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Program

This program is interactive. You can click on each of the presenter sessions to view the presentation outline and speaker’s biography.

 

The symposium sessions will run on ACDT – South Australia time.

 

Agenda items highlighted in purple will be available in person and online via OnAIR.

 

Agenda items highlighted in orange will be available in person only.

 

All sessions will be recorded and made available to delegates in the Resource Centre five business days after the conclusion of the symposium.

 

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Please note, this program is subject to change.


Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Ballroom BC - In Person Only
Ballroom BC - In Person Only
Ballroom BC - In Person Only
Ballroom BC - In Person Only
Ballroom BC - In Person Only
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Symposium Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Pan-Shop Session
Chair: Barb Walters
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Symposium Opening

 

12:30pm – 12:40pm

Welcome to Country


12:40pm – 12:45pm

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


12:45pm – 2:00pm

Keynote Pan-Shop: Current Challenges within Rural Mental Health

Moderator - Dr Brian McKenny, Clinical Director Rural & Remote Mental Health Services, Government of South Australia

Panelist - Associate Professor Mathew Coleman, Rural Psychiatrist (WACHS), Chair of Rural Section of Psychiatry (RANZCP), Clinical Academic (RCSWA), Commissioner (NMHC)

Panelist - John Mannion, SA Mental Health Commissioner

Panelist - Heather Nowak, Mental Health Commissioner

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
2:30 PM - 2:31 PM Workshop 1
BALLROOM C - IN PERSON ONLY
Workshop 2
SUITE 3 - IN PERSON ONLY
Workshop 3
BALLROOM B - IN PERSON ONLY
Workshop 4
BALCONY 1 + 2 - IN PERSON ONLY
Workshop 5
BALCONY 3 + 4 - IN PERSON ONLY
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Planning, Partnering, Engaging, Implementing, Reporting, and Publishing Rural and Remote Mental Health Research
Dr Marg Rogers, University of New England
Mental Health Fire Plan…Everyone Should Have One!
Julie Rowse and Sarah Jane Hall, Healthy Mind And Soul
Utilising Digital Options for Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention in Rural and Remote Settings
Heidi Sturk and Carol Purtell, eMHPrac (e-Mental Health in Practice) - Queensland University of Technology
Wellbeing First Innovation Hub
Jennifer Black, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health and Helen Glover, Enlightened Consultants
Employing the Arts: Excellence and Engagement in Rural Mental Health
Dr Carla van Laar, PACFA, Erin Mccrorey, Transpersonal Arts Therapist, Sharyn Latham, Peace In Art, and Maya Fraser, Imagerie Creations









