Although services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients are best delivered by indigenous caseworkers, it is often necessary for this to be undertaken by non-indigenous workers. In such cases it is important for such workers to understand the cultural issues involved. The Workshop aims to assist workers in gaining such an understanding.

Applications are invited for Creswick Foundation Fellowships to enable professionals in the fields of child development and mental health to undertake overseas study tours, or to enable funding of overseas experts to bring their expertise to Australia.

By Ruth Wraith and Dr Jennifer Re, Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists

Enhancing Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Exploring the Potential of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the 21st Century

“Today’s complex landscape of child and adolescent mental health brings a myriad of challenges such as ADHD, ASD, Anxiety Disorders and School Refusal.
Contemporary psychoanalytic psychotherapy, encompassing research, theory and practice, has significant relevance for applications in schools, specialist agencies and disaster contexts.
Beyond the clinic, the untapped potential of psychoanalytic thinking embraces not only individual personal development but also that of families, organizations and the wider community, impacting mental health and wellbeing policy and care services across society.”

The Privilege of the Mental Health Clinician entering the Seriously Playful World of the Child Within the Family. A Legacy of Winston Rickards
Delivered by Associate Professor Campbell Paul