You Decide What You’ll Pay To…

 

Attend 5 Days Of Premium Mental Health Professional Development Training, Direct To Your PC….

 

…At The Biggest Collaborative Mental Health Summit Ever Held, Where You’ll Get Access To Over 620-Hours Training…

 

…And Help Raise $30,000.00 For The
Kids Helpline Charity.

 

Dear Practitioner,

 

This is your opportunity to attend something truly unique and valuable.

 

The professional development Super Summit will reshape and revolutionise how Mental Health Professional Development is accessed. It’s an unprecedented event that brings together many of Australia’s leading specialists, training providers and practitioners, culminating in a Professional Development event never before experienced in Australia… or the world.

 

PLUS

 

…you decide how much you want to pay to attend… all of which goes to charity.

 

That’s right!! Have you ever attended a premium quality professional development event where you set the price attendance?

 

 

Access Over 620-Hours Of Professional Development Training Worth In Excess Of $5,000.00 For As Little Or As Much As You Decide

 

Join Over 3,000 Industry Professionals In The Biggest Collaborative Professional Development Forum Ever Held In Australia…

 

It’s An Event Not To Be Missed. And By Attending You’ll Help Raise Over $30,000 For Charity. 

 

Over the 5-days from Monday 23rd February to Friday 27th February, Australia’s leading provider of mental health professional development in collaboration with Australian Counselling Association is hosting the Mental Health OPD Super Summit. It’s a 5-day training extravaganza not to be missed.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll receive:

  • You decide how much you want to donate to attend;
  • 38 live streaming video workshops;
  • Sessions led by leading educators in topical areas;
  • Over 30-hours of video workshops and 620 hours of training courses and resources;
  • All content accessible online via participant-only portal;
  • Highly specialised training in the areas of:
    • Self Harm;
    • Depression and Suicide;
    • Diagnosis and Psychopharmacology;
    • Therapies in Action;
    • Family and Relationships;
    • Business Development; and
    • Children and Adolescents.
  • Full professional development courses;
  • Online chat, eBooks, eCourses, Assessments, Tools, and more;
  • Full access to all content… even for 30-Days after the event;
  • Help raise our target of $30,000 for charity.

 

The Event Brings Together An Unprecedented Collective Of Knowledge In An Easily Accessible Forum… All Accessed In Real Time At Home Or Work On Your PC

 

Let’s face it, ongoing learning presents a challenge. In an ideal world we’d all like to continually develop our knowledge and skills. But the reality is sadly that lifestyle restraints mean we rarely achieve a fraction of the professional development what we’d like to.

 

The geographic limitation of interesting events in our proximity; the prohibitive cost of live events; the intrusive time commitment, all add up to making professional development extremely difficult despite our best intentions.

 

 

Not Any More…

 

The Mental Health Super Summit Is Streamed In Real-Time, Direct To You

 

We’ve removed all boundaries to training.

 

The Mental Health PD Super Summit is streamed direct to your desktop. All you need is an Internet connection and PC to access the most extensive collection of skills and knowledge assembled at one time.

 

And if you can’t attend in real-time, you can access ALL the content for 30-days after the event, at your convenience.

 

If you are unable to attend any of the workshops in ‘real time’ you won’t miss a thing. Everything… videos, workshops, courses, assessments, e-books, articles - even the live chat content - will be available for you to access after the event.

 

 

Here’s A Sneak Peak At Some Of The Content Provided To You Over The 5-Day Summit

 

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Prof. Graham Martin
OAM, MD, MBBS, FRANZCP, DPM

Professor Graham Martin is a member of the National Advisory Board for the Australian ‘LiFe’ Suicide Prevention Strategy. He is also a Life member of Suicide Prevention Australia and received in 2006 the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to psychiatry, the development of child and adolescent services, teaching, and suicide prevention.



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Prof. Diego De Leo
MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP

The winner of several international awards, Professor De Leo is extensively published, with 28 volumes and more than 180 peer-reviewed articles. He sits on the editorial board of eight international journals, and a number of national and international committees. He is also the Director of the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention at Griffith University, Brisbane; and the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention.

