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NOTE: The program will run on local QLD time.

Virtual Attendees - you will be able to watch all of the keynote sessions, any sessions in Conference Centre 1 and all of the online sessions. We have tried to note this on the program however, if you are unsure, please let the Secretariat know.

In-person Attendees - you will be able to watch all of the sessions in Conference Centre 1, Conference Centre 2 and Conference Centre 3 (in-person) Along with the workshops/panels on Wednesday 30 March. If you are attending the conference and would like to watch an online session, please bring a digital device (laptop, tablet or phone) to do this.


*** 5 business days after the conference all of the conference content (excluding workshops) will be made available to all attendees in the Resource Centre to watch on-demand for 30 days.


Monday, March 28, 2022

Conference Centre Room 1
Conference Centre Room 2
Conference Centre Room 3
Online
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Strengthen Capability to Respond to Diversity (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Katherine Ellis
Working Within a Co-design Partnership to Improve Outcome (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
Promoting Holistic Health and Wellbeing (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Maria Ruberto
Virtual Stream - Strategies to Prevent & Intervene Early
Online Only
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Child Mental Health in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
Ms Anagha Joshi, Australian Institute Of Family Studies
A Randomized Controlled Trial of A Smartphone App to Manage Suicidal Thoughts in Young People
Dr Lauren Mcgillivray and Ms Taylor Bloomfield, Black Dog Institute, University Of New South Wales
Improving Well-being with Proactive Structured Emotional Intelligence Programs
Prof Con Stough, Aristotle Emotional Intelligence
Teachers as Partners for Children’s Mental Health in Schools: Researching the Teacher’s Optimal Relationship Approach (TORA)
Kate Renshaw & Judi Parson, Deakin University
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Planet GAGA: Gender Affirming Games and Activities
Mx Mez Lanigan & Rhani Dean-Talbett, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health
Supporting a Sense of Safety Within Youth Consultancy and Co-design Processes (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORDED)
Dr Jennifer Penton, Brisbane Youth Service
Evolve Therapeutic Services Caveman Series: Interactive Therapeutic Tool to Understanding Complex Trauma and Therapeutic Ideas
Mr Warren Bergh & Mr Craig Heron, Queensland Health - Evolve Therapeutic Services
Tapping into Joy - Giving Young People Hope in Times of Uncertainty
Mrs Jacqueline Jones, Greatfulness
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM Supporting Secure Attachment in LGBTIQA+ Families: A Pilot Rainbow Families Circle of Security Parenting Program
Dr Stefanie Orlik, Tresillian
‘Closing the Loop’: Exploring the Process and Challenges of Co-production from Implementation to Evaluation
Dr Michelle Kehoe (in-person) & Dr Rick Whitehead (pre-recording, virtual), Alfred Health
Social and Emotional Wellbeing Trajectories throughout Childhood and Adolescence: A Longitudinal Population Level Study
Ms Mary Brushe, Telethon Kids Institute
Tresillian’s Perinatal, Infant, Early Childhood Mental Health (PIEC-MH) Response: A Clinical Re-Design & Pilot Project
Ms Ann De-belin, Tresillian
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Step One… Find Someone Who Knows What They’re Doing… Oh Wait, That’s ME: Leading an Art Show for Change
Tianna Stevens, Yourtown
Development and Evaluation of the PREMISE Youth Advisory Board
Ms Chloe Conroy & Ms Cheryl Ou, The Matilda Centre For Research In Mental Health And Substance Use, The University Of Sydney
Anxiety in Children - What is All the Worry About?
Dr Andrew Leech, General Practitioner
Ready, Set, Prep!: A Collaborative Approach Supporting Early Childhood Development and Wellbeing
Ms Kat Thorn, Merri Health
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM Creating Better Client Centred Systems (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Dr Liza Hopkins
Alternative Therapies and Marginalised Groups (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Dr Michelle Kehoe
Panel 1 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Virtual Stream - Children & Families
Online Only
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Supporting Optimal Outcomes for Young Carer Mental Health Through Early Identification in Schools (VIRTUAL)
Ms Sarah Judd-Lam, Carers NSW
Art Connection: Student Mental Health Art Workbook and Instructional Guide for Educators
Ms Joanne Smith & Ms Rosie Mullany, Ballarat Community Health
Youth-Led Panel on Practical Ways to Facilitate Positive Experiences Around Disclosures
Nic Brown, Alissa Wankmuller, Alexandria Brown & Lachie Gabbett, Batyr
More than Winning and Losing: Using Board Games in Therapy with Children and Families
Dr Fiona Zandt, Creative Child Therapy Workshops
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM Is Children's Suicidality the Canary in the Mine for Children's Mental Health?
Dr Lyn O'Grady, Community Psychologist
Young People, Couchsurfing, and Mental Health
Dr Katie Hail-Jares, Griffith University
Panel Continues...
Teaching and Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Families
Ms Jelena Blajer, Happiness Co
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM 1 in 4 Young Australians with Psychological Distress - Mission Australia's Youth Mental Health Report
Mrs Naheen Brennan, Mission Australia & Dr Joanne Beames, Black Dog Institute
Consulting the SEWB to Guide Delivery of Trauma Therapies for Aboriginal Young People in OOHC (PRE-RECORDING)
Ms Lana Draper, Dept Communities & Justice LINKS Trauma Healing Service
Panel Continues....
OurHerd - Creating a Mental Health System that Learns from and Listens to Young People
Mr Josh Wiseman, Batyr
2:36 PM - 2:56 PM Utilising Digital Mental Health for Prevention and Early Intervention
Ms Heidi Sturk, Queensland University of Technology
Tresillian Postnatal Depression Therapy Group in a Regional Context: Reflections on the Challenges and Benefits of the Virtual Group Space
Ms Monica Carlon, Tresillian Family Care Centre Coffs Harbour
Panel Continues.....
Using Co-design to Improve Child Mental Health Literacy of Parents
Ms Melissa Cheah & Ms Shae Wissell, Mcri
2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM Creating Equality Across the Community (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
The Role of Education Across the Field (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Afra Durance
Exploring Service Improvements and Opportunities (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Kathy Eadie
Virtual Stream - Open Topic
Online Only
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM How do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Define and Experience Life Interference?
Miss Maddison O'gradey-lee, Black Dog Institute
Normalising Help-seeking for Mental-health in Young People, Across Drought Impacted Communities
Ms Courtney Bilske, Batyr Australia
Recognising Adolescent Family Violence in an Assertive Outreach Team
Dr Liza Hopkins, Alfred Health