Thursday, November 10, 2022

Ballroom C & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom B - In Person Only
Ballroom A - In Person Only
Balcony 1+2 - In Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Service Excellence #1
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Sheree Lewis
Embedding Lived Experience Expertise and Engagement #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Lyn English
Resilient & Empowered Families #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Sandra Batistich
Children Focused Support
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Daniel Rock
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Understanding and Responding to the Unique Risks of Vicarious Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
StigmaBeat: Collaborating with Rural Young People to Co-Create Short Films Aimed at Reducing Stigma
Rochelle Hine, Monash University and Lotti O'Dea, Satellite Foundation
Birdie's Tree: Empowering Babies, Young Children and Families for Resilience
Dr Andrea Baldwin, Queensland Centre For Perinatal & Infant Mental Health
It Takes a Village: Integrating Support for Infant, Child and Family Mental Health
Brad Morgan and Dr Melinda Goodyear, Emerging Minds
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM The Significance of Community Connections for Virtual Wellbeing Services
Carla Sargeant, yourtown
Beyond the Sidelines - Football is at the Heart of Rural Communities
Barb Walters and Shayne Stevenson, Rural Alive And Well
Community Built, Community Led, Community Owned - Successful and Sustainable Suicide Prevention
Melissa Joy, Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre
Internet Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Using Live Parent Coaching via Video-Conferencing to Help Families Living Remotely
Dr Jane Kohlhoff, University of New South Wales and Linda Lennie, Karitane
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Making Place Based Mental Health Services Accessible, Whilst Negotiating Bio-Security Restrictions During a Pandemic
Jos Middleton, Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland
Peer Work - Are We Ready? Lessons Learnt from a Pilot Program
Jane Pascho and Donnie Martin, WA Country Health Service Goldfields
Employing Triage to Navigate Subconscious Bias and Stigma in Rural and Remote Mental Health Services
Darren Burns, Centrecare
School Based Filial Therapy: a Play Therapy Program in Remote and Outer Regional NSW
Jane Cooper, Monash University
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Children Focused Support #2
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Dr Daniel Rock
First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Barb Walters
Farming Focus
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Sandra Batistich
Lived Experience & Co-Design
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Rochelle Hine
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Online Mental Health Services and Peer Workforce: Assisting Navigation of Care for Consumer and Carers
William Campos, Independent Community Living Australia
Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health
Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)
Social Connection and Community Support for Farmers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing
Micaela Riethmuller, Curtin University
Rural Resilience Levels and Health-Related Quality Of Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Sue Thomas, Wollongong University
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Growing the Peer Workforce in Regional Communities
Rachel Green, Sane (Pre-recorded presentation)
Uses of Social Prescribing to Address the Social Determinants to Wellbeing while Building Community Capacity
Dr JR Baker and Chris Lines, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
The Rural Agribusiness Wellbeing Project: Understanding the Experience of Small Rural Agribusiness Owners to Develop Tailored Mental Health Resources
Alyse Berrigan, Everymind
SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns
Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Letters To My Peers: An Autoethnographical Approach To A Mental Health Peer Worker Experience
Elizabeth Guaresi, Peer Support Worker
Innovation in Co-Designing Resources, Engaging First Nations and Rural and Remote Communities for Improved Wellbeing
Dr Michelle Sweet and Schania Czygan, Menzies School of Health Research
How Does ifarmwell.com.au Work? Evaluation and Key Mechanisms of a Self-Help Online Intervention for Farmers
Dr Gemma Skaczkowski, University of South Australia
How Persistence, Determination, Resilience, Storytelling and Lived Experience Ignited Shared Passions for Empowering Communities
Louise Scott, National Emergency Management Agency
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception
Ballroom C & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom B - In Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Service Excellence #1
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Sheree Lewis
Embedding Lived Experience Expertise and Engagement #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Lyn English
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Understanding and Responding to the Unique Risks of Vicarious Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
StigmaBeat: Collaborating with Rural Young People to Co-Create Short Films Aimed at Reducing Stigma
Rochelle Hine, Monash University and Lotti O'Dea, Satellite Foundation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM The Significance of Community Connections for Virtual Wellbeing Services
Carla Sargeant, yourtown
Beyond the Sidelines - Football is at the Heart of Rural Communities
Barb Walters and Shayne Stevenson, Rural Alive And Well
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Making Place Based Mental Health Services Accessible, Whilst Negotiating Bio-Security Restrictions During a Pandemic
Jos Middleton, Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland
Peer Work - Are We Ready? Lessons Learnt from a Pilot Program
Jane Pascho and Donnie Martin, WA Country Health Service Goldfields
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Children Focused Support #2
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Dr Daniel Rock
First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Barb Walters
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Online Mental Health Services and Peer Workforce: Assisting Navigation of Care for Consumer and Carers
William Campos, Independent Community Living Australia
Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health
Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Growing the Peer Workforce in Regional Communities
Rachel Green, Sane (Pre-recorded presentation)
Uses of Social Prescribing to Address the Social Determinants to Wellbeing while Building Community Capacity
Dr JR Baker and Chris Lines, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Letters To My Peers: An Autoethnographical Approach To A Mental Health Peer Worker Experience
Elizabeth Guaresi, Peer Support Worker
Innovation in Co-Designing Resources, Engaging First Nations and Rural and Remote Communities for Improved Wellbeing
Dr Michelle Sweet and Schania Czygan, Menzies School of Health Research
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception