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Dr. Nadine Pelling
PhD, MA, BA (Hon Psych)

Nadine Pelling’s qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology (2000, Western Michigan University); a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (1995, Western Michigan University); a Bachelor of Arts (honours) in Psychology (1990, of Western Ontario), a Graduate Certificates in Alcohol and Drug Abuse (1995) and Non-Profit Leadership and Administration (1999), both with the Western Michigan University.

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Prof. Ian Webster
MD

Professor Ian Webster is a physician and Emeritus Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine of the University of New South Wales and Patron of the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia. He is Chair of the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation, National Advisory Council on Suicide Prevention, the NSW Expert Advisory Group on Drugs and Alcohol, Chair of the Governing Council of the Ted Noffs Foundation, a member of the Australian National Council on Drugs, and Chair of the Centres for Primary Health Care and Equity at the University of New South Wales.

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Accrue PD Points With Your Professional Membership Association

 

Ongoing Professional Development is a mandatory requirement for almost every mental health Member Association. Summit events are pre-approved to contribute toward PD Points for numerous Associations.

 

Associations that have not pre-approved events, can be approached on an individual basis and will likely provide approval based on the high quality content and content providers.

 

Pre-approved Associations include:

  • Australian Counselling Association (ACA);
  • Clinical Counsellors Association (CCA);
  • Federation of Victorian Counsellors Inc;
  • Federation of Psychotherapists & Counsellors of Queensland Inc;
  • Professional Counsellors Association of Western Australia Inc;
  • New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC);
  • Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists;
  • Professional Clinical Hypnotherapists of Australia;

* Please note that Associations may have differing reporting and proof of attendance requirements. Please refer directly to your Association for these details.

 

 

Your Registration Fee Goes Directly To Helping Kids In Need

 

All proceeds from the Mental Health Super Summit go to Kids Helpline Charity. Every single cent that’s donated to attend the Super Summit, without deduction, goes directly to helping the kids.  

 

 

With Your Help, Together We Can Raise Over $30,000.00

 

When you register for the Super Summit you decide what registration fee you want to pay. There is no minimum (for the highest quality PD education available). There are no other fees or charges to attend and every cent of your registration fee goes directly to Kids Helpline Charity.

 

We believe that with your help the Mental Health Super Summit can raise over $30,000.00 and help children across the nation lead a happier, safer and more fulfilled life.  

 

Help Us Help The Kids

 

Raising $30,000.00 is an audacious goal. No doubt about it.

 

We need your support and that of industry professionals across the country if we are to reach our target of $30,000.00 for Kids Helpline. We can’t do it alone, we need your help and collaboration.

 

As you can appreciate there is an enormous amount of time, work and effort that goes into putting on an event of this magnitude. Dozens of leading industry professionals from around the nation are giving their time and expertise free of charge to provide you with the highest quality training at only the cost of your donation.

 

These are the same leading trainers and experts that regularly earn thousands of dollars per event. But for you and for charity, they are investing their time pro-bono to give you premium training and raise money for charity.

 

 

You’ll get access to 620-hours of quality training worth well over $5,000.00 for only the cost of your donation.

 

We are sincerely appreciative of the many respected industry identities for sharing their skills and knowledge; and for the wonderful people at Kids Helpline who are providing resources, collaborating with content, and reaching out to their professional networks.

 

But we need YOUR help too!!!!

 

To maximize the exposure of the Mental Health Super Summit we ask you to ‘spread the word’ and ensure this message gets to the inbox of all of your industry friends and colleagues.

 

This is your contribution to the many hours of premium quality training and resources you’ll receive worth thousands of dollars.

 

And we’ve made it extremely easy for you to ‘spread the word’. Simply fill in the registration form and in the space provided put your colleagues name and email address. We’ll do the rest by sending them an invitation to attend the event.  

 

 

Your Good Deed Goes Highly Rewarded

 

So what do you get for your charitable donation?

 

With costs escalating in the last couple of years your training dollar doesn’t usually go far these days. At a traditional professional development event the presenter wouldn’t even clear her throat for a few hundred dollars…

 

…But at the Super Summit you’ll receive thousands of dollars of valuable training and resources over 5 action packed days for the price that you decide.

