The 9th International Mental Health Conference    

Managing the Psychologically Injured Worker

Research, Knowledge, and Practice.

Holiday Inn - Gold Coast

Thurs 14th, Fri 15th & Sat 16th August 2008

The Gold Coast Institute of Mental Health, in collaboration with Queensland Health, Griffith University, Bond University and private practitioners, are pleased to present the 9th International Mental Health Conference.

Themes:

Fuelled by a rapidly growing and developing economy there is increasing competition for meaningful employment and striving towards attaining and maintaining a meaningful, affluent lifestyle.

Pressures of modern life have increased the emphasis on status, income, professional development and the struggle to balance these pressures with those of family, leisure activities and the pursuit of other interests.

Ever increasing societal pressures at the contextual, environmental, socio-emotional and performance levels often leave workers physically and emotionally vulnerable.

Moreover, there increasingly appear to be problems with inter-personal communication in the workplace due to enforced interaction  with individuals whose agendas and sometimes difficult personalities, promote discord and disharmony.

We all work for a large proportion of our adult lives and it is within the context of work that we are likely to suffer psychological injuries.

> What are the causes of these injuries?

> What types of psychological injuries are most common

   and how are they manifested and identified, treated and

   managed?

> What systems are in place for initial interventions and

    treatment to recovery?

> How should re-integration into the workforce be best

   conducted? What treatments are most efficacious, for

   whom, and when?

> What clinical skills and medications are efficacious?

> How can mental health care workers work more effectively

   with each other, insurance companies, doctors, employers

   and agencies?

Themes will be explored through plenary sessions, with international and national experts as keynote speakers, workshops, and individual presentations.

The conference will include:
• Pre-conference workshops
• Plenary sessions with keynote presenters
• Workshops
• Individual paper presentations
• A stream designed for doctors and psychiatrists
• Poster presentations
• Professional development points available

This will be achieved through conference workshops and keynote presentations.

We extend a warm invitation to attend the conference and look forward to seeing you.

This conference is open to:

> Non-government organisations

> Public health services

Committee 08
 

> Dr Philip Morris, Conference Convenor, Consultant Psychiatrist,

> Dr Kevin McNamara, Acting Director Mental Health Services

   Gold Coast

> Dr Kate Fritzon, Bond University

> Christine Randall, BPhty Q'ld, MHuServ (Hons) Griffith University
> Dr Peter Vidgen, GP
> Sophie Secombe, AST Management Pty Ltd

> Peter Sugg, GCIMH

Information for Sponsors and Exhibitors is available here

Conference secretariat: C/- AST Management Pty Ltd - PO Box 10508 Southport BC 4215, Queensland Australia - Ph: 07 5528 2501  Fax: 07 5528 5291 - Send an email