Ballroom A - In Person Only
Balcony 1+2 - In Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Resilient & Empowered Families #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Sandra Batistich
Children Focused Support
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Daniel Rock
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Birdie's Tree: Empowering Babies, Young Children and Families for Resilience
Dr Andrea Baldwin, Queensland Centre For Perinatal & Infant Mental Health
It Takes a Village: Integrating Support for Infant, Child and Family Mental Health
Brad Morgan and Dr Melinda Goodyear, Emerging Minds
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Community Built, Community Led, Community Owned - Successful and Sustainable Suicide Prevention
Melissa Joy, Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre
Internet Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Using Live Parent Coaching via Video-Conferencing to Help Families Living Remotely
Dr Jane Kohlhoff, University of New South Wales and Linda Lennie, Karitane
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Employing Triage to Navigate Subconscious Bias and Stigma in Rural and Remote Mental Health Services
Darren Burns, Centrecare
School Based Filial Therapy: a Play Therapy Program in Remote and Outer Regional NSW
Jane Cooper, Monash University
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Farming Focus
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Sandra Batistich
Lived Experience & Co-Design
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Rochelle Hine
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Social Connection and Community Support for Farmers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing
Micaela Riethmuller, Curtin University
Rural Resilience Levels and Health-Related Quality Of Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Sue Thomas, Wollongong University
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM The Rural Agribusiness Wellbeing Project: Understanding the Experience of Small Rural Agribusiness Owners to Develop Tailored Mental Health Resources
Alyse Berrigan, Everymind
SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns
Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM How Does ifarmwell.com.au Work? Evaluation and Key Mechanisms of a Self-Help Online Intervention for Farmers
Dr Gemma Skaczkowski, University of South Australia
How Persistence, Determination, Resilience, Storytelling and Lived Experience Ignited Shared Passions for Empowering Communities
Louise Scott, National Emergency Management Agency
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception

Ballroom C & Virtual via OnAIR
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Service Excellence #1
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Sheree Lewis
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Understanding and Responding to the Unique Risks of Vicarious Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM The Significance of Community Connections for Virtual Wellbeing Services
Carla Sargeant, yourtown
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Making Place Based Mental Health Services Accessible, Whilst Negotiating Bio-Security Restrictions During a Pandemic
Jos Middleton, Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Children Focused Support #2
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Dr Daniel Rock
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Online Mental Health Services and Peer Workforce: Assisting Navigation of Care for Consumer and Carers
William Campos, Independent Community Living Australia
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Growing the Peer Workforce in Regional Communities
Rachel Green, Sane (Pre-recorded presentation)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Letters To My Peers: An Autoethnographical Approach To A Mental Health Peer Worker Experience
Elizabeth Guaresi, Peer Support Worker
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception

Ballroom B - In Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Embedding Lived Experience Expertise and Engagement #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Lyn English
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM StigmaBeat: Collaborating with Rural Young People to Co-Create Short Films Aimed at Reducing Stigma
Rochelle Hine, Monash University and Lotti O'Dea, Satellite Foundation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Beyond the Sidelines - Football is at the Heart of Rural Communities
Barb Walters and Shayne Stevenson, Rural Alive And Well
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Peer Work - Are We Ready? Lessons Learnt from a Pilot Program
Jane Pascho and Donnie Martin, WA Country Health Service Goldfields
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Barb Walters
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health
Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Uses of Social Prescribing to Address the Social Determinants to Wellbeing while Building Community Capacity
Dr JR Baker and Chris Lines, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Innovation in Co-Designing Resources, Engaging First Nations and Rural and Remote Communities for Improved Wellbeing
Dr Michelle Sweet and Schania Czygan, Menzies School of Health Research
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception

Ballroom A - In Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Resilient & Empowered Families #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Sandra Batistich
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Birdie's Tree: Empowering Babies, Young Children and Families for Resilience
Dr Andrea Baldwin, Queensland Centre For Perinatal & Infant Mental Health
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Community Built, Community Led, Community Owned - Successful and Sustainable Suicide Prevention
Melissa Joy, Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Employing Triage to Navigate Subconscious Bias and Stigma in Rural and Remote Mental Health Services
Darren Burns, Centrecare
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Farming Focus
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Sandra Batistich
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Social Connection and Community Support for Farmers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing
Micaela Riethmuller, Curtin University
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM The Rural Agribusiness Wellbeing Project: Understanding the Experience of Small Rural Agribusiness Owners to Develop Tailored Mental Health Resources
Alyse Berrigan, Everymind
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM How Does ifarmwell.com.au Work? Evaluation and Key Mechanisms of a Self-Help Online Intervention for Farmers
Dr Gemma Skaczkowski, University of South Australia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception

Balcony 1+2 - In Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session One
Chair: Barb Walters
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Day 2 - Symposium Opening

 

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome & Housekeeping

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


8:40am - 9:10am

Allyship, Worldview and Liberation: Embedding Consumer Expertise and Engagement

Indigo Daya, Survivor/Consumer Perspective Consulting, Training & Supervision


9:10am - 9:40am

How are Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities Attending to the Physical Health Care of People with Mental Health Challenges?