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a School-based Health and Well-being Program for Adolescent Girls
Mrs Karen White, Nsw Department Of Education
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM The Unique Voice of Forcibly Displaced Youth: Resettlement, Societal Attitudes, and Mental Wellbeing
Mrs Natasha Harding, University of Newcastle
School – The Heart of a Child’s Community
Ms Louise Hall Mackillop, Family Services - Good Grief & Ms Katrina Worrall, St Ives High School
Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth for Children
Dr Annie Banbury, Coviu
Non-Linear Counselling: Techniques Supporting Evidence-based Practices for Indigenous Children
Mrs Terri Jackson, Integrate Psychology Services
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Tracking Student Wellbeing - Key Findings from 20,000 Students
Ms Amanda Bickerstaff, Pivot Professional Learning
Mental Health Profiles and Academic Achievement in South Australian Students
Dr Tess Gregory & Ms Neida Sechague Monroy, Telethon Kids Institute
Collaborating and Co-designing Safety Plans with Young People: Implementing Research to Practice
Dr Stephen Spencer, Equienergy Youth
Building a Personalised Digital Mental Health Ecosystem that Connects All Young People to the Information, Community and Support Pathways they Need to be Happy and Well
Louise O’Donnell, Director of Service Design & Delivery, ReachOut
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM Desperate Connections and Resources of Hope: Enhancing Remote Interventions for Aboriginal Teens Experiencing Suicidal Ideation
Mr Jonathan Mcclelland, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Qld
Schools and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Moving Beyond Either-or Service Delivery
Ms Bonnie Stanton & Anna Bauer, QLD Children's Hospital School
From Consumer to Worker: What I've Learned about Access Barriers for Young People and Families
Ms. Keisha Healy, General and Welfare Facilitator with Youth Organisations
Enhancing Mental Health Services for Children (11-13y, Transitioning to Secondary School) Impacted by COVID-19 Restrictions
Ms Jora Broerse, Mitchell Institute for Education and Health Policy, Victoria University
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
Sponsored by
Conference Centre Room 1
Conference Centre Room 2
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Strengthen Capability to Respond to Diversity (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Katherine Ellis
Working Within a Co-design Partnership to Improve Outcome (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Child Mental Health in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
Ms Anagha Joshi, Australian Institute Of Family Studies
A Randomized Controlled Trial of A Smartphone App to Manage Suicidal Thoughts in Young People
Dr Lauren Mcgillivray and Ms Taylor Bloomfield, Black Dog Institute, University Of New South Wales
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Planet GAGA: Gender Affirming Games and Activities
Mx Mez Lanigan & Rhani Dean-Talbett, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health
Supporting a Sense of Safety Within Youth Consultancy and Co-design Processes (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORDED)
Dr Jennifer Penton, Brisbane Youth Service
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM Supporting Secure Attachment in LGBTIQA+ Families: A Pilot Rainbow Families Circle of Security Parenting Program
Dr Stefanie Orlik, Tresillian
‘Closing the Loop’: Exploring the Process and Challenges of Co-production from Implementation to Evaluation
Dr Michelle Kehoe (in-person) & Dr Rick Whitehead (pre-recording, virtual), Alfred Health
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Step One… Find Someone Who Knows What They’re Doing… Oh Wait, That’s ME: Leading an Art Show for Change
Tianna Stevens, Yourtown
Development and Evaluation of the PREMISE Youth Advisory Board
Ms Chloe Conroy & Ms Cheryl Ou, The Matilda Centre For Research In Mental Health And Substance Use, The University Of Sydney
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM Creating Better Client Centred Systems (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Dr Liza Hopkins
Alternative Therapies and Marginalised Groups (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Dr Michelle Kehoe
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Supporting Optimal Outcomes for Young Carer Mental Health Through Early Identification in Schools (VIRTUAL)
Ms Sarah Judd-Lam, Carers NSW
Art Connection: Student Mental Health Art Workbook and Instructional Guide for Educators
Ms Joanne Smith & Ms Rosie Mullany, Ballarat Community Health
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM Is Children's Suicidality the Canary in the Mine for Children's Mental Health?
Dr Lyn O'Grady, Community Psychologist
Young People, Couchsurfing, and Mental Health
Dr Katie Hail-Jares, Griffith University
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM 1 in 4 Young Australians with Psychological Distress - Mission Australia's Youth Mental Health Report
Mrs Naheen Brennan, Mission Australia & Dr Joanne Beames, Black Dog Institute
Consulting the SEWB to Guide Delivery of Trauma Therapies for Aboriginal Young People in OOHC (PRE-RECORDING)
Ms Lana Draper, Dept Communities & Justice LINKS Trauma Healing Service
2:36 PM - 2:56 PM Utilising Digital Mental Health for Prevention and Early Intervention
Ms Heidi Sturk, Queensland University of Technology
Tresillian Postnatal Depression Therapy Group in a Regional Context: Reflections on the Challenges and Benefits of the Virtual Group Space
Ms Monica Carlon, Tresillian Family Care Centre Coffs Harbour
2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM Creating Equality Across the Community (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
The Role of Education Across the Field (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Afra Durance
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM How do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Define and Experience Life Interference?
Miss Maddison O'gradey-lee, Black Dog Institute
Normalising Help-seeking for Mental-health in Young People, Across Drought Impacted Communities
Ms Courtney Bilske, Batyr Australia
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM The Unique Voice of Forcibly Displaced Youth: Resettlement, Societal Attitudes, and Mental Wellbeing
Mrs Natasha Harding, University of Newcastle
School – The Heart of a Child’s Community
Ms Louise Hall Mackillop, Family Services - Good Grief & Ms Katrina Worrall, St Ives High School
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Tracking Student Wellbeing - Key Findings from 20,000 Students
Ms Amanda Bickerstaff, Pivot Professional Learning
Mental Health Profiles and Academic Achievement in South Australian Students
Dr Tess Gregory & Ms Neida Sechague Monroy, Telethon Kids Institute
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM Desperate Connections and Resources of Hope: Enhancing Remote Interventions for Aboriginal Teens Experiencing Suicidal Ideation
Mr Jonathan Mcclelland, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Qld
Schools and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Moving Beyond Either-or Service Delivery
Ms Bonnie Stanton & Anna Bauer, QLD Children's Hospital School
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
Sponsored by

