Webinars & Presentations

GUEST SPEAKER 1:

Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience – Thompson Institute.

The Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience – Thompson Institute was established by the University of the Sunshine Coast as a hub for world-class mental health research, teaching and clinical services. The Thompson Institute pioneers a unique operating model that integrates clinical services, advocacy, research and education. The result is the fast translation of research breakthroughs into education and practice, contributing to the Institute’s mission to improve outcomes for people experiencing mental illness and find preventions and cures.

Opening in 2018, the Institute is already at the forefront of research for some of Australia’s most pressing mental health issues, including suicide prevention, healthy brain ageing and dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder and youth mental health. The Institute and its people are community-focused and believe partnerships with government and industry and the participation of businesses and the general public in education, research and advocacy are vital to the improvement of mental health on the Sunshine Coast and beyond.

Learn about opportunities the Thompson Institute has for young people and educators  – pdf

GUEST SPEAKER 2:

Senior Education Consultant, Townsville: Be You, headspace Schools

Be You promotes mental health and wellbeing and offers future and current educators and learning communities evidence-based online professional learning, complemented by a range of tools and resources to turn learning into action. Be You empowers educators, helping them to develop valuable mental health skills and knowledge, while also providing an effective model for implementing a whole-learning community approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Be You vision is that every learning community is positive, inclusive and resilient – a place where every child, young person, educator and family can achieve their best possible mental health. Beyond Blue was appointed to lead the creation and rollout of Be You, a national mental health in education initiative, by the Australian Government in June 2017.

Listen to Johanna Griggs, one of the Directors of Beyond Blue explain Be You.

Working with students with a disability or mental health condition who are considering tertiary studies? Get up-to-date information on the changes going forward.  Presenters: Representative – TAFE Queensland Disability Support Officers Network, Chair – Disability Liaison Officer Queensland Universities, Representative – Queensland Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT); Careers Counsellor – South West TAFE.

Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET).  https://www.adcet.edu.au/

ADCET provides information, advice and resources to disability practitioners, academics, teachers and students on inclusive practices within the post-secondary education sector

Queensland Human Rights Commission.  qhrc.qld.gov.au

What does the Queensland Human Rights Act mean to the school, vocational and higher education sectors