CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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May 28, 2018Peerly Human's Web Series for Power Threat Meaning MonthMay 28, 2018 This online series of mental health awareness events introduces the Power Threat Meaning Framework released earlier this year by the British Psychological Society. All events are online and accessible by computer or telephone. Workshops and mini-retreats feature facilitated discussions on the foundational topics and concepts of the PTM model. Sessions will revolve around several core questions adapted from the PTM materials. |
May 29, 2018Peerly Human's Web Series for Power Threat Meaning MonthMay 29, 2018 This online series of mental health awareness events introduces the Power Threat Meaning Framework released earlier this year by the British Psychological Society. All events are online and accessible by computer or telephone. Workshops and mini-retreats feature facilitated discussions on the foundational topics and concepts of the PTM model. Sessions will revolve around several core questions adapted from the PTM materials. Hearing Voices Group Facilitator TrainingMay 29, 2018 – This four-day Hearing Voices Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain a Hearing Voices group in their area. Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) |
May 30, 2018Peerly Human's Web Series for Power Threat Meaning MonthMay 30, 2018 This online series of mental health awareness events introduces the Power Threat Meaning Framework released earlier this year by the British Psychological Society. All events are online and accessible by computer or telephone. Workshops and mini-retreats feature facilitated discussions on the foundational topics and concepts of the PTM model. Sessions will revolve around several core questions adapted from the PTM materials. Hearing Voices Group Facilitator TrainingMay 30, 2018 – This four-day Hearing Voices Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain a Hearing Voices group in their area. Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) |
May 31, 2018Hearing Voices Group Facilitator TrainingMay 31, 2018 – This four-day Hearing Voices Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain a Hearing Voices group in their area. Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) Deadline to Register for the SSRI/SNRI withdrawal projectMay 31, 2018 N/A There is a consistent body of knowledge that indicates that dose reduction or discontinuation of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) or Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) induces a number of clinical phenomena (i.e., withdrawal or discontinuation syndromes, rebound symptoms, persistent post-withdrawal disorders) both in adults and in children. There have been various definitions as well as diagnostic criteria of these clinical phenomena. In 2015, a comprehensive and new classification of SSRIs/SNRIs withdrawal phenomena was outlined by Chouinard & Chouinard and specific diagnostic criteria were proposed on the basis of the literature and clinical observations, they allow to formulate the diagnosis of three different syndromes: (a) new symptoms, (b) rebound, (c) persistent post-withdrawal disorders. The prevalence of these syndromes is still unknown, due to their very recent definition as well as a lack of diagnostic tools for several years. A semistructured clinical interview, the Diagnostic clinical Interview for Drug Withdrawal 1 – New Symptoms of SSRI and SNRI, also named with the acronym DID-W1, was developed for identifying and differentiating the three withdrawal syndromes mentioned above: (a) new symptoms, (b) rebound, (c) persistent post-withdrawal disorders. The interview has shown excellent inter-rater agreement in a preliminary investigation (Riv Psichiatr in press). The DID-W1 may help diagnosing the clinical phenomena related to SSRI and SNRI discontinuation, their differentiation from relapse, and the potential iatrogenic origin of psychiatric symptoms in clinical practice. Shifting the Narrative on Mental HealthMay 31, 2018 – The conference will focus on ‘shifting the narrative’ on mental health from the psychiatric disease model to the relational/recovery model, and on the challenges that are stacked against that eventuality. The challenges and resistances to progressive change are of an ideological, macro-economic nature guaranteeing a protracted and difficult struggle for recovery advocates. We have invited a slate of exceptional thinkers to examine the economic motivations and the ideologies behind the opposition to recovery transformation, to consider the intergenerational and socio-economic roots of ‘mental illness’, and to offer positive perspectives on working for social change/justice within mental health and throughout society. |
June 1, 2018Hearing Voices Group Facilitator TrainingJune 1, 2018 – This four-day Hearing Voices Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain a Hearing Voices group in their area. Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 1, 2018 N/A  Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
