🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Ilona Morrison shares insights from a co-planned consumer feedback session!
Consumers highlighted the importance of social connection in group programs, affirming their value in mental health care. Feedback informs ongoing service improvements💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Juwairiyya Paruk explores the lived experiences of partners of people with bipolar I disorder.
Partners face challenges in occupational engagement, influenced by psychosocial stressors & supports. A call to broaden OT’s focus beyond direct clients. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Shameera Osman explores OT’s role in sensory modulation during birth!
Sensory-focused interventions empower mums to manage pain, stress, & birth decisions. OTs bring valuable tools to the perinatal journey, enhancing care outcomes. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Michelle Ramm shares insights on adult mental health hubs!
These community-based hubs offer compassionate, needs-driven care through transdisciplinary teams. OTs play a vital role in shaping support & sustaining collaborative practices. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Jasmin Watson explores OT’s role in eating disorder treatment!
Sensory & interoceptive approaches help address functional impairments and body awareness. A client-centered framework fosters recovery and engagement in daily life. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Melissa Aguey-Zinsou shares insights on the Strengths Model of Case Management!
Consumer experiences highlight the value of relationships, strengths-based planning, & recovery-focused goals. Practical suggestions aim to enhance community mental health care💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Amy Hawke explores the impact of sensory modulation rooms in psychiatric intensive care units!
SMRs reduce restrictive practices & promote self-regulation. Insights highlight barriers, facilitators, & potential for practice change in acute settings. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Louise Hanna shares insights on building OT capacity for NDIS participants with psychosocial disabilities!
A Community of Practice fosters learning, confidence, & collaboration—enhancing care quality for participants. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Nicola Hancock highlights the power of co-design in mental health!
Through participatory labs, co-designers shaped the DRIV-R app, sharing experiences that improved safety, influence, & impact. Key insights to enhance collaborative research. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Alex Kearney discusses a Sensory Modulation CoP!
A community of practice fosters knowledge sharing, evaluation, & research in sensory interventions. Key themes: individualised care, consumer stories, & occupational outcomes. Promoting research culture in mental health💡
🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Amanda Greaves tackles risk & ethics in mental health private practice
With the rise of NDIS, OTs face challenges like financial pressures, ethical dilemmas, & supervision gaps. Amanda shares strategies to ensure safe, ethical care in this evolving sector💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Michelle Hegarty shares insights on peer-led dual diagnosis groups!
Through codesign, a tool was developed to measure meaningful engagement, highlighting peer support’s impact on belonging & recovery for mental health & AOD challenges. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Danielle Staltari presents a sensory tool for youth justice!
Developed with young people at Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, this tool helps staff support self-regulation through trauma-informed, person-centred care. A breakthrough for #OT in justice settings💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Arabella Hely explores OT's role in primary mental health care!
OTs offer unique contributions to prevention & early intervention, yet barriers limit access. Greater clarity & research needed to expand OT’s impact in this vital setting. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Natalie Newman introduces graphic facilitation!
This creative approach captures consumer & carer voices visually, breaking literacy barriers & fostering inclusion in service design. A powerful tool for mental health reform. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Lorrae Mynard explores patient experiences with occupational formulation!
This collaborative approach highlights the value of patient voices in therapy planning, offering insights to strengthen practice & goal setting in mental health care. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Eleanor Guinn reviews sensory modulation in mental health care!
These approaches reduce distress, improve mood, & enhance life satisfaction for consumers. Further research is needed to explore impacts on functioning & participation. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Monique Lee shares findings on the Kindred Clubhouse!
This member-led program fosters connection, purpose, & recovery for those with mental health challenges. Expanding hours & funding can enhance its impact. A powerful example of community-based care. 💡
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🙏 Thank You, Dr. Clinton Schultz!
We’re deeply grateful to you for sharing your powerful insights & perspectives at #MHF2024. Your wisdom on connection, identity, & cultural wellness inspires us to listen, reflect, & engage with deeper purpose.
Thank you for empowering us to think differently. 🌟
5️⃣ Cultural Lens of Wellness
"My well-being hinges on practices like connecting with ancestors, not just physical health. Through a cultural lens, these are life-sustaining—not optional" - Dr Clinton Shultz at #MHF2024 🌏🧠
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4️⃣ Nature & Spirituality
"Environmental damage impacts my well-being as deeply as personal loss. Connection to country & witnessing regrowth is essential for healing". 🌿🔥 #EnvironmentalHealing #MentalHealthMatters #CulturalWellness - Dr. Clinton Schultz at #MHF2024
🎤 Key Takeaways from Dr Clinton Schultz’s Keynote at #MHF2024:
💡 Negative narratives can create identity crises as constant negativity shapes lived experiences
💡 Positive role models are vital to combating identity conflict & fostering resilience
💡 Strong identity requires daily effort & support
🎤 Kicking Off #MHF2024 with Dr. Clinton Schultz! 🌟
We’re honoured to hear from Dr Clinton Schultz, a Gamilaraay man, psychologist, & cultural innovator. Clinton’s work in social & emotional well-being inspires us to bridge cultural responsiveness with mental health care. 💡
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🎥 Day 1 Highlights from #MHF2024! 🎉
What an incredible start to the Mental Health Forum 2024! 🌟 From inspiring sessions to meaningful conversations, Day 1 was packed with insights, innovation, & collaboration. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue this amazing journey!
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🎤 #MHF2024: Michelle Newby's insights on PANS & occupational performance!
Children with PANS face significant declines in performance & socialisation during exacerbations. OT interventions are crucial to support occupational challenges & foster recovery. 💡 #OccupationalTherapy #PANS #ChildHealth
🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Adele Adelle highlights OTs’ impact in acute mental health inpatient settings!
OTs reduce restrictive practices, enhance functioning, & empower recovery through sensory modulation & meaningful activity engagement. A vital role in mental health care. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Dr. Julie Rowse inspires #MentalHealth OTs to prioritise personal wellbeing!
Embedding sustainable practices boosts mental fitness, productivity, & fulfilment. A practical session to create your own wellbeing plan for a balanced professional life. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Phoebe Williamson shares guidelines for OT Communities of Practice (CoPs)!
CoPs foster innovation, learning, &connection in mental health OT. New guidelines provide tools & templates to sustain impactful CoPs across Victorian public mental health services. 💡 #OccupationalTherapy
🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Hannah Bridges reviews tabletop RPGs in #YouthMentalHealth!
Programs like 'Critical Core' build confidence, emotional regulation, & peer connection in teens. Engaging & neurodiverse-affirming RPGs offer dynamic therapeutic opportunities. 💡
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🎤 Live at #MHF2024: Celeste Armstrong shares insights on VR therapy for veterans!
A pilot study shows VR helps manage stress & anxiety in inpatient veterans. Despite feasibility challenges, participants report positive experiences, showcasing VR’s potential in #OT. 💡
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