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AGENDA |
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09:00 |
Welcoming Speech, Opening Remarks & Thank You Sponsor Speech by Conference Producer |
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09:10 |
Identifying Warning Signs of Hidden Student Depression, Mental Illness, Anxiety and Suicidal Thinking: How Teachers Can Spot Dangerous Symptoms with E-Screening Before Onset of a Major Crisis |
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Dr Alasdair Vance
Head- Academic Child Psychiatry Unit
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne |
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10:15 |
Morning Refreshment & Networking |
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10:30 |
Case Study of ’The PEACE Pack School Intervention’: Coping with bullying – Promoting well-being |
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Professor Phillip T. Slee (PhD)
Professor in Human Development, Flinders University
Director, Centre for Student Wellbeing & Prevention of Violence (SWAPv)
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11:00 |
Working with students engaged in bullying : The Method of Shared Concern |
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- Working with students engaged in bullying as group members in order to resolve problems that arise
- Ways in which bullying behavior can be addressed with positive outcomes for the mental health and wellbeing of students
- The important role for school counsellors in implementing a therapeutic intervention: the Method of Shared Concern
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Ken Rigby
Adjunct Professor
University of South Australia |
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11:30 |
Create Better Mental Health and Well-being in Schools through Technology Innovation |
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- The Use of Blockchain, AI, Mixed Reality for Social Good
- Use Case
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Chris Zhong
Accenture Digital Blockchain Lead & Founder & President
Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation
Former Lead Cloud Architect, Microsoft |
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12:00 |
Youth Mental Health First Aid: A Strategy for Increasing the Capacity of Schools to Help Students |
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Dr Claire Kelly
Manager (Youth Programs)
Mental Health First Aid Australia |
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12:30 |
Lunch & Networking |
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13:30 |
What Educators Need to Know about Stress and Serious Illnesses & Strategies to Prevent These |
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Assoc. Professor Kylie O’Brien
Director
National Institute of Integrative Medicine |
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14:00 |
International Students Suffering from Culture Shock: Helping International and Non-Native English Speaking Students Deal with Lack of Family Support, Mental Health and General Well-Being in Australia |
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Zohrab Balian
Head of Counselling
AIBT
Psychotherapist/Counsellor/Life Coach |
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14:30 |
Factors Contributing to Student Well-being and Course Engagement in Biomedicine – Recent Findings: A Case Study
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Dr Julia Choate
Senior Lecturer – Physiology
Monash University |
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15:00 |
Afternoon Refreshment & Networking |
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15:30 |
Case Study: Managing Physical Bullying Incidents, Violence and Trauma: Schools and Teachers’ Duty of Care |
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Dr Lisa Warren
Clinical Director
Code Black Threat Management
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16:00 |
Health and Well-being in Boarding |
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Dan Davies
Assistant Head of Residences, Learning in Residence
Wesley College Melbourne |
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16:30 |
Addressing Homophobia, Transphobia, and Associated Bullying, Abuse and Discrimination within the Secondary, Tertiary Systems, and Religious Schools |
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Kerry Robinson
Professor
Western Sydney University |
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17:00 |
Improving Mental Health and Low Self Esteems for Students Suffering From Learning Disabilities, Poor Learning Absorption, ADHD and Autistic-Related Learning Difficulties
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Dr Tony Mordini
Assistant Principal
Mount Ridley P-12 College, Victorian Department of Education and Training
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17:30 |
Panel Discussion: Addressing Burning Issues of the Day on Mental Health Challenges amongst Youth in Australia and New Zealand |
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- Helping students to deal with trauma from cyberbullying, harassment & Internet trolling
- How to improve the wellbeing of students with intellectual disabilities
- Building relationships among parents, students and community
- Equipping graduates & research students with the mental health skills to cope and adapt
- Understanding and responding to online/social media harm
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Invited speakers of the conference |
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18:00 |
Closing Remarks by Conference Chairman |
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18:05 |
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Champagne Networking Session
Enjoy a glass of champagne whilst networking with other like-minded individuals on topics that are of most interest to you and fellow delegates. |
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