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Conference presentations

2008

TheMHS Summer Forum - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander's mental health and emotional wellbeing
21 - 22 February 2008, Sydney, NSW

Presentations included:

  • Brideson T. Lessons from the current roll out of the Aboriginal Mental Health Workforce Program
  • Calma T. Human rights, Indigenous communities and social and emotional well-being
  • Dudley M. Suicide prevention
  • Harris V. The Social and Emotional Wellbeing Program within the Co-operative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
  • Hunter E. Promoting mental health and wellbeing in remote communities: overcoming the digital divide
  • Milroy H. Children, transgenerational trauma and the well-being of Indigenous communities
  • Milne M. Maori mental health: past, present, future
  • Ober C. Workforce development and capacity building: considerations for the future
  • Phillips N. From the edge of nowhere to the eye of the storm: Gubbah psychiatrist talks about Indigenous mental health
  • Roberts R, Sanders T. What are the key elements of a good service?
  • Rosen A. What can the wider community learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
  • Wieland B, Dodd Z, Wilmott Elder J, Krieg A. A learning guide: a process of cultural respect within a mental health service

Some of the presentations are available for download from the TheMHS website .

2007

Jones C, Brideson T (2007)
NSW Health: the Aboriginal Mental Health Workforce Program cares.
Paper presented at the NSW Rural Mental Health Conference. December 2007, Batemans Bay, NSW
View presentation (Powerpoint - 2.35MB - large file warning!)
View website: NSW Rural Mental Health Conference

Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Teaching Practice and Theory Conference
12 - 13 July 2007, Adelaide, South Australia

Presentations included:

  • Atkinson J. Finding our relatedness Stories : Psychology and Indigenous Healing Practice (keynote address)
    View presentation (PowerPoint - 6.2MB - large file warning!)
  • Brown M. The policy framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional wellbeing (plenary paper)
    View presentation (PowerPoint - 135KB)
  • Dickson M. Moving learning from the head to the heart - teaching  Indigenous content in Applied Psychology and Social Health courses
    Not available online
  • Every D. Critical psychology: critical discourse analysis and anti-racism
    View presentation (Word Doc - 62KB)
  • Flint P, Tonge B, Mohr C. Investigating the mental health of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander adults with an intellectual disability
    View presentation (PowerPoint - 554KB)
  • Gabb D, McDermott D. What do Indigenous experiences and perspectives mean for transcultural mental health? Towards a new model of transcultural teaching for health professionals
    View presentation (Word Doc - 99KB)
  • Guerin B. Indigenous psychology: a contradiction?
    View presentation (PowerPoint - 1.46MB - large file warning!)
  • McDermott D. "What cure for Tamworth syndrome? The accumulative experience of racism, blackfella well-being and psychological practice (keynote address)
    Not available online
  • Powis T. Doing our own work re-working whiteness in Psychology
    View presentation (Word Doc - 89KB)
  • Reilly R, Doyle J, Rowley K. Koori community-directed health promotion in the Goulburn Valley
    View presentation (Word Doc - 117KB)
  • Riggs DW, Augoustinos M. ' This is not a confessional song': discourse analysis and race privilege
    View presentation (Word Doc - 60KB)
  • Saldanha JHD, Fisher S. Recognising the impact of mental health and wellbeing on service provision at the Indigenous Youth Health Service
    Not available online
  • Stewart H. Respecting culture: telling stories of suicide prevention in rural communities
    View presentation (Word Doc - 31KB)
  • Sutton S, Stone K, Valadian J. Sexual offender treatment of Indigenous Australian males: how to keep the program responsive AND interesting
    View presentation (PowerPoint - 160KB)
  • Warren J, Hickey T, White L. Developing a structured and appropriate program to support parents who have had their Aboriginal children removed by the State and the process that they need to engage in to have their children returned.
    View presentation (PowerPoint - 212KB)
  • Westerman T. The value of unique service provision for Aboriginal Australians - the benefits of starting from scratch (keynote address)
    Not available online

Conference papers and background are available from the Disseminating Strategies for Incorporating Australian Indigenous Content into Psychology Undergraduate Programs throughout Australia website.

