Lectures & Workshops Archive

See below for a listing of previous lectures and workshops presented by ADAVIC

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• Hoarding problems: Diagnosis and management

Presenter: Professor Mike Kyrios (Clinical Psychologist) 
Date: Wednesday 30th November, 7.30pm
Location: Northcote, VIC

• Empowering your child to deal with school bullying

Presenter: Evelyn Field (Counselling Psychologist and Author)
Date: Wednesday 23rd November, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• Questions & Answers: Child & Adolescent Anxiety and Depression

Presenters: Sally-Anne McCormack (Clinical Psychologist & Mother) and Nicky Johnston (Author & Mother)
Date: Thursday 17th November, 7.30pm
Location: Ashburton, VIC

• It's Your Life: Don't let anxiety and depression rule you out

Presenter: Therese Sheedy (Psychologist)
Date: Tuesday 8th November, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Presenter: Donna Zander (Clinical Social Worker)
Date: Wednesday 26th October, 7.30pm
Location: Northcote, VIC

• Treating Panic Attacks using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 

Presenter: Peter Kyriakoulis (Clinical Psychologist)
Date: Thursday 13th October, 7.30pm
Location: Ringwood, VIC

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 

Presenter: Dr Scott Blair-West (Consultant Psychiatrist)
Date: Tuesday 11th October, 7.30pm
Location: Moorabbin, VIC

• Questions & Answers: Anxiety, Depression and Treatment Options 

Presenters: Dr Sallee McLaren (Clinical Psychologist) & Pauline McKinnon (Psychotherapist)
Date: Tuesday 20th September, 7.30pm
Location: Balwyn, VIC

• School Refusal: An information session

Presenter: Joanne Garfi, Psychologist
Date: Wednesday 7th September, 2.00pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Presenter: Peter Kyriakoulis, Clinical Psychologist & Director of Positive Psychology Clinic & Positive Psychology Wellness Centre
Date: Thursday 1st September, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts: A Mother's Story

Presenter: Nicky Johnston, Mother and Author
Date: Thursday 30th August, 12.30pm
Location: Chelsea Heights, VIC

• Social Phobia: Debilitating symptoms...effective treatments

Presenter: Ruth Rosalion, Clinical Psychologist
Date: Thursday 11th August, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• Stomp out the ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) !

Presenter: Sally-Anne McCormack, Clinical Psychologist & Author
Date: Thursday 21st July, 7.30pm
Location: Box Hill, VIC

• Beyond Benzodiazepines

Presenter: Gwenda Cannard, CEO and co-founder of Reconnexion Inc. (formerly TRANX and PADA)
Date: Thursday 7th July, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• It's your life: Don't let anxiety and depression rule you out

Presenter: Therese Sheedy, Psychologist & Director of Future Directions: Counselling, Consultancy and Training
Date: Thursday 9th June, 7.30pm
Location: Altona, VIC

• Health & Wellbeing: Anxiety and Depression

Presenters: Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author) and Pauline McKinnon (Psychotherapist & Author)
Date: Tuesday 31st May, 11.30am
Location: Chelsea Heights, VIC

• Managing Trauma: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Traumatic Response

Presenter: Peter Horton, Psychologist & CEO of Trauma Centre Australia
Date: Tuesday 3rd May, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

• Anxiety and Depression: Taking the Fear Out of IT

Presenter: Bev Aisbett, Author & Counsellor
Date: Thursday 14th April, 7.30pm
Location: Geelong, VIC

• Don't Panic You Can Overcome Anxiety Without Drugs

Presenter: Dr Sallee McLaren, Clinical Psychologist & Author
Date: Thursday 7th April, 7.30pm
Location: Fitzroy, VIC

• Courage, commitment, calmness and change...

Presenter: Pauline McKinnon, Psychotherapist, Author
Date: Thursday 24th March, 7.30pm
Location: Northcote, VIC

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Compulsive Hoarding

Presenters: Dr Scott Blair-West (Consultant Psychiatrist) and Dr Christopher Mogan (Clinical Psychologist)
Date: Thursday 3rd March, 7.30pm
Location: Kew, VIC

Presenter: Peter Kyriakoulis (Clinical Psychologist)
Date: Thursday 24th February, 7.30pm
Location: Northcote, VIC

• Empowering Your Child to Deal with School Bullying

Presenter: Evelyn Field, Counselling Psychologist & Author
Date: Thursday 17th February, 7.30pm
Location: Moorabbin, VIC

December 2nd 2010:

• Questions & Answers: Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Treatment options - Dr Sallee McLaren & Dr Scott Blair-West

Kew, 7.30pm   

• Hypnotherapy and Ego State Therapy helps relieve Anxiety and Depression  - Julie Madden

Kew, 7.30pm  

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Recovery from trauma: What works! - Dr. Darryl Wade
  

Northcote, 7.30pm   

• Don't Panic: You Can Overcome Anxiety Without Drugs - Dr. Sallee McLaren
  

Altona, 7.30pm    

• School Refusal:  An information session - Joanne Garfi

Altona, 1.00pm     

• Get Over IT! - Finding Release from the Prison of the Past - Bev Aisbett
  

Northcote, 7.30pm   

• Don't Panic: You Can Overcome Anxiety Without Drugs - Dr. Sallee McLaren
  

Ringwood, 7.30pm    

• Separation Anxiety in Children: Origins and Management - Ruth Rosalion

Kew, 1.30pm   

• Positive Psychology and the Pursuit of Happiness - Peter Kyriakoulis

Moorabbin, 7.30pm    

• Don't Panic: You Can Overcome Anxiety Without Drugs - Dr. Sallee McLaren
  

Northcote, 7.30pm    

• Get Over IT! - Finding Release from the Prison of the Past - Bev Aisbett
  

Kew, 7.30pm   

• Parenting Support Strategies: Depression in Adolescents - Professor Nick Allen

Moorabbin, 7.30pm   

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Symptoms, current treatments, and future approaches  - Professor Michael Kyrios