Conference Centre Room 3
Online
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Promoting Holistic Health and Wellbeing (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Maria Ruberto
Virtual Stream - Strategies to Prevent & Intervene Early
Online Only
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Improving Well-being with Proactive Structured Emotional Intelligence Programs
Prof Con Stough, Aristotle Emotional Intelligence
Teachers as Partners for Children’s Mental Health in Schools: Researching the Teacher’s Optimal Relationship Approach (TORA)
Kate Renshaw & Judi Parson, Deakin University
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Evolve Therapeutic Services Caveman Series: Interactive Therapeutic Tool to Understanding Complex Trauma and Therapeutic Ideas
Mr Warren Bergh & Mr Craig Heron, Queensland Health - Evolve Therapeutic Services
Tapping into Joy - Giving Young People Hope in Times of Uncertainty
Mrs Jacqueline Jones, Greatfulness
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM Social and Emotional Wellbeing Trajectories throughout Childhood and Adolescence: A Longitudinal Population Level Study
Ms Mary Brushe, Telethon Kids Institute
Tresillian’s Perinatal, Infant, Early Childhood Mental Health (PIEC-MH) Response: A Clinical Re-Design & Pilot Project
Ms Ann De-belin, Tresillian
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Anxiety in Children - What is All the Worry About?
Dr Andrew Leech, General Practitioner
Ready, Set, Prep!: A Collaborative Approach Supporting Early Childhood Development and Wellbeing
Ms Kat Thorn, Merri Health
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM
Panel 1 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Virtual Stream - Children & Families
Online Only
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Youth-Led Panel on Practical Ways to Facilitate Positive Experiences Around Disclosures
Nic Brown, Alissa Wankmuller, Alexandria Brown & Lachie Gabbett, Batyr
More than Winning and Losing: Using Board Games in Therapy with Children and Families
Dr Fiona Zandt, Creative Child Therapy Workshops
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM
Panel Continues...
Teaching and Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Families
Ms Jelena Blajer, Happiness Co
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM
Panel Continues....
OurHerd - Creating a Mental Health System that Learns from and Listens to Young People
Mr Josh Wiseman, Batyr
2:36 PM - 2:56 PM
Panel Continues.....
Using Co-design to Improve Child Mental Health Literacy of Parents
Ms Melissa Cheah & Ms Shae Wissell, Mcri
2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM Exploring Service Improvements and Opportunities (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Kathy Eadie
Virtual Stream - Open Topic
Online Only
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Recognising Adolescent Family Violence in an Assertive Outreach Team
Dr Liza Hopkins, Alfred Health
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a School-based Health and Well-being Program for Adolescent Girls
Mrs Karen White, Nsw Department Of Education
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth for Children
Dr Annie Banbury, Coviu
Non-Linear Counselling: Techniques Supporting Evidence-based Practices for Indigenous Children
Mrs Terri Jackson, Integrate Psychology Services
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Collaborating and Co-designing Safety Plans with Young People: Implementing Research to Practice
Dr Stephen Spencer, Equienergy Youth
Building a Personalised Digital Mental Health Ecosystem that Connects All Young People to the Information, Community and Support Pathways they Need to be Happy and Well
Louise O’Donnell, Director of Service Design & Delivery, ReachOut
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM From Consumer to Worker: What I've Learned about Access Barriers for Young People and Families
Ms. Keisha Healy, General and Welfare Facilitator with Youth Organisations
Enhancing Mental Health Services for Children (11-13y, Transitioning to Secondary School) Impacted by COVID-19 Restrictions
Ms Jora Broerse, Mitchell Institute for Education and Health Policy, Victoria University
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
Sponsored by

