Open Leaves Books

May & June 2012 - Kids Matter and mindmatters proudly present

POSITIVE SCHOOLS 2012 Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference - EYES WIDE OPEN

The two day conference will feature a one day masterclass and a main conference day featuring inspirational speakers and inteactive workshops.

The conference will focus on:
- Meeting the experts with the answers
- Answering the questions that matter
- Presenting solutions that make a difference
- Featuring evidence based workshops that work
- Making the right choice

Dates & Locations:
FREMANTLE - The Esplanade Hotel
24 - 25 May 2012
BRISBANE - The Brisbane Convention Centre
7 - 8 June 2012
MELBOURNE - The Melbourne Convention Centre
14 - 15 June 2012

To Register:
http://www.positiveschools.com.au/index.html

June & July 2012 - Generation Next and Healthed proudly present

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE 2012

A unique multi-disciplinary education day featuring a wide variety of leading experts with authoritative, up to date and practical information on working with young people to support emotional, social, mental and physical wellbeing.

The seminar will focus on a variety of topics including:
- Drugs and Alcohol
- The Developing Brain
- Porn
- Cyberbullying
- Mental Health of Girls/Promoting Positivity
- Depression/Gifted Children/Emotional Crises
- Meditation
- Violent Video Games
- Dysfunctional Families

Dates & Locations:
GOLD COAST - Princeton Room, Bond University
1 June 2012
SYDNEY - Wesley Conference Centre, Pitt Street, Sydney
20 July 2012

To Register:
www.generationnext.com.au

June 2012 - THE AUSTRALIAN CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION proudly presents

A workshop with DR ED TRONICK on Stress, resilience and infant mental health: Understanding the lifespan implications of social-emotional development and self-regulatory processes in normal and compromised children

Dr Tronick is a developmental and clinical psychologist and is recognized internationally as a researcher on infants, children and parenting. In this workshop he will discuss his influential research and writing on the neurobehavioral and social-emotional development of infants and children. He will also present his Mutual Regulation Model, Dyadic State of Consciousness and the "Still Face Paradigm" which have revolutionised the field's understanding of infant emotional capacities.

Dr Tronick's book Neurobehavioural and Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Children will be available for sale at the workshop venue, or buy online now.

The seminar will examine the following topics in detail:
- Infants' meaning making
- Cold dynamics and hot mental life
- The Still Face Paradigm
- The mutual regulation model
- Stress and failed reparations
- The emergence of resilience
- Implications for therapy with children, adolescents and adults
- The development of effective early intervention

Dates & Locations:
SYDNEY - Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre, Darling Harbour
Monday 18 June 2012
BRISBANE - Mercure Brisbane, North Quay
Wednesday 20 June 2012
MELBOURNE - Sofitel Melbourne, Collins Street
Monday 25 June 2012

To Register:
The Australian Childhood Foundation

June & July 2012 - DR BILL O'HANLON presents

A two day workshop on Effective Therapy Approaches for Depression, Anxiety, Panic and Phobias - OUT OF THE BLUE AND BEYOND THE INVISIBLE FENCE

Delivered with clarity, humour and an eye toward practical application you can use right away, the objectives for this workshop include:

- List new understandings of depression and its treatment
- Implement six innovative strategies for relieving depression
- Challenge prevailing models of treatment for depression
- List ten effective ways of treating anxiety and phobias
- Use physiologically and neurologically-oriented approaches to resolving phobias
- Differentiate fears of physical danger from emotional/psychological fears

Dates & Locations:
MELBOURNE - Royce Hotel
Wed 27 & Thurs 28 June 2012
BYRON BAY - a condensed 1 day version of the workshop
Monday 2 July 2012

To Register:
www.kassanevents.com

July 2012 - Griffith University proudly presents

MISSING PEOPLE: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS CONFERENCE

This two day Conference brings together and builds connections across the groups of people, organisations and agencies concerned about missing people and the implications for families, communities and organisations when someone is missing.

Key themes for the conference will include:
- definitional and ethical issues
- specific groups at risk
- research
- policy and service delivery frameworks.

Dates:
5 - 6 July 2012

Location:
Griffith University Logan Campus, University Drive, Meadowbrook, Queensland

To Register:
Missing People Conference

June 2012 - The Federation of Psychotherapists & Counsellors of Queensland Inc proudly presents

FPCQ 2012 Trauma Conference - OUT OF THE BLUE: SURVIVE and THRIVE with Keynote Speaker BILL O'HANLON

This conference will provide opportunities for therapists, mental heath professionals, educators, emergency services volunteers, allied health profesionals and communities to identify the signs of trauma and learn a variety of practical strategies and tools to assist in the trauma recovery process of their communities and clients, enabling individuals not only to survive but to thrive and reinvest in life.

Date:
Thurs 28 - Sat 30 June 2012

Location:
Brisbane International Virginia Palms

To Register:
http://www.fpcq.asn.au/conferences.php

July 2012 - The Australian Psychological Society proudly presents

Building the Best Brains: How Neuroscience Informs Learning - Translating Research into Practice with DONNA NITSCHKE

Donna's presentation will cover the central concepts coming out of neuroscience research in relation to learning, including brain plasticity, senstive periods and homeostasis. She will draw on the work of Carol Dweck and Barbara Fredrickson in the emotional realm, and will discuss research on sleep, particularly its effects on the teenage brain. Emerging issues, inclduing changes in brain wiring due to high levels of trauma/abuse or to technological input will alo be considered. Donna will provide an overview of how information from all these sources is being used in schools in the USA and the UK.

Date:
Friday 13 July 2012

Location:
New Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Grey Street, South Brisbane

To Register:
http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/cedp/