Northcote, 7.30pm   

• Parenting Support Strategies: How Stillness Meditation Can Reduce Anxiety - Francine Cockerill & Kaye Hapokian (qualified Stillness Meditation practitioners)

Prahran, 7.30pm   

• Anxiety and Depression - Taking the fear out of IT  - Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author)

Prahran, 7.30pm   

March 25th 2010:

• How Hypnosis can help Anxiety  - Dr Janet Hall (Clinical Psychologist)

Northcote, 7.30pm    

March 18th 2010:

• Stomp Out the ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts) - Sally-Anne McCormack (Psychologist)

Kew, 7.30pm  

February 27th 2010:

• Depression - Louise Trimble (Clinical Psychologist)
• Social Anxiety Disorder - John Jakupi (Psychologist)
  

Berwick, 1.30pm       

February 24th 2010:

• Parenting Support Strategies - School Refusal - Joanne Garfi (Psychologist)

2009 Lectures

• Mastering Anxiety - Pauline McKinnon (Psychotherapist & Author)
• Beyond Benzodiazepines - Gwenda Cannard (CEO of Reconnexion)

Ringwood, 1.00pm    

• A stress vulnerability model of mental illnesses - including a psychological model of escalating anxiety - Mark Salter (Clinical Psychologist)
• Eva's Persona Journey to Recovery from Anxiety and Depression - Eva Savov-Tancev (ADAVIC representative)

Berwick, 1.30pm   

• Anxiety & Depression - Taking the fear out of IT - Bev Aisbett (Author & Facilitator)
• Social Phobia: Debilitating symptoms...effective treatments! - Ruth Rosalion (Clinical Psychologist)

Roxburgh Park, 12 noon  

August 26th 2009:

• Anxiety & Depression - Taking the fear out of IT - Bev Aisbett (Author & Facilitator)

Moorabbin, 7.00pm       

October 14th 2009:

• Anxiety & Depression - Taking the fear out of IT - Bev Aisbett (Author & Facilitator)
• Trauma Awareness - Shawn Goldberg (Addictions & Trauma Consultant Psychologist)

Altona, 12.30pm  

October 27th 2009:

• Parenting Support Strategies: Managing Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression - Rachel Wickham (Provisional Psychologist) and Jenny Dahlstrom (parent)

Hawthorn, 7pm   

• Happythoughts are Everywhere - Nicky Johnston (Author, Illustrator, Mum)

Cancelled
Ashburton, 1.30pm  

November 21st 2009:

• Happythoughts are Everywhere - Nicky Johnston (Author, Illustrator, Mum)

Cranbourne, 1.30pm   

December 1st 2009:

• Don't panic you can overcome anxiety without drugs - Dr Sallee McLaren (Author & Clinical Psychologist)
• Trauma Awareness - Shawn Goldberg (Addictions & Trauma Consultant Psychologist)

Roxburgh Park, 11.00am  

December 9th 2009:

• Stress Management for Christmas and beyond - Dawn Vincent (Social Worker) & Jane Jeffers (Counsellor)

Cancelled
Hawthorn, 7.30pm    

2010 Workshops

• Working IT Out - a weekend workshop for those who suffer from anxiety - By Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author)

Kew, 10am to 4pm (two days)   

• New Skills for Wellness and Confidence - a personal development course - By Claire Phillips (Yoga and Meditation Teacher) 
  

Balwyn, 10am to 5pm (two days)  

November 6th & 7th 2010:

• Working IT Out - a weekend workshop for those who suffer from anxiety - By Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author)

Balwyn, 10am to 4pm (two days)   

2009 Workshops

August 4th to September 22nd 2009:  

• Tai Chi - 8 Week beginner's course - run by Fiona Biancotto

Kew, 7.30pm to 8.30pm (Tuesday evenings)        

August 22nd 2009:  

• Alternative Therapies in Mental Health - presented by 5 health professionals

Kew, 10am to 4pm       

September 19th 2009:  

• Working IT Out - One Day Workshop - Bev Aisbett (Author & Facilitator)

Kew, 10am to 4pm      

October 3rd 2009: 

• Mastering Anxiety - Learning how to let it go - One Day Workshop - Pauline McKinnon (Psychotherapist & Author) 

Kew, 10am to 4pm       

2010 Professional Development Events

• Professional Development Workshop - Compulsive Hoarding - Dr Chris Mogan (Clinical Psychologist) 

This is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity (7 PD Points - Generalist)

Preston, 9am to 5pm       

• Professional Development Workshop - Treating the Victims of Bullying, Developing Social and Emotional Resilience - Evelyn Field (Psychologist and Author)

This is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity (7 PD Points - Generalist)

Moorabbin, 9am to 5pm      

August 6th 2010: 

• Professional Development Workshop - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Present and Future - Dr Scott Blair-West (Consultant Psychiatrist)
  

This is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity (7 PD Points - Generalist)

Preston, 9am to 5pm       

October 15th 2010: 

• Professional Development Workshop - Living Calm from Stillness: Meditation for the effective relief of stress and anxiety - Pauline McKinnon (Psychotherapist and Author) 

This is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity (6 CPD Hours)

Preston, 10am to 4pm       

November 19th 2010: 

• Professional Development Workshop - Internet Addiction - Sally-Anne McCormack (Clinical Psychologist and Author) 

This is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity (7 CPD Hours)

Preston, 9am to 5pm       

November 30th 2010:

• Working IT Out: Anxiety Management Strategies - By Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author)

Moorabbin, 10am to 4.30pm