 

Take a look at the schedule:

 

Please note that this schedule is subject to change

Day 1 - 23/02/09 - Self-Harm, Depression and Suicide

Time Title Presenter
9:00 The Cutting Room Floor Prof. Graham Martin OAM, MD, MBBS, FRANZCP, DPM
09:40 Self Harm & Self Care: Counsellors Playing Monkey In the Middle Dr. Randolph Bowers PhD, Med Counse, GradCertHigherEdu, BA, HMACA, RSACA
11:10 Schema- Focused Therapy: An Integrated Approach to Assessment and Treatment for Patients Who Self Harm Dr John Barletta PhD, MAPS
11:50 The Relationship Between Non-Fatal and Fatal Suicide Behaviours Prof. Diego De Leo MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP
13:20 30min lunch break  
13:50 Counselling Without Self Injury Prof. Graham Martin OAM, MD, MBBS, FRANZCP, DPM
15:00 The Triple S Methodology of Suicide Minimisation Adrian Hellwig M.Com, Btheol, GradDipCounselling, MCCA, CMACA
16:10 Live Chat with Adrian Hellwig Adrian Hellwig M.Com, Btheol, GradDipCounselling, MCCA, CMACA
16:45 Cutting In, Cutting Through – Understanding and Working with Self-Harm Patients Dr Wendy McIntosh RGN, RMHN, Grad Dip. MH, MN
18:10 Recovery Oriented Strategies for Working With People Who Self Injured Margaret McAllister BA Qld., Med Aust. Cath., EdD Qld.UT, RN, MHN, FACMHN, MRCNA
18:45 Self Harmed: Ask the Questions of Survivors You Want Answered Zoe Ferris & Nellie Worringham QBE
19:55 Forum: Panel of 80 carers, experts and individuals on self-harm Prof. De Leo, Assoc. Prof. Webster, McAllister, Self Harmers and Individuals

Day 2 - 24/02/09 - Alcohol and Drugs

Time Title Presenter
10:00 Substance Abuse and Self-Harm Prof. Ian Webster
10:35 Drugs and Alcohol Dr. Nadine Pelling, PhD, MA, BA (Hon Psych)
11:10 Alcohol & Drug use amongst children and adolescents Helen Bailey - Kids Help Line
11:40 The Rise and Rise of Depression in a Competitive, Winner/Loser World. Richard Hill BA (UNE, Linguistics), DipProfCouns
13:00 30min lunch break  
13:30 Live Chat Richard Hill BA (UNE, Linguistics), DipProfCouns
14:10 A Collaborative, Competency-Based Approach to Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Dr. Clive Jones Dipt, DipCouns, BEd, MEd, GradDipPsych, PhD(psych), MAPS
14:55 Live Chat Dr. Clive Jones Dipt, DipCouns, BEd, MEd, GradDipPsych, PhD(psych), MAPS
15:30 Working with Addiction: A Counsellor's Insight (tentative title) Kathleen Casagrande Dip.Prof.Couns., Cert.IV Work. Assess.

Day 3 - 25/02/09 - Therapies in Action, Diagnosis and Psychopharmacology

Time Title Presenter
9:00 Paediatric Bipolar Disorder: a controversial diagnosis Dr. Peter Parry
10:50 Live Chat Dr. Peter Parry
11.25 The Sucessful Role of Natural Therapy in Treatment of Mental Health Issues Janetta Haim BA, M. Litt, ATMS, D&N, VT, ASCH , ACA (affil), ABNLP (affil)
12:50 30min lunch break  
13:20 Shifts happen: Toward a relational approach to mental health Michael Reed BSW, MSW (Clinical), PhD (USyd, Med/Psych), AccMAASW, FMGANZ
14:25 What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)? Mary Sawyer BA, MApp Psych, RN
15:10 Forgiveness In Action Jenny Richards BA, B. Soc. Admin, MSW (AASW)
16:05 The Power of Role Reversal and Psychodramatic techniques Peter Howie BSc, DipComputing, President of ANZPA
16:55 Live Chat Peter Howie BSc, DipComputing, President of ANZPA
17:30 Psychopharmacology and the Counsellor Dr Travis Gee BA(Hons),MA,PhD, MACA(Clin.),Assoc.MAPS
17:55 Counselling Via Email: Ongoing Client Disclosing Sexual Abuse Jean Addison - Kids Help Line