Professor Sharon Lawn, Chair and Executive Director, Lived Experience Australia


9:40am -10:10am

First Nations Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Dominic Barry

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Children Focused Support
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Daniel Rock
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM It Takes a Village: Integrating Support for Infant, Child and Family Mental Health
Brad Morgan and Dr Melinda Goodyear, Emerging Minds
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Internet Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Using Live Parent Coaching via Video-Conferencing to Help Families Living Remotely
Dr Jane Kohlhoff, University of New South Wales and Linda Lennie, Karitane
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM School Based Filial Therapy: a Play Therapy Program in Remote and Outer Regional NSW
Jane Cooper, Monash University
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Lived Experience & Co-Design
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Rochelle Hine
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Rural Resilience Levels and Health-Related Quality Of Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Sue Thomas, Wollongong University
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns
Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM How Persistence, Determination, Resilience, Storytelling and Lived Experience Ignited Shared Passions for Empowering Communities
Louise Scott, National Emergency Management Agency
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Two
Chair: Barb Walters
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM Join us for these exciting Keynote Presentations

 

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Lessons Learnt Since Conference Inception - What's Next?

Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University


3:30pm - 4:00pm           

Integrating Primary and Specialist Mental Health In Rural Child & Youth: Can Telehealth And Technology Help?

Associate Professor Savio Sardinha, Senior Consultant, PSYCH2U


4:00pm - 4:10pm

Q&A with Keynote Presenters


4:10pm - 4:20pm

Symposium Day 2 Wrap-up

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Poster Presentations

 

Transdisciplinary Research to Address the Mental Health Impacts of a Changing Climate

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research


Collaborating In Queensland to Improve Peer Workforce Training Opportunities

Sarah Childs, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health


Therapy on Demand: Integrating Digital Mental Health Treatments into Rural and Remote Clinical Practice

Jay Court, This Way Up the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression


The Role of Telehealth Psychology in Rural Australia: Pre-Covid, Present and Future

Kim Douglas, Remote Psych


SHaWS – An Innovative, Multi-Disciplinary Model for AOD, Mental Health and Primary Health Concerns

Tim Ireson, Directions Health Services and Simon Sadler, Grand Pacific Health


Healing Complex Trauma Impacts in Community Through Online Self-Directed Learning Program

Deborah Jackson, Deborah Jackson Psychology


Dusting Off the Stigma-Champions for Mental Health

Vanessa Latham, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section)


Lived Experience Journey of Mental Illness in Rural Men (Podcast)

Michael Marsh, SA Health


Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop

Lee Martinez, University of SA Department of Rural Health


Ramping Up Outcomes: A Framework for Evaluating Impact of The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

Dr Dayle Raftery and Dr Caitlin Miller, The Peregrine Centre


Mapping Community Mental Health Access, Substance Use, And Satisfaction with Life by Rurality in Australia

Lisa Redwood, University of Wollongong


NSW Rural Mental Health Partnership - How Are We Innovating Better Rural Mental Health Practice?

Dr Rebecca Sng, The Peregrine Centre


VIRTUAL POSTER

A Changing Landscape: Responding to the Wellbeing Needs of Rural and Remote Health Workforce?