The Mental Health Act Review and Institutional RacismJune 1, 2018 – Suman Fernando, former consultant psychiatrist in the NHS and a member of ROTA, is the author of the Institutional Racism in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology: Race Matters in Mental Health, launched in January 2018. The book explores the deep roots of racism in psychiatry and psychology, to examine how institutional racism affects mental health services. A conference on June 1st at University of East London campus hosted by UEL (University of East London) and ROTA (Race on the Agenda) will showcase ways of counteracting institutional racism in mental health services by promoting culture-change in professional practice and safeguarding human rights of people who use mental health services or are caught up in the mental health system. The day will feature talks, workshops / panels for professionals and users / survivors of the mental health system on ways of counteracting institutional racism in mental health services. Topics will include possible changes in legislation (including the Mental Health Act) and the models used in psychiatry and psychology, so that services would face up to the problems arising from institutional racism, such as deprivation of liberty(through excessive sectioning), over-use of psychotropic drugs for control of racialised groups and unethical use of psychological and psychiatric categorisation. For further enquiries please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] |
June 2, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 2, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
Hearing Voices Group Facilitator TrainingJune 2, 2018 – This long-requested two-day training is for people interested in starting their own Hearing Voices Support Group. Participants will:
1) Learn about the global Hearing Voices Movement
2) Explore concrete empowerment-based strategies for supporting voice-hearers
3) Receive all they need to start their own Hearing Voices group
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June 3, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 3, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
Hearing Voices Group Facilitator TrainingJune 3, 2018 – This long-requested two-day training is for people interested in starting their own Hearing Voices Support Group. Participants will:
1) Learn about the global Hearing Voices Movement
2) Explore concrete empowerment-based strategies for supporting voice-hearers
3) Receive all they need to start their own Hearing Voices group
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June 4, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 4, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
Is My "Mental Disorder" An Act? Social Construction or a Science of RaceJune 4, 2018 – Following on from two previous conferences into how whiteness and race equality into research into diagnosis and practice can lead to a co-production than can effectively challenge the definition of ‘mental disorder’ in terms of the current review of the 1983/2007 Mental Health Act.
The focus is on how survivors, practitioners and researchers across the colour line can produce a definition that addresses equality in the mental health legislation in the areas of access, detention, and discharge from a new perspective to coproduction.
Is My "Mental Disorder" An Act? Social Construction or a Science of Race |
June 5, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 5, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
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June 6, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 6, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
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June 7, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 7, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
Postgraduate Medical Humanities ConferenceJune 7, 2018 The Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference will return in June 2018 for its fifth consecutive year. Over the last four years it has steadily flourished, bringing together an international community of medical humanities researchers, and showcasing the vitality and diversity of current research in the field. The conference provides a welcoming and stimulating environment for postgraduate researchers to share their insights and expertise, and opportunities to network with academics within and across disciplinary boundaries. |
June 8, 2018Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Teacher Training RetreatJune 8, 2018 N/A Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in our first annual teacher training retreat.
Postgraduate Medical Humanities ConferenceJune 8, 2018 The Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference will return in June 2018 for its fifth consecutive year. Over the last four years it has steadily flourished, bringing together an international community of medical humanities researchers, and showcasing the vitality and diversity of current research in the field. The conference provides a welcoming and stimulating environment for postgraduate researchers to share their insights and expertise, and opportunities to network with academics within and across disciplinary boundaries. Turn Up the Volume: Women's Mental Health Network LaunchJune 8, 2018 A live music and poetry event, Turn Up the Volume, will launch the Women's Mental Health Network (WMHN).
Turn Up The Volume will be a display of brilliant female voices who all want to see a change in the mental health system.