Day 4 - 26/02/09 - Family and Relationships

Time Title Presenter
10:00 All About Kids Helpline Wendy Protheroe - Kids Help Line
10:20 Live Chat Wendy Protheroe - Kids Help Line
10:55 Resilience Coaching: A Psycho-Immunisation Strategy Alison Nipperess BA (Psych)
12:10 30min lunch break  
12:40 Holding Sacred Space: Working with Foster Kids Rebecca Joy - Kids Help Line
13:05 Shared Parenting and the Family Law Act Michael Lynch Accredited Family Law Specialist
13:45 Talking to young people – Techniques for parents Peter Henderson - Kids Help Line
14:15 Relationship Breakdown: Challenges and Strategies Louise Whitehead
15:05 Live Chat Louise Whitehead

Day 5 - 27/02/09 - Children and Adolescents

Time Title Presenter
10:00 Bullying: the Impact and Options for Change Kristina Hollowat - Kids Help Line
10:30 Engaging Involuntary Adolescents: a Facilitated Discussion Kids Help Line Counsellors
11:10 Talking to Adolescents about Sex: Facilitating Rights, Respect and Responsibility Pablo Fernandez - Kids Help Line
11:45 Live Chat Pablo Fernandez - Kids Help Line
12:15 30min lunch break  
12:45 Counselling Children Who've Experienced the Trauma of Abuse Lisa McLean - Kids Helpline
13:15 Male Developmental Stages Michael Sutton - Kids Help Line
14:15 Live Chat Michael Sutton - Kids Help Line
14:50 Working with Depression in Adolescent Males Kerrie Gaelen, Jenni Allen - Kids Help Line
15:30 Closure Chat - ask your questions about the Mental Health Super Summit Summit Team

 

REMEMBER: If You’re Not Able To Attend Live, You Can Access It Later At Your Convenience For A Full 30-Days

 

We’re all about making PD training convenient. So it wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense if you could only access the training live.

 

Once you register you’ll receive a unique username and password to the event. You use these each day to access the live events in real-time, and also to access the content for 30-days after the event.

 

All the content, including all video workshops, will be available to you via your username and password for 30-days after the event.

 

As An Additional Bonus You Get 30-Days Unlimited Access To Hundreds Of Hours Training With Australia’s Leading PD Provider And Sponsor Of This Extraordinary Event

 

A primary collaborator of the Super Summit is Counselling Academy, the leading PD trainer for Mental Health professionals in the country.

 

Counselling Academy has graciously donated dozens of courses and hundreds of hours training for a full 30-days absolutely FREE OF CHARGE. For a full 30-days from your event registration you get unlimited access to ALL Counselling Academy courses (with the same username and password you use to access the Super Summit). At the end of the 30-day free trial period, you don’t need to do a single thing to continue your access. Your membership simply rolls over and your $27 per month ongoing access is initiated. If you don’t want to continue your Counselling Academy membership you simply cancel within the 30 day trial period.

 

 

Here’s A Summary Of What You’ll Receive Over The 5-Day Super Summit

  • 5 days of the highest quality mental health education;
  • Up to 38 live streamed professional workshops;
  • Chat online in real-time to leading professionals in their field;
  • Participate in raising funds for a high need charity;
  • Ongoing (post-event) access to a goldmine of PD content;  
  • 30-days unlimited free access to the largest online PD provider in the country;
  • Participate in the most exciting, audacious training event ever contemplated;
  • Experience first hand the changing face of PD education.

 

 

You Must Act Now To Reserve Your Spot

 

Reserving your spot at the Mental Health Super Summit is easy. It’ll only take about 1-minute and is completely secure. Simply go now to the online registration page. Just fill in your details and nominate your donation amount.

 

You’ll immediately be emailed confirmation of your registration and donation. And you’ll be added to the Summit contact list for updates, including your personal links to the event.

 

Simply register securely here now…

 

Registrations to the Summit are now over.

To find out more information, please email info@mentalhealthsummit.com.au.

Opening Address
by Kids Helpline

 

Workshops by:
  • Prof. Graham Martin
  • Prof. Ian Webster
  • Dr. Randolph Bower
  • Dr. John Barletta
  • Prof. Diego De Leo
  • Adrian Hellwig
  • Dr. Wendy McIntosh
  • Margaret McAllister
  • Dr. Nadine Pelling
  • Dr. Clive Jones
  • Dr. Peter Parry
  • Peter Howie
  • Dr Travis Gee
  • And many more...
Kids Help Line Endorsement
Endorsement