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Association Membership is open to:
Non-government organisation staff
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The role of the Association is to advance the field of mental health in the Region by the application of knowledge about mental health. From mental health education, training, research to mental health advocacy.The aim of the Association is to;
Organisation The Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc is a
non government, not for profit organisation. The
advisory board representatives have a wide background in
Mental Health issues in Australia and New Zealand.
The Association to Host International Conference in 2010 The Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists (PRCP) Scientific Meeting will be the major international meeting of psychiatrists in Australia and the Asia-Pacific in 2010. The theme is 'Advancing together in Psychiatric Treatment, Research and Education' and some 500 participants are expected to attend this meeting to be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre. The conference is endorsed by the The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the World Psychiatric Association. The meeting brings together leading mental health practitioners in the fields of clinical work (psychiatrists, general practitioners, mental health nurses, and psychologists), academic psychiatry, and public and private mental health services from the west coasts of North America and South America to East Asia and South-East Asia and Oceania.
The Scientific Meeting will feature distinguished international opinion leaders in clinical psychiatry and service delivery areas of mental health, including Prof Norman Sartorius, Prof David Castle and Dr Benedetto Saraceno. Senior academic clinicians and researchers from Australia, New Zealand and the member countries of the PRCP will conduct symposium and workshop sessions covering best practice patient care, treatment updates in the psychoses, mood disorders, anxiety conditions, organic mental disorders, and addiction disorders for the clinical populations of children, adolescents, adults and older individuals. A free paper stream will offer participants the opportunity to present latest research and topics of interest.
Graduate Diploma in Youth Mental Health The field of youth mental health has seen an
exponential growth in the development of innovative mental health
strategies, psychological therapies, pharmaceutical treatments as
well as more broad interventions focusing on rebuilding the lives of
young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
e-Mental
Health Research & Development
e-hub is an initiative of the Centre for Mental Health
Research at the Australian National University. e-hub
develops and evaluates websites that deliver
psycho-education and psychological interventions for common
mental health problems, as well as clinical and consumer
networking. A range of the e-hub’s projects have explored
the importance and quality of health information on the
Internet, and the use of the Internet for disseminating
public health information on depression. Evaluate methods such as targeting and tailoring to determine optimal methods for improving mental health outcomes. Develop and evaluate web interventions that improve communication amongst researchers, and clinical teams, and provide infrastructure to community and general practice research trials. Evaluate models for the integration of web information and interventions into mainstream mental health services. Promote and integrate quality health sites internationally. Online Self-help Programs for Mental Health - e-hub provides web services free of charge to the public. Click here to visit the e-hub website. ----------------------------------------------------------- Message from one of our advertisers
Life Resolutions
The success of the Business Associate Program has allowed the network to continue expanding. Life Resolutions is on track to establish 100 practices nationally by 2012. The Life Resolutions Business Associate Program was designed by psychologists, for psychologists. It offers the opportunity to establish and own a private practice, or expand the income potential of your existing practice, within a supportive network of like-minded psychologists and a guaranteed income in the first year in practice.
Through our proven business methods, we help you build a successful private practice. We provide a comprehensive range of support, allowing you to keep the focus on your core passion of psychology, without being overwhelmed by many of the other things that come with running a business.
The support we offer is:
· Guaranteed Income
· Business support, tools and system resources fully
provided
· Psychology supervision and regular PD events
· Ongoing new clients for you
· Full phone support, including diary management of your
clients
· Extensive professional development focusing on your
future goals
· Social and professional events with a fun and
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Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc C/- PO Box 10928 Adelaide St Post Office | Brisbane | 4000 Queensland | ABN: 24361935548 | IA36632
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