Resilience Conference

Last Updated (Friday, 16 April 2010 16:50)

The Mental Health Association NSW thanks everyone who supported and contributed to our conference ‘Building Resilience – from surviving to thriving’ held on two days on Thursday 15 April – Friday 16 April 2010.

Speaker presentations to be uploaded shortly. Please check out the links next to the speaker list for more details about any of our presenters.

The conference was at the Masonic Centre, cnr Goulburn and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney and MCed by the wonderful Julie McCrossin.

Speakers from a variety of backgrounds discussed how to build resilience in four specific streams: the workplace, schools, in the community, and culturally. Half day workshops in all four streams were held on day 2.

Keynote speakers:

Professor Tim Sharp from the Happiness Institute,Workplace Stream www.thehappinessinstitute.com.au
Lyn Worsley author of the Resilience Doughnut, School Stream www.theresiliencedoughnut.com.au
Gary Moore, Director- Community Services Marrickville Council, Community Stream
Brenda Freeman, Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Culture Stream

With presentations from:

Ingrid Poulson, author of Rise, www.steadfasttraining.com.au
Mr Tony Cotton, Australian Federal Police
Dr Lynn McAtamney, Telstra,
Kim McConville, Beyond Empathy www.beyondempathy.org.au
Dr Toni Noble, Australian Catholic University www.bounceback.com.au
Cam Camden, School Counsellor
Charmaine Jones, Surry Hills Public Tenants Association
Greg Wilson, MHA Ambassador www.gregwilson.com.au
Brenda Freeman, Sydney South West Area Health Service
Dr Bronwyn Batten, NSW Dept of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Dr Fiona Stanaway, University of Sydney
Luseno Fuko, Metro Migrant Resource Centre

Workshops from -

A/Proj Vijaya Manicavasagar, Black Dog Institute www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Ruth Fordyce, The Resilience Doughnut www.theresiliencedoughnut.com.au
Cherie Carlton, The Institute of Psychiatry NSW www.nswiop.edu.au
Dr Fran Gale and A/Professor Natalie Bolzan, University of Western Sydney www.uws.edu.au/socialjustice_socialchange/sjsc

Download Conference Program Schedule

Download Conference Brochure

The conference and workshops relevant to:

Mental Health and Allied Health Professionals
Mental Health Consumers and Carers
HR and OH&S Managers
School Counsellors and Teachers
Mental Health NGOs
Individuals with an interest in building resilience within the community!

The Australian Psychological Society (APS) endorsed the conference and attracted 11 Generalist Professional Development points.

The conference was generously sponsored by NSW Health, The Happiness Institute, The Resilience Doughnut, Institute of Psychiatry NSW, University of Western Sydney and The Black Dog Institute.

To find out more and register for the conference download our conference brochure below.

Conference Brochure and Registration Form (PDF, 2pgs, 3MG)

Interested in sponsoring our conference? Read more about the options available below.

Conference Sponsorship Information (PDF, 10pgs, 4MG)

Conference Sponsorship Expression of Interest Form (PDF, 1pg, 222KB)

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