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June 17, 2018National ADA SymposiumJune 17, 2018 The National ADA Symposium is the premier conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over the past 20 years,we have earned the reputation as the most comprehensive training event available on the ADA and disability related laws. The National ADA Symposium provides the latest information on ADA regulations and guidelines, implementation strategies, and best practices. The Symposium offers a range of sessions to meet the diverse needs of attendees, from presentations covering basic content for novices to dynamic,interactive sessions designed specifically for attendees with years of experience and ADA expertise. The National ADA Symposium is a project of the ADA National Network (ADANN). ADANN is made up of ten regional centers that provide information, guidance and training on how to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.” |
June 18, 2018National ADA SymposiumJune 18, 2018 The National ADA Symposium is the premier conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over the past 20 years,we have earned the reputation as the most comprehensive training event available on the ADA and disability related laws. The National ADA Symposium provides the latest information on ADA regulations and guidelines, implementation strategies, and best practices. The Symposium offers a range of sessions to meet the diverse needs of attendees, from presentations covering basic content for novices to dynamic,interactive sessions designed specifically for attendees with years of experience and ADA expertise. The National ADA Symposium is a project of the ADA National Network (ADANN). ADANN is made up of ten regional centers that provide information, guidance and training on how to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.” Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator TrainingJune 18, 2018 – This three-day Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain an Alternatives to Suicide group in their area. Monday, June 18 through Wednesday, June 20, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) Third International Housing First ConferenceJune 18, 2018 Working in Housing First. Breaking the cycle of homelessness trough empowerment and community integration.The Conference will take place on June 18th and 19th 2018 in Padova (Italy) We invite practitioners, service providers, policy makers, researchers, scholars, and, importantly, service users, to submit a proposal to present at the Conference. We aim to create a richly diverse agenda of a variety of types of sessions through which we can facilitate knowledge transfer not only across national borders, but also across the scholar - practitioner, practitioner - policy maker, and service user - service provider borders. The aim of this Conference is to share knowledge about research, practice, policy and activism and promote the international dissemination and sustainment of Housing First programmes. Invited speakers:
The purpose of this conference is to explore the changes in homeless services. |
June 19, 2018National ADA SymposiumJune 19, 2018 The National ADA Symposium is the premier conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over the past 20 years,we have earned the reputation as the most comprehensive training event available on the ADA and disability related laws. The National ADA Symposium provides the latest information on ADA regulations and guidelines, implementation strategies, and best practices. The Symposium offers a range of sessions to meet the diverse needs of attendees, from presentations covering basic content for novices to dynamic,interactive sessions designed specifically for attendees with years of experience and ADA expertise. The National ADA Symposium is a project of the ADA National Network (ADANN). ADANN is made up of ten regional centers that provide information, guidance and training on how to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.” Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator TrainingJune 19, 2018 – This three-day Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain an Alternatives to Suicide group in their area. Monday, June 18 through Wednesday, June 20, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) Third International Housing First ConferenceJune 19, 2018 Working in Housing First. Breaking the cycle of homelessness trough empowerment and community integration.The Conference will take place on June 18th and 19th 2018 in Padova (Italy) We invite practitioners, service providers, policy makers, researchers, scholars, and, importantly, service users, to submit a proposal to present at the Conference. We aim to create a richly diverse agenda of a variety of types of sessions through which we can facilitate knowledge transfer not only across national borders, but also across the scholar - practitioner, practitioner - policy maker, and service user - service provider borders. The aim of this Conference is to share knowledge about research, practice, policy and activism and promote the international dissemination and sustainment of Housing First programmes. Invited speakers:
The purpose of this conference is to explore the changes in homeless services. Suitcases in the AtticJune 19, 2018 – When Willard Psychiatric Center in rural New York closed in 1995, more than 400 patients’ suitcases were discovered in an abandoned attic. This presentation uses photos of suitcase contents, the suitcase owners, and material from hospital records to depict the lives of some of the suitcase owners in all their complexity and individuality. The suitcases’ contents -letters, diaries, photographs, personal mementos - speak to aspirations and accomplishments, and also to loss and isolation. The experiences of the suitcase owners raise questions about the history of psychiatry and the state of public mental health services today. |