2006

Eley DS, Hunter K (2006)
Building service capacity within a regional district mental health service: recommendations from an Indigenous mental health symposium.
Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 448.
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View paper (PDF - 262KB)
View website: Rural and Remote Health

Ranzijn R, McConnochie K, Nolan W, Day A, Severino G (2006)
Psychology and Indigenous Australians: effective teaching and practice: report on the proceedings of a workshop on developing curriculum guidelines. Adelaide: University of South Australia
View report (PDF - 1.86MB - large file warning!)
An electronic copy of the report has been provided here with the kind permission of the authors.
View website: University of South Australia

Ranzijn R, McConnochie K, Nolan W, Clarke C, Hodgson L (2006)
Psychology and Indigenous Australians: effective teaching and practice: report on the proceedings of the second annual workshop on developing curriculum guidelines.
Adelaide: University of South Australia
View report (PDF - 939KB)
An electronic copy of the report has been provided here with the kind permission of the authors.
View website: University of South Australia

2005

9th Annual Chronic Diseases Network Conference
8 - 9 September 2005, Darwin, Northern Territory

The 9th Annual Chronic Disease Network Conference focused on childhood influences on adult chronic disease. The theme was: ‘Making the links, improving the outcomes’. The aim of the conference was to explore links between the early years and adult health and wellbeing.

Presentations associated with Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing include:

  • Houston S. Aboriginal health and families
  • Sayers S, Mackerras D, Singh G. The ABC of life: Aboriginal Birth Cohort
  • Senior K. Walkin’ about at night- sexual decision making and teenage pregnancy in a remote Aboriginal community
  • Garnggulkpuy J, Lawurrpa Maypilama E. Yalu Marnggikunyaraw, nurturing Galiwinku youth
  • Sweeney N, Borsi T, Fejo K. More than just Play
  • McElligott S, Wright J. Health care through self care: an innovative approach to women’s health in remote Aboriginal communities
  • Liddle M. Strong women, strong babies, strong culture
  • Vadiveloo J. Yarrenyty-Arltere Learning Centre - a community answer
  • Nagel T, Thompson C, Mills R. Childhood determinants of mental health
  • Gunthorpe W. The strong souls study: evaluating instruments to measure mental health risk among Aboriginal people in the NT

The full program and abstracts are available on the Chronic Disease Network web pages (view abstracts - PDF 1.76MB - large file warning!).

8th National Rural Health Conference
10-13 March 2005, Alice Springs, Northern Territory

  • Allenby A, Gregory B, Meegan E (2005) A collaborative practice model for rural mental health.
    View paper (PDF - 218KB)
  • Bailey J (2005) You're not listening to me!! Aboriginal mental health is different - don't you understand??
    View paper (PDF - 68.4KB)
  • Bartik W, Dixon A (2005) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health training opportunities in the bush.
    View paper (PDF - 65.0KB)
  • Fielke K (2005) Mental health services in rural and remote South Australia: from 'awful neglect' to gaining respect.
    View paper (PDF - 109KB)
  • Gaston V (2005) Partnerships in child and adolescent mental health: healthy communities through arts and health.
    View paper (PDF - 292KB)
  • Menere R (2005) Mental health emergencies training for rural and remote nurses.
    View paper (PDF - 95.0KB)
  • Mulholland D, Timothy W, Broom R (2005) Aboriginal Mental Health Program 'Working both ways'.
    View paper (PDF - 39.0KB)
  • Ober C, Schlesinger C (2005) Development of an alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and mental health screening instrument for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
    View paper (PDF - 126KB)
  • Patterson S (2005) Multiple partners for mental health
    View paper (PDF - 348KB)

2004

Halloran M (2004)
Cultural maintenance and trauma in Indigenous Australians.
Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Australia and New Zealand Law and History Society conference. 2-4 July 2004, Perth
View paper (HTML)

2003

Hick S, McCormack C (2003)
A collaborative approach to the delivery of mental health services to juvenile offenders.
Paper presented at the Juvenile justice: from the lessons of the past to a road map for the future conference. 1-2 December 2003, Sydney
View paper (PDF - 37.5KB)

Westerman TG, Hillman S (2003)
Suicide prevention in Aboriginal communities: a best practice model of community driven prevention.
Paper presented at the Suicide Prevention Australia Conference. June 2003, Brisbane
View paper (PDF - 254KB)

2002

1st National Conference on Mental Health of Persons Affected by Family Separation
10 October - 11 October 2002, Sydney, New South Wales
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Markham R (2002)
Strong families: a collaborative case management initiative in Western Australia.
Paper presented at the Crime Prevention Conference. 12-13 September 2002, Sydney
View paper (PDF - 61.6KB)

2001

'Healing the pain': 2001 National Stolen Generations Conference
March 2001, Adelaide, South Australia
The ICSA has kindly given the HealthInfoNet permission to reproduce the full-text papers presented at this conference.
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Trauma Across Cultures: The Australasian Critical Incident Stress Association Conference
2 August - 5 August 2001, Brisbane, Queensland
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