Fwd:Mental health & deafness symposium

[Adam Schembri]

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> >> Please can you forward the following information to anyone you think
>may be interested, nationally or internationally. If you subscribe to any
>email discussion 'lists', I would appreciate you posting the information on
>the list. We're trying to get the word out as far as possible!
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> >> We're trying to attract people who are planning to come to the
>International Congress of the Education of the Deaf which begins on 10th
>July at the same venue, not necessarily just mental health professionals.
> >>
> >> Thanks very much!
> >>
> >> Jemina Napier
> >>
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> >> International Symposium on Mental Health - Deaf Children & Youths
> >>
> >> SATURDAY 8th JULY, 2000
> >>
> >> Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia
> >>
> >> Organised by the Australian Contact Group on Mental Health & Deafness
> >> (CGMHD)
> >>
> >> Program of the day
> >>
> >> 8.15 Registration
> >>
> >> 9.00 - 9.30 Opening of symposium. The Minister for Health
> >> Hon C J Knowles MP
> >>
> >> 9.30 - 10.30 Keynote address Dr Peter Hindley
> >> Common disorders, assessment and treatment.
> >>
> >> 10.30 - 11.00 Initiatives in Europe. Prof. Lars von der Leith
> >>
> >>
> >> 11.00 - 11.30 MORNING TEA
> >>
> >> 11.30 - 12.00 Deaf children seen at Rivendell Child & Adolscent
>Service. Dr Catherine Wiltshire & Mr Andy Cornes.
> >>
> >> 12.00 - 12.30 The National Mental Health Review Project. Ms Kate
>Chivers & Ms Kim Kavanagh.
> >>
> >> 12.30 - 13.30 LUNCH
> >>
> >> 13.30 - 14.00 Understanding language and cognition of deaf learners.
>Prof. Marc Marschark.
> >>
> >> 14.00 - 14.30 Autism and Deafness. Dr David Dossiter.
> >>
> >> 14.30 - 15.00 AFTERNOON TEA
> >>
> >> 15.00 - 15.30 Deaf mental health services in New Zealand. Ms Victoria
>Manning.
> >> >> 15.30 - 16.00 Overview of services for the Assocation of the Deaf in
>Leiden, The Netherlands. Prof. Tiejo van Gent
> >> >>
> >> 16.00 - 16.20 An Anglo-Dutch collaborative study: developing a clinical
>dataset. Dr Peter Hindley & Assoc.Prof. Tiejo van Gent.
> >> >> 16.20 - 16.35 Conclusions. Prof. Lars von der Leith.
> >>
> >> 16.35 - 17.00 Interpreters debriefing meeting.
> >>
> >>
> >> The Presenters
> >>
> >> Dr Peter Hindley: Director of the Deaf Child & Family Service,
>London,UK; an inpatient, outpatient and community service for deaf children
>and families. He has researched and published in the area of mental health
>of deaf children and is co-editor with Nick Kitson of the book 'Mental
>Health and Deafness' (Wharr's, London).
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> >> Professor Lars von der Leith: President of the European Society for
>Mental Health and Deafness (ESMHD). Professor of Psychology, University of
>Copenhagen, Denmark.
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> >> Professor Marc Marschark: Founding Director of the Centre for Research,
>Teaching and Learning at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, New
>York, USA. A leading authority on the relationship between language and
>learning in deafness.
> >>
> >> Associate Professor Tiejo van Gent: Consultant psychiatrist and cluster
>manager, De Vlier House, Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, The
>Netherlands. Associate Professor, University of Leiden.
> >>
> >> Dr David Dossiter: Head of Department of Psychological Medicine, New
>Children's Hospital, Westmead (Sydney), Australia. An authority in
developmental disability and autistic spectrum.
> >>
> >> Dr Catherine Wiltshire: Staff specialist (child and adolescent
>psychiatrist) at Rivendell, Sydney Australia, where she is the Director of
>the Early Psychosis Intervention Program. She has six years experience
>working with deaf families.
> >>
> >> Mr Andy Cornes: Social worker at Rivendell, Sydney Australia. Holds an
>M.A in Deaf Studies from the University of Durham, UK. He has twelve years
>experience in the area.
> >>
> >> Ms Victoria Manning: Ms Holds an M.A in Mental Health Counselling from
>Gallaudet University, USA. The first Deaf mental health professional in New
>Zealand.
> >>
> >> Ms Kim Kavanagh: Deaf project worker with 'Step by Step', the National
>Mental Health Education Project for Young Deaf People, in Australia.
> >>
> >> Ms Kate Chivers: Project worker with 'Step by Step', the National
>Mental Health Education Project for Young Deaf People, in Australia.
> >>
> >> Accessibility
> >>
> >> The Sydney convention centre is wheelchair accessible. A hearing loop
>and sign language interpretating will be provided. The conference languages
>are: English, Auslan (Australian Sign Language) and International Sign.
> >>
> >> Registration and payment
> >>
> >> Registration includes full day's proceedings, morning and afternoon
>tea, and lunch.
> >>
> >> COST (inclusive of GST)
> >> Standard registration: $AU 110
> >> Consumer/ student: $AU 55
> >>
> >> For further enquiries or a registration form, please contact:
> >>
> >> Mr Andy Cornes/ Dr Catherine Wiltshire
> >> Rivendell Child, Adolscent & Family Unit
> >> Hospital Road
> >> Concord West, NSW 2137
> >> Australia
> >> Fax no: ++ 612 9743 6264
> >> Tel (voice): ++ 612 9736 2288
> >> Email: andycornes at hotmail.com
> >>
> >> Payment by cheque or international bankdraft in Australian dollars
>only, payable to 'Deaf Society of New South Wales'.
> >>
> >>
> >
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