Coming up on Wednesday 16th November 7.00-8.15pm Navigating the culture of dating violence in teens In this session we’ll be examining dating violence in teens Discuss dating violence in the Australian context Describe presentations of unhealthy relationships intimate partner violence in teens Evaluate teen relationships in the context of both mainstream and family culture Discuss … Read more
Coming up on Tuesday 11th October 7.00-8.15pm Childhoods lost: understanding the emotional burden of child abuse in teens In this session we’ll be tackling the difficult issue of historic and ongoing abuse in teens Understand the patterns of child abuse Describe presentations of historic abuse and ongoing abuse in teens Discuss research examining the experience … Read more
This session has passed. Catch up on content below Sleep in teens In this session we’ll be speaking about one of the most common issues in teens- sleep. At this session: Presenter: Dr Harriet Hiscock, Paediatrician Royal Children’s Hospital and Researcher MCRI Professor Hiscock is a consultant paediatrician and National Health and Medical Research Council … Read more
Session passed- catch up on content below The rise of eating disorders: beyond the basics In this session we’ll continue our conversations on recognising and assessing eating disorders. What constitutes a good assessment, what does early intervention in primary care look like and who might be in a primary care team for support. At this … Read more
Resilience building after a crisis Presenter: Professor Sandra Radovini, Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne In this series we are going to focus on strengthening some of the foundations of good mental health. Safety, Sleep, eating and relationships. In our last session Sandra explored the theme … Read more
Mental Health Recovery- What does it mean for Teens? Presenter: Professor Sandra Radovini, Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne Tonight we kick off our 3rd series of the adolescent mental health ECHO network for clinicians working with school aged teens. The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has created … Read more
In our last session we discussed the context of families in the care and recovery of young people with mental health presentations. Sandra described the continuum of caregiving and interventions to support families through their own struggles and the impact of crisis on caregiving. In this session, we’ll be focusing on the group of young … Read more
In our previous sessions we’ve discussed the impact of environmental stressors on the developing teen and the predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors on the mental health of young people. In this session we’ll take an occupation or perhaps functional approach to understanding teen presentations to the DiSS clinic and discuss the drivers and issues … Read more
In our previous sessions we’ve discussed the impact of environmental stressors on the developing teen and the predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors on the mental health of young people. In this session we’ll take an occupation or perhaps functional approach to understanding teen presentations to the DiSS clinic and discuss the drivers and issues … Read more
Is it Borderline Personality disorder? – the importance of early recognition In this session, child and adolescent Psychiatrist, A/Prof Sandra Radovini describes why early recognition and assessment alongside the relevant criteria is important and how this can guide our interventions with these kids. Presenter: A/Prof Sandra Radovini, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Director of Mindful, University … Read more