eMHPrac Digital Mental Health Training Workshop - Kalgoorlie
Description
Are you based in WA and looking to strengthen your approach to digital mental health care?
This March, eMHPrac, in partnership with the WA Primary Health Alliance, is delivering free face-to-face presentations across the state. Discover new ways to improve accessibility, enhance patient engagement, and expand guided care options.
Designed for GPs and primary care clinicians, these workshops will help you:
· Confidently integrate digital mental health tools into everyday practice
· Expand access to evidence-based supports for people with mild to moderate mental health concerns
· Strengthen stepped care and suicide prevention pathways
· Access culturally responsive training, including content relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Places are limited so please register your interest now. We will be in touch with venue details.
Our workshops can be claimed for Educational Activities CPD by self-report to RACGP or ACCRM.
Dinner included.
For further information, contact Britt Crowley at britt.crowley@qut.edu.au.
Presented by
Heidi Sturk, Director of eMHPrac
Heidi Sturk is the Director of eMHPrac (e-Mental Health in Practice) at Queensland University of Technology. Heidi is a strategic and collaborative leader who oversees the nationwide development, delivery and evaluation of training and support on digital mental health. She holds a Master of Organisational Psychology and has worked in applied mental health research and workforce training for the last 28 years. Heidi has an in-depth knowledge of the Australian digital mental health sector and serves on several national advisory groups. She champions the safe and evidence-based integration of technology for mental health treatment, support and connection.
David Edwards, Director of WellMob
David Edwards is a Worimi man who grew up on Turrbal/Jagera country and now lives on the Bundjalung lands of northern NSW, where he works at the University of Sydney’s University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH). He is the Director of WellMob, a free platform providing culturally safe social and emotional wellbeing resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. With a background in science and Indigenous health promotion, David is committed to working alongside communities to support the health of country, culture, and community.
Dr Jan Orman
Dr Jan Orman is a GP with extensive experience in using digital mental health tools in patient care. She holds a Masters in Psychological Medicine (CBT) and spent nearly two decades as a facilitator with the Black Dog Institute’s Professional Education Team. Jan’s commitment to practitioner mental health led her to be a founding member and president of the Australian College of (now Society for) Psychological Medicine (ASPM). Jan is passionate about supporting primary care providers to become more confident and skilled in delivering mental health care, thereby enhancing their own wellbeing alongside that of their communities.
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