"

From 25/06/2008 to 27/06/2008 — Banquet Room Adelaide Festival Centre King William Rd Adelaide SA

This conference will build on the 2006 Conference, When Do I Stop Being a Refugee?, and will seek to address the key challenges identified by the Federal Government in the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda 2007, with a particular focus on new and emerging communities.

Activating Human Rights and Peace An International Conference

From 01/07/2008 to 04/07/2008 — Byron Bay Community and Cultural Centre, NSW

The conference will have a mix of plenary sessions with invited papers, and panel sessions. The conference organisers welcome papers from scholars, researchers, postgraduates, activists, community groups and policy makers.

Population Health Congress 2008: A Global World – Practical action for health and wellbeing

From 06/07/2008 to 09/07/2008 — Brisbane QLD

Australasia's four population health professional organisations working together to strengthen the focus on Population Health in the region.

Australian Council of TESOL International Conference: Pedagogies of Connection: Developing Individual and Community Identities

From 10/07/2008 to 12/07/2008 — Alice Springs NT

The focus of this conference is on the potential for TESOL pedagogies to make connections among individuals and communities. The conference will explore a range of TESOL pedagogies and their influences on the development of identities and relationships in diverse TESOL settings. This will include discussion of the role of language and culture within pedagogy. The keynote speakers are international leaders in the field, and conference participants will comprise TESOL educators and researchers from around the globe.

8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society

From 15/07/2008 to 18/07/2008 — Melbourne VIC

The 8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society will include world-class keynote speakers, interactive workshops, cutting edge research papers and poster presentations.

Developing Local Systems of Care for Children & Adolescents with Mental Health Needs & Their Families

From 16/07/2008 to 20/07/2008 — Tennesse INTERNATIONAL

The 2008 Institutes will focus on three "new directions" to strengthen systems of care and improve outcomes. Research and experience have clearly demonstrated that children with mental health needs are found in many systems-health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, early childhood, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities. As a result, efforts to improve systems of care for children with mental health needs and their families have emphasized the need for collaboration and partnerships across service sectors.