June 20, 2018National ADA SymposiumJune 20, 2018 The National ADA Symposium is the premier conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over the past 20 years,we have earned the reputation as the most comprehensive training event available on the ADA and disability related laws. The National ADA Symposium provides the latest information on ADA regulations and guidelines, implementation strategies, and best practices. The Symposium offers a range of sessions to meet the diverse needs of attendees, from presentations covering basic content for novices to dynamic,interactive sessions designed specifically for attendees with years of experience and ADA expertise. The National ADA Symposium is a project of the ADA National Network (ADANN). ADANN is made up of ten regional centers that provide information, guidance and training on how to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.” Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator TrainingJune 20, 2018 – This three-day Alternatives to Suicide Group Facilitator training is intended for anyone interested in helping to start or sustain an Alternatives to Suicide group in their area. Monday, June 18 through Wednesday, June 20, 9:30am to 4:30pm This training is free to Massachusetts residents. (There is a $100 fee for anyone coming from out-of-state, although this fee can be waived upon request and based on need.) |
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June 24, 2018Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training ConvergenceJune 24, 2018 N/A Doors To Wellbeing is hosting a training educational peer convergence. This unique concept will create a regional mental health consumer education network for all current and future peer specialists. The convergence will hold distinct training tracks. The results will create a large group of peer specialists who will have areas of expertise which they, in turn, can share with other peer specialists in their regions. All participants will come together daily to share what they have learned and to develop strategies to bring their knowledge and skills to their colleagues. Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training Convergence Voices for Choices: Organizing to End Forced Psychiatric Treatment (Webinar)June 24, 2018 – In this webinar, the first of a series, panelists David Oaks, Jim Gottstein, and Emily Cutler will present an overview of the psychiatric survivor’s movement, the rewards and challenges of activism, and strategies for uniting and going forward.
This webinar will help you:
• Increase your ability to connect with potential allies and peers.
• Acquire tools and training to become a more effective activist and/or advocates.
• Obtain follow-up mentorship from an established activist/leaders.
Voices for Choices: Organizing to End Forced Psychiatric Treatment (Webinar) |
June 25, 2018Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training ConvergenceJune 25, 2018 N/A Doors To Wellbeing is hosting a training educational peer convergence. This unique concept will create a regional mental health consumer education network for all current and future peer specialists. The convergence will hold distinct training tracks. The results will create a large group of peer specialists who will have areas of expertise which they, in turn, can share with other peer specialists in their regions. All participants will come together daily to share what they have learned and to develop strategies to bring their knowledge and skills to their colleagues. Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training Convergence |
June 26, 2018Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training ConvergenceJune 26, 2018 N/A Doors To Wellbeing is hosting a training educational peer convergence. This unique concept will create a regional mental health consumer education network for all current and future peer specialists. The convergence will hold distinct training tracks. The results will create a large group of peer specialists who will have areas of expertise which they, in turn, can share with other peer specialists in their regions. All participants will come together daily to share what they have learned and to develop strategies to bring their knowledge and skills to their colleagues. Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training Convergence Second UK Mental Disability Law ConferenceJune 26, 2018 N/A  Mental disability law (including both mental health law and mental capacity law) in the UK has come into its own in recent years, and there is now a wide range of researchers active in the field, in a variety of disciplines, along with people with lived experience.
It is expected that half the presenters at plenary sessions will be people with lived experience of mental health/mental disability services. It is also hoped that at least one fifth of the delegates to the conference will have such lived experience.
What Works in the Workplace: Making Mental Health SustainableJune 26, 2018 – This year’s Mindful Employer conference will give employers advice and guidance on how to embed positive mental health into the workplace and create sustainable employee wellbeing. Be part of challenging perceptions about mental health within your organisation, look at the different ways you can start your journey and develop good practice further. This event has been made possible by Leeds City Council funding and is not your usual conference; we’ll be having fun and interactive wellbeing activities, along with keynote sessions, employer led workshops and lived experience stories. At the end of the day you’ll have practical advice to take away and put into context within your own organisation. What Works in the Workplace: Making Mental Health Sustainable |
June 27, 2018Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training ConvergenceJune 27, 2018 N/A Doors To Wellbeing is hosting a training educational peer convergence. This unique concept will create a regional mental health consumer education network for all current and future peer specialists. The convergence will hold distinct training tracks. The results will create a large group of peer specialists who will have areas of expertise which they, in turn, can share with other peer specialists in their regions. All participants will come together daily to share what they have learned and to develop strategies to bring their knowledge and skills to their colleagues. Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training Convergence Second UK Mental Disability Law ConferenceJune 27, 2018 N/A Mental disability law (including both mental health law and mental capacity law) in the UK has come into its own in recent years, and there is now a wide range of researchers active in the field, in a variety of disciplines, along with people with lived experience.
