Nat Standards for Mental Health Services 2010 – Poster/Video Competition Winners

At the Summer Forum we are currently awarding for the Nat Standards for Mental Health Services 2010 Poster and Video Competition. 39 entries from across Australia three judges are present on the podium Recognition Awards:  (judges selection) (full list of names available soon) Special Campaign Awards – (full list of names avail soon) First Prize [...]

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Douglas Holmes- How Seclusion and Restraint is being addressed at St Vincents Hospital

Speaker: Douglas Holmes Started work in May 2006 at St Vincents I became eligible to be in the ‘bad club’, then got a diagnosis bipolar. It takes about 10.8 years for correct diagnosis. He discusses the fact that when he started in the new role there wasnt a budget for consumer participation.   He then discusses [...]

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John Allan: Something to hold on to: Restraint and Seclusion Reduction in Australia

Speaker: John Allen (NSW Health) “Aim to reduce and where possible eliminate use of secluson and restraint in public mental health services”. Attitudes have not however changed that rapidly even with the work we have done over the past three years.  He discusses the key principles for seclusion and restraint practice (7 principles).    One of [...]

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Ron Diamond: Borderline Personality Disorder – understanding and responding to aggression

Speaker: Ron Diamond Personality Disorder we talk about personality characteristics what is a personality disorder? means it routinely gets them in trouble, its problems in all areas and ongoing and its pervasive there is a stigma around Borderline Personality Disorder more so than other labels such as schizophrenia etc when we look at the DSM [...]

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Penny Coombes and Gavin Adams: Ensuring the bricks and mortar support users’ quality of life and mental health

Chair: Leonie Manns Speakers: Penny Coombes and Gavin Adams Attendees being seated… session will begin soon Starting with Penny Coombes – from The People for Places and Spaces Gavin and I share a passion to get the built environment as supportive as possible. We want to inspire you to make these environments better. Shows a [...]

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Kevin Gournay: NICE guidelines on violence (UK)

Speaker: Kevin Gournay Emeritus Professor, Institute Psych,Kings College, Chartered Psychologist and Registered Nurse Discusses a range of policies here and overseas regarding restraint and seclusion such as: National Standards for MHS 2010 notable is that the MHS reduceds and where possible elimateds the use of restraint and seclusion within all MHS settings and staff are [...]

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