Kristy Hill, CRANAPlus

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome Networking Reception


Friday, November 11, 2022

Ballroom C & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom B - In Person Only
Ballroom A - In Person Only
Balcony 1+2 - In Person Only
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
Resilient & Empowered Families #2
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Dr Rochelle Hine
R&R Services
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Nathan Lee
Embedding Lived Experience Expertise and Engagement #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Lyn English
Open Topic #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Hazel Dalton
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM A Systems Model for Understanding How Environmental Changes Impact Mental Health Outcomes Among Rural Queenslanders
Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
An Integrated and Regional Approach to Suicide Prevention and Aftercare
Alison Thorne, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network and Zoe Evans, Wellways
Establishing a Remote Clinical Psychology Practice: A Sole-Practitioner's Journey
Dr Amanda Rogers, Sheoak Clinical Psychology
Is FIFO a Dirty Word?
Linda Hansen, Outback Futures
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM The Impact of Aeromedical Services on Seriously Ill Children and their Families in Rural NSW.
Katie McIntyre, University of the Sunshine Coast
Filling the Decades Old Gap for Co-Occurring Mental Health and AOD Clients
Michele Florenza, GrowWA
How Do Live4Life and MHFA Create Resilient, Mentally Healthier Rural Communities?
Dr Bronwyn Robson, Mental Health First Aid and Bernard Galbally, Youth Live4Life Ltd
Children’s Experiences of Parents Working Away and Military Families: Co-Creating Resilience Through Research-Based, Free Resources
Dr Marg Rogers, University of New England
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Improving the Mental Health of Rural and Remote Family and Friend Carers Through Disaster Preparedness
Dr Jade Alexander, Carers NSW
SQRH South-West Paediatric Assessment Clinic: A Service-Learning Pilot Program
Michelle Aniftos, Southern Queensland Rural Health
Is My Rural Your Rural? The Importance of Lived Experience Voices in Rural Suicide Research
Charlotte Finlayson, University of Sydney
Co-designing Early Intervention and Prevention Based Mental Health Activities with Rural, Remote and Aboriginal Communities
Joe Hooper, Rural and Remote Mental Health
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Making Digital Mental Health Resources Work in Your Practice
Dr Genevieve Yates, Black Dog Institute and eMHPrac
Why the Workplace is a Critical Setting to Keeping People Mentally Well
Sheree Lewis, SafeWork NSW
Sorry - this session has been cancelled. The Labour Crisis in Animal Agriculture: Links Between Occupational Unwellness and Poor Retention Rates?
Patricia Eats, University of Queensland
Preventing Burnout: Practical Strategies to Build Mental Fitness to Prevent Leaders From ‘Hitting the Wall’
Julie Rowse, Healthy Mind And Soul
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Resilient & Empowered Families #3
IN PERONS AND ONLINE l Chair: Barb Walters
Service Excellence #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Jennifer Black
Community Solutions
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Nathan Lee
Open #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Bronwyn Robson
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Suicide First Aid Training for Parents, Teachers and Youth Touchpoints: Implementing a World First for Rural and Remote School Communities
Anthea Jirgens, LivingWorks Australia
Community Connections: Evidence and Approaches for Supporting Mental Health Through Social Participation
Ingrid Hatfield, Mental Health Australia and Dr JR Baker, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
Inequitable Access to Psychiatric Care
Associate Professor Mathew Coleman, RANZCP
Guiding Rural & Outback Wellbeing through Aquaponics
Matthew Marsh, Gavin Drake, Ursula Ryan, Royal Flying Doctor Service, South Eastern Section
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM A Primary Care Approach for Hard to Reach Rural and Remote Men
Owen Catto, The Regional Men's Health Initiative
Complex Trauma: Improving Access in Rural and Remote Areas
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
Mental Wellbeing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural and Remote Individuals and Communities
Dr Hazel Dalton, University of Newcastle
A Commonwealth of Perpetual Pilots: the Case for Digital Transformation at Scale
Dr Daniel Rock, WA Primary Health Alliance
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM Opportunity and Risk: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Abuse in a Rural and Remote Context
Leonie Burnham, Esafety Commissioner
Equally Well: Showcasing Rural Innovation to Enhance the Physical Health of People with Mental Illness
Lyn English AM
How Should Mental Health Services Engage with Carers and Family?
Professor Darryl Maybery, Monash University
Chuckle and Knuckle Your Way Through Depression
Sandra Batistich, Moving A Head Inc
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)

Ballroom C & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom B - In Person Only
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
Resilient & Empowered Families #2
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Dr Rochelle Hine
R&R Services
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Nathan Lee
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM A Systems Model for Understanding How Environmental Changes Impact Mental Health Outcomes Among Rural Queenslanders
Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
An Integrated and Regional Approach to Suicide Prevention and Aftercare
Alison Thorne, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network and Zoe Evans, Wellways
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM The Impact of Aeromedical Services on Seriously Ill Children and their Families in Rural NSW.
Katie McIntyre, University of the Sunshine Coast
Filling the Decades Old Gap for Co-Occurring Mental Health and AOD Clients
Michele Florenza, GrowWA
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Improving the Mental Health of Rural and Remote Family and Friend Carers Through Disaster Preparedness
Dr Jade Alexander, Carers NSW
SQRH South-West Paediatric Assessment Clinic: A Service-Learning Pilot Program
Michelle Aniftos, Southern Queensland Rural Health
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Making Digital Mental Health Resources Work in Your Practice
Dr Genevieve Yates, Black Dog Institute and eMHPrac
Why the Workplace is a Critical Setting to Keeping People Mentally Well
Sheree Lewis, SafeWork NSW
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Resilient & Empowered Families #3
IN PERONS AND ONLINE l Chair: Barb Walters
Service Excellence #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Jennifer Black
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Suicide First Aid Training for Parents, Teachers and Youth Touchpoints: Implementing a World First for Rural and Remote School Communities
Anthea Jirgens, LivingWorks Australia
Community Connections: Evidence and Approaches for Supporting Mental Health Through Social Participation
Ingrid Hatfield, Mental Health Australia and Dr JR Baker, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM A Primary Care Approach for Hard to Reach Rural and Remote Men
Owen Catto, The Regional Men's Health Initiative
Complex Trauma: Improving Access in Rural and Remote Areas
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM Opportunity and Risk: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Abuse in a Rural and Remote Context
Leonie Burnham, Esafety Commissioner
Equally Well: Showcasing Rural Innovation to Enhance the Physical Health of People with Mental Illness
Lyn English AM
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


