AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
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mental health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and their families/carers. |
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Latest News... . Posted:May 4, 2012 Media Release, The Hon Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Social Inclusion More Australians living with anxiety or depression will soon be able to access the help and support that they need over the phone, or online, with $15.....more Link related to this news item: www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/The+Hon+Mark+Butler+-+Minister+for+Mental+Health+and+Ageing-1 Posted:Apr 26, 2012 Depressed fathers' speech to their 3-month old infants: a study of cognitive and mentalizing features in paternal speech Evidence suggests that approximately 5-10% of fathers experience depression in the postnatal period. Depressive symptoms have a marked influence on social relationships, and this extends to the relationship that the parent establishes with their infant.....more Link related to this news item: journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=PSM&tab=firstview Posted:Apr 26, 2012 View all News Items posted by AICAFMHA by year |
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Latest Resources... Developing evidence based resources to guide safe and effective conversations about suicide and attempted suicide in NSW. Posted:Apr 26, 2012 Social and emotional wellbeing: Development of a children's headline indicator Posted:Apr 20, 2012 Is resilience still a useful concept when working with children and young people? Posted:Apr 13, 2012 National Eating Disorders Collaboration launches its new website Posted:Apr 5, 2012 HeadStrong Curriculum Resource Posted:Mar 30, 2012 View all resources collated by year | ||||
Events... Event Name: Narrative counselling in schools: Putting stories to workDetails: John Winslade PhD, Professor at California State University San Bernardino and Associate Dean of the College of Education, will present this one day workshop, focussing on deconstructing some powerful narratives of schooling and show how to engage students in the production of their own preferred identity narratives. Specific attention will be given to concepts such as creating restorative practices, forming undercover anti-bullying teams and modes of practice to construct peaceful interactions. The training will be facilitated through a variety of methods including skills-building exercises, demonstration interviews, stories from practice, group discussions, and DVDs. For further information, contact Ian Percy on 0422 498 607 or at narrativetherapy@hotmail.com. Event Date: May 18, 2012 Event Name: Australian Community Children's Services Conference Details: Australian Community Children Services (formally known as NACBCS) is the national peak body representing over 1200 community owned non-profit children's services in Australia. It's 4th National Conference, "Change and Leadership- Who's the Ringmaster?" provides an exciting opportunity for debate, learning and networking for everyone associated with community owned non-profit children?s services ? staff, parents, local government, church and welfare agencies, educational institutions, social policy analysts, students and policy makers. Issues that will be explored include Industrial issues ? understanding and interpreting Team Leadership ? how this links to quality outcomes for children Practical ways forward with the EYLF Social change through inclusive practice Implementation ? are the systems working Celebrating our practice and successes Event Dates: May 18, 2012 - May 19, 2012 Event Name: Using 'Emerging Borderline Personality Disorder' in adolescence: Helpful or harmful? Details: 'Emerging Borderline Personality Disorder': A viable diagnosis in adolescence, with effective clinical treatment? A label discordant with the fluidity of adolescent personality development? This conference and second collaboration between the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) and the Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (NSCAP), aims to address some of the issues and controversies surrounding the use of this label in adolescents. It will include a focus on new therapeutic approaches to managing young people whose difficulties could be conceptualised as 'Emerging Borderline Personality Disorder, an overview of 'Mentalization' and the 'Adolescent Mentalization-based Integrative Treatment' (AMBIT) approach, and an introduction to the 'Domains Based Approach' to personality development and disorder. There will be opportunities throughout the day for multidisciplinary discussion and dialogue. Event Date: May 25, 2012 | ||||