Conference Centre Room 1
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Strengthen Capability to Respond to Diversity (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Katherine Ellis
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Child Mental Health in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
Ms Anagha Joshi, Australian Institute Of Family Studies
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Planet GAGA: Gender Affirming Games and Activities
Mx Mez Lanigan & Rhani Dean-Talbett, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM Supporting Secure Attachment in LGBTIQA+ Families: A Pilot Rainbow Families Circle of Security Parenting Program
Dr Stefanie Orlik, Tresillian
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Step One… Find Someone Who Knows What They’re Doing… Oh Wait, That’s ME: Leading an Art Show for Change
Tianna Stevens, Yourtown
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM Creating Better Client Centred Systems (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Dr Liza Hopkins
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Supporting Optimal Outcomes for Young Carer Mental Health Through Early Identification in Schools (VIRTUAL)
Ms Sarah Judd-Lam, Carers NSW
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM Is Children's Suicidality the Canary in the Mine for Children's Mental Health?
Dr Lyn O'Grady, Community Psychologist
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM 1 in 4 Young Australians with Psychological Distress - Mission Australia's Youth Mental Health Report
Mrs Naheen Brennan, Mission Australia & Dr Joanne Beames, Black Dog Institute
2:36 PM - 2:56 PM Utilising Digital Mental Health for Prevention and Early Intervention
Ms Heidi Sturk, Queensland University of Technology
2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM Creating Equality Across the Community (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM How do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Define and Experience Life Interference?
Miss Maddison O'gradey-lee, Black Dog Institute
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM The Unique Voice of Forcibly Displaced Youth: Resettlement, Societal Attitudes, and Mental Wellbeing
Mrs Natasha Harding, University of Newcastle
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Tracking Student Wellbeing - Key Findings from 20,000 Students
Ms Amanda Bickerstaff, Pivot Professional Learning
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM Desperate Connections and Resources of Hope: Enhancing Remote Interventions for Aboriginal Teens Experiencing Suicidal Ideation
Mr Jonathan Mcclelland, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Qld
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
Sponsored by

Conference Centre Room 2
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Working Within a Co-design Partnership to Improve Outcome (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM A Randomized Controlled Trial of A Smartphone App to Manage Suicidal Thoughts in Young People
Dr Lauren Mcgillivray and Ms Taylor Bloomfield, Black Dog Institute, University Of New South Wales
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Supporting a Sense of Safety Within Youth Consultancy and Co-design Processes (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORDED)
Dr Jennifer Penton, Brisbane Youth Service
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM ‘Closing the Loop’: Exploring the Process and Challenges of Co-production from Implementation to Evaluation
Dr Michelle Kehoe (in-person) & Dr Rick Whitehead (pre-recording, virtual), Alfred Health
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Development and Evaluation of the PREMISE Youth Advisory Board
Ms Chloe Conroy & Ms Cheryl Ou, The Matilda Centre For Research In Mental Health And Substance Use, The University Of Sydney
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM Alternative Therapies and Marginalised Groups (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Dr Michelle Kehoe
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Art Connection: Student Mental Health Art Workbook and Instructional Guide for Educators
Ms Joanne Smith & Ms Rosie Mullany, Ballarat Community Health
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM Young People, Couchsurfing, and Mental Health
Dr Katie Hail-Jares, Griffith University
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM Consulting the SEWB to Guide Delivery of Trauma Therapies for Aboriginal Young People in OOHC (PRE-RECORDING)
Ms Lana Draper, Dept Communities & Justice LINKS Trauma Healing Service
2:36 PM - 2:56 PM Tresillian Postnatal Depression Therapy Group in a Regional Context: Reflections on the Challenges and Benefits of the Virtual Group Space
Ms Monica Carlon, Tresillian Family Care Centre Coffs Harbour
2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM The Role of Education Across the Field (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Afra Durance
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Normalising Help-seeking for Mental-health in Young People, Across Drought Impacted Communities
Ms Courtney Bilske, Batyr Australia
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM School – The Heart of a Child’s Community
Ms Louise Hall Mackillop, Family Services - Good Grief & Ms Katrina Worrall, St Ives High School
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Mental Health Profiles and Academic Achievement in South Australian Students
Dr Tess Gregory & Ms Neida Sechague Monroy, Telethon Kids Institute
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM Schools and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Moving Beyond Either-or Service Delivery
Ms Bonnie Stanton & Anna Bauer, QLD Children's Hospital School
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
Sponsored by

Conference Centre Room 3
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Promoting Holistic Health and Wellbeing (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Maria Ruberto
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Improving Well-being with Proactive Structured Emotional Intelligence Programs
Prof Con Stough, Aristotle Emotional Intelligence
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Evolve Therapeutic Services Caveman Series: Interactive Therapeutic Tool to Understanding Complex Trauma and Therapeutic Ideas
Mr Warren Bergh & Mr Craig Heron, Queensland Health - Evolve Therapeutic Services
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM Social and Emotional Wellbeing Trajectories throughout Childhood and Adolescence: A Longitudinal Population Level Study
Ms Mary Brushe, Telethon Kids Institute
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Anxiety in Children - What is All the Worry About?
Dr Andrew Leech, General Practitioner
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM
Panel 1 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Youth-Led Panel on Practical Ways to Facilitate Positive Experiences Around Disclosures
Nic Brown, Alissa Wankmuller, Alexandria Brown & Lachie Gabbett, Batyr
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM
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2:14 PM - 2:34 PM
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2:36 PM - 2:56 PM
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2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM Exploring Service Improvements and Opportunities (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Kathy Eadie
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Recognising Adolescent Family Violence in an Assertive Outreach Team
Dr Liza Hopkins, Alfred Health
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth for Children
Dr Annie Banbury, Coviu
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Collaborating and Co-designing Safety Plans with Young People: Implementing Research to Practice
Dr Stephen Spencer, Equienergy Youth
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM From Consumer to Worker: What I've Learned about Access Barriers for Young People and Families
Ms. Keisha Healy, General and Welfare Facilitator with Youth Organisations
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
Sponsored by