Ballroom A - In Person Only
Balcony 1+2 - In Person Only
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
Embedding Lived Experience Expertise and Engagement #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Lyn English
Open Topic #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Hazel Dalton
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Establishing a Remote Clinical Psychology Practice: A Sole-Practitioner's Journey
Dr Amanda Rogers, Sheoak Clinical Psychology
Is FIFO a Dirty Word?
Linda Hansen, Outback Futures
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM How Do Live4Life and MHFA Create Resilient, Mentally Healthier Rural Communities?
Dr Bronwyn Robson, Mental Health First Aid and Bernard Galbally, Youth Live4Life Ltd
Children’s Experiences of Parents Working Away and Military Families: Co-Creating Resilience Through Research-Based, Free Resources
Dr Marg Rogers, University of New England
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Is My Rural Your Rural? The Importance of Lived Experience Voices in Rural Suicide Research
Charlotte Finlayson, University of Sydney
Co-designing Early Intervention and Prevention Based Mental Health Activities with Rural, Remote and Aboriginal Communities
Joe Hooper, Rural and Remote Mental Health
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Sorry - this session has been cancelled. The Labour Crisis in Animal Agriculture: Links Between Occupational Unwellness and Poor Retention Rates?
Patricia Eats, University of Queensland
Preventing Burnout: Practical Strategies to Build Mental Fitness to Prevent Leaders From ‘Hitting the Wall’
Julie Rowse, Healthy Mind And Soul
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Community Solutions
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Nathan Lee
Open #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Bronwyn Robson
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Inequitable Access to Psychiatric Care
Associate Professor Mathew Coleman, RANZCP
Guiding Rural & Outback Wellbeing through Aquaponics
Matthew Marsh, Gavin Drake, Ursula Ryan, Royal Flying Doctor Service, South Eastern Section
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM Mental Wellbeing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural and Remote Individuals and Communities
Dr Hazel Dalton, University of Newcastle
A Commonwealth of Perpetual Pilots: the Case for Digital Transformation at Scale
Dr Daniel Rock, WA Primary Health Alliance
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM How Should Mental Health Services Engage with Carers and Family?
Professor Darryl Maybery, Monash University
Chuckle and Knuckle Your Way Through Depression
Sandra Batistich, Moving A Head Inc
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


Ballroom C & Virtual via OnAIR
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
Resilient & Empowered Families #2
IN PERSON AND ONLINE l Chair: Dr Rochelle Hine
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM A Systems Model for Understanding How Environmental Changes Impact Mental Health Outcomes Among Rural Queenslanders
Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM The Impact of Aeromedical Services on Seriously Ill Children and their Families in Rural NSW.
Katie McIntyre, University of the Sunshine Coast
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Improving the Mental Health of Rural and Remote Family and Friend Carers Through Disaster Preparedness
Dr Jade Alexander, Carers NSW
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Making Digital Mental Health Resources Work in Your Practice
Dr Genevieve Yates, Black Dog Institute and eMHPrac
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Resilient & Empowered Families #3
IN PERONS AND ONLINE l Chair: Barb Walters
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Suicide First Aid Training for Parents, Teachers and Youth Touchpoints: Implementing a World First for Rural and Remote School Communities
Anthea Jirgens, LivingWorks Australia
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM A Primary Care Approach for Hard to Reach Rural and Remote Men
Owen Catto, The Regional Men's Health Initiative
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM Opportunity and Risk: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Abuse in a Rural and Remote Context
Leonie Burnham, Esafety Commissioner
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