It is expected that half the presenters at plenary sessions will be people with lived experience of mental health/mental disability services. It is also hoped that at least one fifth of the delegates to the conference will have such lived experience.
We Deserve to Bask in the LightJune 27, 2018 Celebrate the launch of Sweat Stains Issue Two: We Deserve to Bask in the Light, a zine of anonymous and authored stories about disability. Several Disability Rights Advocates working to bring attention to disability and its intersections will join in conversation for a live podcast recording. All proceeds of the event and zine will be donated to INCLUDEnyc, a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide young people with disabilities and their families the knowledge, confidence, and skills they need to make informed decisions and effectively access and navigate systems. Repair the World is wheelchair accessible with accessible bathrooms and a sign language interpreter provided/available upon request. The space can be reached by the 2, 3, 4, 5, and LIRR trains at the Nostrand Avenue station. The event and zine are Pay What You Can because #accessibility, but we have some suggestions: |
June 28, 2018Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training ConvergenceJune 28, 2018 N/A Doors To Wellbeing is hosting a training educational peer convergence. This unique concept will create a regional mental health consumer education network for all current and future peer specialists. The convergence will hold distinct training tracks. The results will create a large group of peer specialists who will have areas of expertise which they, in turn, can share with other peer specialists in their regions. All participants will come together daily to share what they have learned and to develop strategies to bring their knowledge and skills to their colleagues. Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training Convergence Symposium on Mind - Body - ViolenceJune 28, 2018 Defining, researching and understanding the concept of ‘violence’ is challenging and contested. At the centre of debates around violence is the enduring problematic of a mind/body dualism. Ongoing developments in the fields of disability studies, the health humanities, illness studies, and violence studies place conversations about mind and body at the centre of their disciplines; in part, this symposium seeks to address some of the following questions: What is the effect of bodily violence on the mind? How do we categorise and understand the intersections of body and mind through the experiences of violence? What can the emerging field of health humanities offer to understandings of mind-body-violence? This one-day symposium will provide an engaging and innovative forum in which to explore and interrogate intersections between violence, mind, and body. Attendance is free, but limited to 25-30 delegates, which we hope will draw from a wide range of working scholars, graduate students, and non-scholars with interest in the topic. We invite contributions from a range of disciplinary perspectives allied to health humanities (e.g. literature, drama, history, gender studies, sociology, and anthropology) who are interested in violence and how this intersects with wider understandings of what Margaret Price, among others, suggests calling “bodyminds.” The day will be organised around a series of workshops and roundtable discussions; as such, attendees will not present formal work but will rather be a part of what we hope is an cross-disciplinary investigation of the body, mind, and violence. |
June 29, 2018Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training ConvergenceJune 29, 2018 N/A Doors To Wellbeing is hosting a training educational peer convergence. This unique concept will create a regional mental health consumer education network for all current and future peer specialists. The convergence will hold distinct training tracks. The results will create a large group of peer specialists who will have areas of expertise which they, in turn, can share with other peer specialists in their regions. All participants will come together daily to share what they have learned and to develop strategies to bring their knowledge and skills to their colleagues. Doors to Wellbeing Regional Consumer Leadership Training Convergence |
June 30, 2018"Happy Heads" - A Mental Health EventJune 30, 2018 – This event is for everyone and all about promoting positive mental health and open to anybody who has suffered from mental health problems, who cares for somebody who struggles or people interested in being educated in how to overcome mental health problems through a balanced lifestyle. We aim to empower people who have suffered mental health, celebrate gifts and not labels, and educate in prevention, recovery and maintenance. At this year’s Happy Heads event, there will be:
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