Online
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Welcome to Country & Housekeeping
Welcome to Country 8:30 - 8:40am Welcome & Housekeeping 8:40 - 8:55am Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Monday Morning Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:55 AM - 10:37 AM Keynote 1 & Panshop: Understanding Co-design
Keynote 1 - Challenging our Structures and Empowering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People Through Youth Participation 8:55am - 9:25am Mr Indi Clarke, Executive Officer, Koorie Youth Council Pan-shop: Understanding Co-design 9:27am - 10:37am MODERATOR: Ms Katherine Ellis, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria SPEAKER 1: Mr Taylor Johnstone, Director of Board, Youth Live4Life SPEAKER 2: Ms Glenda Pedwell, Deputy Director, Alfred Health SPEAKER 3: Ms Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health SPEAKER 4: Associate Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Health & Medicine, Australian National University (VIRTUAL)
10:37 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors - Day 1
10:59 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual Stream - Strategies to Prevent & Intervene Early
Online Only
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Teachers as Partners for Children’s Mental Health in Schools: Researching the Teacher’s Optimal Relationship Approach (TORA)
Kate Renshaw & Judi Parson, Deakin University
11:22 AM - 11:44 AM Tapping into Joy - Giving Young People Hope in Times of Uncertainty
Mrs Jacqueline Jones, Greatfulness
11:46 AM - 12:06 PM Tresillian’s Perinatal, Infant, Early Childhood Mental Health (PIEC-MH) Response: A Clinical Re-Design & Pilot Project
Ms Ann De-belin, Tresillian
12:08 PM - 12:28 PM Ready, Set, Prep!: A Collaborative Approach Supporting Early Childhood Development and Wellbeing
Ms Kat Thorn, Merri Health
12:28 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentations
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PRESENTERS HERE
1:29 PM - 1:30 PM Virtual Stream - Children & Families
Online Only
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM More than Winning and Losing: Using Board Games in Therapy with Children and Families
Dr Fiona Zandt, Creative Child Therapy Workshops
1:52 PM - 2:12 PM Teaching and Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Families
Ms Jelena Blajer, Happiness Co
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM OurHerd - Creating a Mental Health System that Learns from and Listens to Young People
Mr Josh Wiseman, Batyr
2:36 PM - 2:56 PM Using Co-design to Improve Child Mental Health Literacy of Parents
Ms Melissa Cheah & Ms Shae Wissell, Mcri
2:56 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:29 PM - 3:30 PM Virtual Stream - Open Topic
Online Only
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a School-based Health and Well-being Program for Adolescent Girls
Mrs Karen White, Nsw Department Of Education
3:52 PM - 4:12 PM Non-Linear Counselling: Techniques Supporting Evidence-based Practices for Indigenous Children
Mrs Terri Jackson, Integrate Psychology Services
4:14 PM - 4:34 PM Building a Personalised Digital Mental Health Ecosystem that Connects All Young People to the Information, Community and Support Pathways they Need to be Happy and Well
Louise O’Donnell, Director of Service Design & Delivery, ReachOut
4:36 PM - 4:56 PM Enhancing Mental Health Services for Children (11-13y, Transitioning to Secondary School) Impacted by COVID-19 Restrictions
Ms Jora Broerse, Mitchell Institute for Education and Health Policy, Victoria University
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Function - In-person Only
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Conference Centre Room 1
Conference Centre Room 2
Conference Centre Room 3
Online
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM Creating a Holistic Service Sector (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Dr Liza Hopkins
Closing the Gap (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Lisa Sealey
Innovation and Agility Within the Sector (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
International Perspective - Virtual Stream
Online Only
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM The Strategy of Implementation: A Case Study
Mrs Suzie Lewis, Accoras
Healthy Community, Healthy Mind: An Evidence Based, Culturally Sensitive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program
Mr Shane Murphy & Ms Keira Roberts, Ballarat And District Aboriginal Co-operative
Exploring Parents Concerns for Their Children During COVID-19 Related Lockdown
Associate Professor Jade Sheen, Deakin University
Strategies for Early Prevention, Identification & Intervention of Mental Health Concerns Among Children
Mrs Neerja Birla, Aditya Birla Education Trust
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM ‘Through the Looking Glass’ Implementing a Single Session Clinic in a Regional CAMHS Setting
Mrs Gill Goodman, Winnie McCulloch, Sam Norris & Amy Webster, Albury Wodonga Health Camhs
Non-Linear Counselling: Techniques Supporting Evidence-based Practices for Indigenous Children (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORD)
Mrs Terri Jackson, Integrate Psychology Services
Let's Get Physical! Facilitating Positive Physical Activity Experiences for Children with Mental Health Disorders (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORD)
Dr Kat Fortnum, Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service
Treatment Experience and Self-Awareness of Therapists in Early Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ms Aulee Lee, Seoul National University
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM What Intentional Peer Support can Teach us About Co-design and Assisting Young People and Families to Move on in a Post COVID World
Mr David Butt, GROW Australia
Journey to Deliver Culturally Responsive Care in a Statewide Child and Youth Mental Health Service
Mr Craig Heron, Queensland Health - Evolve Therapeutic Services
Getting Back on Track: Mind Australia’s Co-designed, Peer-led Digital Youth Outreach Recovery Service
Ms Anoushka Wootton, Mind Australia
The F-Words Life Wheel
Mrs Lucy Charles & Arul Hamill, Paediatric Occupational Therapy And Physiotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Livewire Online – An Online Community to Connect Teens Living with Illness or Disability
Dr Eden Robertson, Starlight Children's Foundation
Strong & Deadly Futures: Co-designed Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth
Dr Kylie Routledge & Ms Cheryl Ah-See, The University Of Sydney
Investigating Associations Between Parental Comments on Weight/Shape/Eating, with Adolescents’ Psychological Distress and Eating Disorder Cognitions
Ms Lucy Dahill, Western Sydney University
Experiences and Understandings of Stress and Coping Among Youth of Indian Descent in New Zealand
Ms Anjali Bhatia, Auckland University of Technology
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
A Message from Batyr
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM Exploring Effective Tools for Engagement (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Nic Brown
Working with Parents to Enhance Outcomes (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Suzie Lewis
Workshop (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Virtual Session - Open Theme
Online Only
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Implementing Effective Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiatives in Schools & Working Beyond the School Walls
Renee Knapp, Think Effective Consultancy
What We Really Need: Effective Support for Parents of Children with Disability
Ms Sonia Regan, Family Connect
Brain Fitness Immersion for Senior Primary Students: A total Community Experience
Ms Maria Ruberto, Salutegenics
Let's Get Physical! Facilitating Positive Physical Activity Experiences for Children with Mental Health Disorders
Dr Kat Fortnum, Child And Adolecsent Mental Health Service
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM Listen Carefully Project: Implementing Children and Young Peoples’ Right to be Heard in Healthcare
Dr Eden Robertson, Starlight Children's Foundation
Parent-child Residential Rehabilitation as Effective Early Intervention for Children of Substance Using Parents
Ms Zoe Knorre, Grace Homestead Recovery Centre
Workshop continues.
Social Media Platforms as a Tool to Communicate Suicidality for Rural Youth
Ms Annie Fardell Hartley, Charles Sturt University
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM Stormbirds – A Natural Disaster Program for Children
Ms Louise Hall, Mackillop Family Services - Good Grief
Wesley Kids Mental Health Partnerships: Engaging Children and Families in Collaborative Focus Groups
Alissa Miller, Wesley Kids
Workshop continues..
Consulting the SEWB to Guide Delivery of Trauma Therapies for Aboriginal Young People in OOHC
Ms Lana Draper, Dept Communities & Justice LINKS Trauma Healing Service
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM Cartoon Books To Explain Mental Health In Children and Adolescents
Dr Chris Wever, The Southport Psychiatry And Psychology Clinic
Glimpses within the Therapy Room; Child Parent Psychotherapy with Traumatised Young Children
Ms Cheryl Lowe, CAMHS Northern Adelaide
Workshop continues.......
The Lived Experiences of School Counsellors Working with Adolescents
Mr Alessandro Digiacomo, Redlands Cremorne
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
Conference Centre Room 1
Conference Centre Room 2
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM Creating a Holistic Service Sector (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Dr Liza Hopkins
Closing the Gap (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Lisa Sealey
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM The Strategy of Implementation: A Case Study
Mrs Suzie Lewis, Accoras
Healthy Community, Healthy Mind: An Evidence Based, Culturally Sensitive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program
Mr Shane Murphy & Ms Keira Roberts, Ballarat And District Aboriginal Co-operative
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM ‘Through the Looking Glass’ Implementing a Single Session Clinic in a Regional CAMHS Setting
Mrs Gill Goodman, Winnie McCulloch, Sam Norris & Amy Webster, Albury Wodonga Health Camhs
Non-Linear Counselling: Techniques Supporting Evidence-based Practices for Indigenous Children (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORD)
Mrs Terri Jackson, Integrate Psychology Services
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM What Intentional Peer Support can Teach us About Co-design and Assisting Young People and Families to Move on in a Post COVID World
Mr David Butt, GROW Australia
Journey to Deliver Culturally Responsive Care in a Statewide Child and Youth Mental Health Service
Mr Craig Heron, Queensland Health - Evolve Therapeutic Services
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Livewire Online – An Online Community to Connect Teens Living with Illness or Disability
Dr Eden Robertson, Starlight Children's Foundation
Strong & Deadly Futures: Co-designed Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth
Dr Kylie Routledge & Ms Cheryl Ah-See, The University Of Sydney
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM Exploring Effective Tools for Engagement (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Nic Brown
Working with Parents to Enhance Outcomes (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Suzie Lewis
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Implementing Effective Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiatives in Schools & Working Beyond the School Walls
Renee Knapp, Think Effective Consultancy
What We Really Need: Effective Support for Parents of Children with Disability
Ms Sonia Regan, Family Connect
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM Listen Carefully Project: Implementing Children and Young Peoples’ Right to be Heard in Healthcare
Dr Eden Robertson, Starlight Children's Foundation
Parent-child Residential Rehabilitation as Effective Early Intervention for Children of Substance Using Parents
Ms Zoe Knorre, Grace Homestead Recovery Centre
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM Stormbirds – A Natural Disaster Program for Children
Ms Louise Hall, Mackillop Family Services - Good Grief
Wesley Kids Mental Health Partnerships: Engaging Children and Families in Collaborative Focus Groups
Alissa Miller, Wesley Kids
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM Cartoon Books To Explain Mental Health In Children and Adolescents
Dr Chris Wever, The Southport Psychiatry And Psychology Clinic
Glimpses within the Therapy Room; Child Parent Psychotherapy with Traumatised Young Children
Ms Cheryl Lowe, CAMHS Northern Adelaide
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt

Conference Centre Room 3
Online
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM Innovation and Agility Within the Sector (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
International Perspective - Virtual Stream
Online Only
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Exploring Parents Concerns for Their Children During COVID-19 Related Lockdown
Associate Professor Jade Sheen, Deakin University
Strategies for Early Prevention, Identification & Intervention of Mental Health Concerns Among Children
Mrs Neerja Birla, Aditya Birla Education Trust
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM Let's Get Physical! Facilitating Positive Physical Activity Experiences for Children with Mental Health Disorders (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORD)
Dr Kat Fortnum, Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service
Treatment Experience and Self-Awareness of Therapists in Early Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ms Aulee Lee, Seoul National University
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM Getting Back on Track: Mind Australia’s Co-designed, Peer-led Digital Youth Outreach Recovery Service
Ms Anoushka Wootton, Mind Australia
The F-Words Life Wheel
Mrs Lucy Charles & Arul Hamill, Paediatric Occupational Therapy And Physiotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Investigating Associations Between Parental Comments on Weight/Shape/Eating, with Adolescents’ Psychological Distress and Eating Disorder Cognitions
Ms Lucy Dahill, Western Sydney University
Experiences and Understandings of Stress and Coping Among Youth of Indian Descent in New Zealand
Ms Anjali Bhatia, Auckland University of Technology
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
A Message from Batyr
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM
Workshop (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Virtual Session - Open Theme
Online Only
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Brain Fitness Immersion for Senior Primary Students: A total Community Experience
Ms Maria Ruberto, Salutegenics
Let's Get Physical! Facilitating Positive Physical Activity Experiences for Children with Mental Health Disorders
Dr Kat Fortnum, Child And Adolecsent Mental Health Service
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM
Workshop continues.
Social Media Platforms as a Tool to Communicate Suicidality for Rural Youth
Ms Annie Fardell Hartley, Charles Sturt University
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM
Workshop continues..
Consulting the SEWB to Guide Delivery of Trauma Therapies for Aboriginal Young People in OOHC
Ms Lana Draper, Dept Communities & Justice LINKS Trauma Healing Service
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM
Workshop continues.......
The Lived Experiences of School Counsellors Working with Adolescents
Mr Alessandro Digiacomo, Redlands Cremorne
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt

Conference Centre Room 1
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM Creating a Holistic Service Sector (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Dr Liza Hopkins
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM The Strategy of Implementation: A Case Study
Mrs Suzie Lewis, Accoras
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM ‘Through the Looking Glass’ Implementing a Single Session Clinic in a Regional CAMHS Setting
Mrs Gill Goodman, Winnie McCulloch, Sam Norris & Amy Webster, Albury Wodonga Health Camhs
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM What Intentional Peer Support can Teach us About Co-design and Assisting Young People and Families to Move on in a Post COVID World
Mr David Butt, GROW Australia
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Livewire Online – An Online Community to Connect Teens Living with Illness or Disability
Dr Eden Robertson, Starlight Children's Foundation
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM Exploring Effective Tools for Engagement (IN-PERSON & ONLINE)
Session Chair: Nic Brown
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Implementing Effective Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiatives in Schools & Working Beyond the School Walls
Renee Knapp, Think Effective Consultancy
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM Listen Carefully Project: Implementing Children and Young Peoples’ Right to be Heard in Healthcare
Dr Eden Robertson, Starlight Children's Foundation
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM Stormbirds – A Natural Disaster Program for Children
Ms Louise Hall, Mackillop Family Services - Good Grief
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM Cartoon Books To Explain Mental Health In Children and Adolescents
Dr Chris Wever, The Southport Psychiatry And Psychology Clinic
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt

Conference Centre Room 2
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM Closing the Gap (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Lisa Sealey
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Healthy Community, Healthy Mind: An Evidence Based, Culturally Sensitive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program
Mr Shane Murphy & Ms Keira Roberts, Ballarat And District Aboriginal Co-operative
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM Non-Linear Counselling: Techniques Supporting Evidence-based Practices for Indigenous Children (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORD)
Mrs Terri Jackson, Integrate Psychology Services
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM Journey to Deliver Culturally Responsive Care in a Statewide Child and Youth Mental Health Service
Mr Craig Heron, Queensland Health - Evolve Therapeutic Services
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Strong & Deadly Futures: Co-designed Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth
Dr Kylie Routledge & Ms Cheryl Ah-See, The University Of Sydney
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM Working with Parents to Enhance Outcomes (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Suzie Lewis
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM What We Really Need: Effective Support for Parents of Children with Disability
Ms Sonia Regan, Family Connect
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM Parent-child Residential Rehabilitation as Effective Early Intervention for Children of Substance Using Parents
Ms Zoe Knorre, Grace Homestead Recovery Centre
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM Wesley Kids Mental Health Partnerships: Engaging Children and Families in Collaborative Focus Groups
Alissa Miller, Wesley Kids
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM Glimpses within the Therapy Room; Child Parent Psychotherapy with Traumatised Young Children
Ms Cheryl Lowe, CAMHS Northern Adelaide
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt

Conference Centre Room 3
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM Innovation and Agility Within the Sector (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Session Chair: Zanetta Hartley
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Exploring Parents Concerns for Their Children During COVID-19 Related Lockdown
Associate Professor Jade Sheen, Deakin University
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM Let's Get Physical! Facilitating Positive Physical Activity Experiences for Children with Mental Health Disorders (VIRTUAL PRE-RECORD)
Dr Kat Fortnum, Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM Getting Back on Track: Mind Australia’s Co-designed, Peer-led Digital Youth Outreach Recovery Service
Ms Anoushka Wootton, Mind Australia
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Investigating Associations Between Parental Comments on Weight/Shape/Eating, with Adolescents’ Psychological Distress and Eating Disorder Cognitions
Ms Lucy Dahill, Western Sydney University
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM
Workshop (IN-PERSON ONLY)
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Brain Fitness Immersion for Senior Primary Students: A total Community Experience
Ms Maria Ruberto, Salutegenics
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM
Workshop continues.
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM
Workshop continues..
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM
Workshop continues.......
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt

Online
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Day 2 Welcome & Networking Activity
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt
8:14 AM - 8:16 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session - Exploring Service Improvements & Opportunities
Session Chair: Lyn O'Grady
8:15 AM - 9:49 AM Tuesday Morning Keynote Session
Keynote 2 - The BackTrack Story - Communities Driving Solutions: A Wholistic Approach to Mental Health 8:15am - 8:45am Mr Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder, BackTrack Keynote 3 - Supporting Schools who are Experiencing Suicide Risk, Attempts and Suicide 8:47am - 9:17am Ms Kristen Douglas, National Manager & Head of Headspace Schools, Headspace Keynote 4 - Overview of the Cascading Impacts of COVID-19 9:19am - 9:49am Ms Kathryn Mandla, Head of Advocacy and Research, yourtown
9:49 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
10:14 AM - 10:15 AM International Perspective - Virtual Stream
Online Only
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Strategies for Early Prevention, Identification & Intervention of Mental Health Concerns Among Children
Mrs Neerja Birla, Aditya Birla Education Trust
10:37 AM - 10:57 AM Treatment Experience and Self-Awareness of Therapists in Early Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ms Aulee Lee, Seoul National University
10:59 AM - 11:20 AM The F-Words Life Wheel
Mrs Lucy Charles & Arul Hamill, Paediatric Occupational Therapy And Physiotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand
11:21 AM - 11:41 AM Experiences and Understandings of Stress and Coping Among Youth of Indian Descent in New Zealand
Ms Anjali Bhatia, Auckland University of Technology
11:41 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors - Day 2
12:43 PM - 12:45 PM
A Message from Batyr
12:44 PM - 12:46 PM Virtual Session - Open Theme
Online Only
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Let's Get Physical! Facilitating Positive Physical Activity Experiences for Children with Mental Health Disorders
Dr Kat Fortnum, Child And Adolecsent Mental Health Service
1:07 PM - 1:27 PM Social Media Platforms as a Tool to Communicate Suicidality for Rural Youth
Ms Annie Fardell Hartley, Charles Sturt University
1:29 PM - 1:49 PM Consulting the SEWB to Guide Delivery of Trauma Therapies for Aboriginal Young People in OOHC
Ms Lana Draper, Dept Communities & Justice LINKS Trauma Healing Service
1:51 PM - 2:11 PM The Lived Experiences of School Counsellors Working with Adolescents
Mr Alessandro Digiacomo, Redlands Cremorne
2:11 PM - 2:35 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors & Poster Presenters - Day 2
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Children Commissioner Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion with Commissioners: Innovation, Advocacy and Improvement of Services for Children & Young People MODERATOR: Mr Ivan Frkovic, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission SPEAKER 1: Ms Liana Buchanan, Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria (VIRTUAL) SPEAKER 2: Ms Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family & Child Commission SPEAKER 3: Issy Ferrier, Senior Youth Peer Worker & Recovery Groups Coordinator, headspace Early Psychosis Alfred Health
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Comments - Sharing of Conference Takeaways
Session Chairs: In-person Lyn O'Grady and Online Talitha Natt


Wednesday, March 30, 2022


Conference Centre Room 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Shark Bay Tour
Join fellow delegates for a private tour of Shark Bay before the park opens.
Wednesday Morning Tour of Shark Bay
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration Open - Workshop Day
9:29 AM - 9:30 AM
Workshop 3 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Is Children’s Behaviour ours to Manage? How to Plan for Fulfilment Instead of Positive Behaviour
Ms Sandi Phoenix, Phoenix Support Enterprises
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Morning Tea - Day 3
11:29 AM - 11:30 AM
Workshop 6 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Finding Our Feet in Times of Uncertainty – Contemporary, Creative Tools to Build Resilience
Ms Louise Hall & Ms Fiona McCallum, The MacKillop Institute

Conference Centre Room 1
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Shark Bay Tour
Join fellow delegates for a private tour of Shark Bay before the park opens.
Wednesday Morning Tour of Shark Bay
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration Open - Workshop Day
9:29 AM - 9:30 AM
Workshop 1 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Secret Agent Society Computer Game Workshop
Ms Kathleen Davey, Social Skills Training Institute
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Morning Tea - Day 3
11:29 AM - 11:30 AM
Workshop 4 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Our Way Our Say: The Co-development of a Holistic Social and Emotional Youth Wellbeing Program
Ms Michele Oliphant, Headspace Schools; Mrs Eileen Cummings & Ms Amanda Hart, Our Way Our Say Reference Group Member

Conference Centre Room 2
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Shark Bay Tour
Join fellow delegates for a private tour of Shark Bay before the park opens.
Wednesday Morning Tour of Shark Bay
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration Open - Workshop Day
9:29 AM - 9:30 AM
Workshop 2 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ReSPECT (Reconceptualising Services from the Perspectives of Experienced Children and Teens): A Co-designed Initiative
Associate Professor Rebekah Grace, Angelica Ojinnaka, Brendan Cobner & Jonathan Ng , Western Sydney University
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Morning Tea - Day 3
11:29 AM - 11:30 AM
Workshop 5 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Health Wealth Love Happiness
Ms Suzanne Utai & Sylvia Reihana, Nesian Point

Conference Centre Room 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Shark Bay Tour
Join fellow delegates for a private tour of Shark Bay before the park opens.
Wednesday Morning Tour of Shark Bay
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration Open - Workshop Day
9:29 AM - 9:30 AM
Workshop 3 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Is Children’s Behaviour ours to Manage? How to Plan for Fulfilment Instead of Positive Behaviour
Ms Sandi Phoenix, Phoenix Support Enterprises
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Morning Tea - Day 3
11:29 AM - 11:30 AM
Workshop 6 (IN-PERSON ONLY)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Finding Our Feet in Times of Uncertainty – Contemporary, Creative Tools to Build Resilience
Ms Louise Hall & Ms Fiona McCallum, The MacKillop Institute


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