Ballroom B - In Person Only
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
R&R Services
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Nathan Lee
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM An Integrated and Regional Approach to Suicide Prevention and Aftercare
Alison Thorne, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network and Zoe Evans, Wellways
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM Filling the Decades Old Gap for Co-Occurring Mental Health and AOD Clients
Michele Florenza, GrowWA
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM SQRH South-West Paediatric Assessment Clinic: A Service-Learning Pilot Program
Michelle Aniftos, Southern Queensland Rural Health
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Why the Workplace is a Critical Setting to Keeping People Mentally Well
Sheree Lewis, SafeWork NSW
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Service Excellence #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Jennifer Black
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Community Connections: Evidence and Approaches for Supporting Mental Health Through Social Participation
Ingrid Hatfield, Mental Health Australia and Dr JR Baker, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM Complex Trauma: Improving Access in Rural and Remote Areas
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM Equally Well: Showcasing Rural Innovation to Enhance the Physical Health of People with Mental Illness
Lyn English AM
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


Ballroom A - In Person Only
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
Embedding Lived Experience Expertise and Engagement #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Lyn English
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Establishing a Remote Clinical Psychology Practice: A Sole-Practitioner's Journey
Dr Amanda Rogers, Sheoak Clinical Psychology
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM How Do Live4Life and MHFA Create Resilient, Mentally Healthier Rural Communities?
Dr Bronwyn Robson, Mental Health First Aid and Bernard Galbally, Youth Live4Life Ltd
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Is My Rural Your Rural? The Importance of Lived Experience Voices in Rural Suicide Research
Charlotte Finlayson, University of Sydney
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Sorry - this session has been cancelled. The Labour Crisis in Animal Agriculture: Links Between Occupational Unwellness and Poor Retention Rates?
Patricia Eats, University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Community Solutions
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Nathan Lee
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Inequitable Access to Psychiatric Care
Associate Professor Mathew Coleman, RANZCP
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM Mental Wellbeing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural and Remote Individuals and Communities
Dr Hazel Dalton, University of Newcastle
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM How Should Mental Health Services Engage with Carers and Family?
Professor Darryl Maybery, Monash University
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)


Balcony 1+2 - In Person Only
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
Open Topic #1
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Hazel Dalton
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Is FIFO a Dirty Word?
Linda Hansen, Outback Futures
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM Children’s Experiences of Parents Working Away and Military Families: Co-Creating Resilience Through Research-Based, Free Resources
Dr Marg Rogers, University of New England
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Co-designing Early Intervention and Prevention Based Mental Health Activities with Rural, Remote and Aboriginal Communities
Joe Hooper, Rural and Remote Mental Health
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Preventing Burnout: Practical Strategies to Build Mental Fitness to Prevent Leaders From ‘Hitting the Wall’
Julie Rowse, Healthy Mind And Soul
10:35 AM - 11:01 AM
Day 3 - Morning Tea with Exhibitors
Open #2
IN PERSON ONLY l Chair: Dr Bronwyn Robson
11:02 AM - 11:32 AM Guiding Rural & Outback Wellbeing through Aquaponics
Matthew Marsh, Gavin Drake, Ursula Ryan, Royal Flying Doctor Service, South Eastern Section
11:37 AM - 12:07 PM A Commonwealth of Perpetual Pilots: the Case for Digital Transformation at Scale
Dr Daniel Rock, WA Primary Health Alliance
12:12 PM - 12:42 PM Chuckle and Knuckle Your Way Through Depression
Sandra Batistich, Moving A Head Inc
12:42 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 3 - Lunch with Exhibitors
Keynote Session Three
Chair: Barb Walters
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Join us for our final Keynote session

 

1:40pm – 2:10pm

Towards a LGBTQ+ Belonging: What Does It Mean and Look Like?

Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:10pm-2:50pm

The Expertise of Consumers – A Symposium Wrap Up

Panelist - Lotti O'Dea, Evidence and Insight Lead and Youth Advisor, Satellite Foundation

Panelist -Dr Keith Miller, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

Panelist - Dr Clifford Lewis, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University


2:50pm - 3:00pm

Symposium Closing & Prize Draws

Barb Walters, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well Inc (Symposium Chair)



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