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The New Zealand EIP National Training Forum is held annually in different locations around the country. These forums provide an opportunity for clinicians to network, brush up on basic clinical skills and learn about the latest issues both nationally and internationally.

2007 New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis Training Forum

30th July – 1st August 2007
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hauora Waikato Kaupapa Maori Mental Health Service, on behalf of Iwi Maori of Tainui, invites you to the 2007 Early Intervention in Psychosis National Training Forum. The venue for the 2007 Training Forum is the Hamilton Gardens Pavilion, set in the heart of Hamilton’s beautiful botanical gardens.

The theme of the training forum is Te Mohiotanga Kotahi - “The One Thought” – the common goal shared by consumers and Tangata Whaiora, their carers and whanau, and clinicians, of achieving the best possible outcomes for people experiencing psychosis. Prominent within this theme are engagement of young people, psychological treatments, the latest developments within international early intervention research, and alcohol and other drug interventions for young people. This will all occur within a strong Kaupapa Maori context.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Mason Durie, Professor Max Birchwood, and Dr Hinemoa Elder as keynote speakers for the training forum. There will be a range of formats including presentations, workshops and debates in order to challenge, inspire, and enlighten.

Further information is available on the Conference website

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2006 New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis Training Forum

The 2006 National Training Forum was held in Christchurch. Further information is available from the Totara House website.

Keynote addresses from the 2006 National Training Forum are available below

	Professor John McGrath Variations in the incidence of schizophrenia: data versus dogma Currently John is Research Director in Epidemiology and Developmental Neurobiology at the Queensland Centre for Schizophrenia Research and Adjunct Professor with the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, Griffith University. His research aims to generate and evaluate nongenetic risk factors for schizophrenia. He has forged productive cross-disciplinary collaborations linking risk factor epidemiology with developmental neurobiology. John's talk is available from the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research website
	Professor David Castle What happens after the first episode? Currently, David is a Professor at the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria and the University of Melbourne, and Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is heading up a research team developing psychosocial treatment packages for people with a mental illness, with special emphasis on those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and psychosis and substance abuse comorbidity. Early Psychosis - Optimising Outcomes After the First Episode (ppt, 312K)
	Professor Paul Mullen Understanding and Preventing Violence in the Schizophrenias   Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Monash University, and Clinical Director, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health. Formerly Professor of Psychological Medicine at the University of Otago, 1982 –1992. Prior to that, Consultant Psychiatrist to the Royal Bethlem and Maudsley Hospitals and Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. His current research interests are Stalking; the relationships between mental disorder and criminal behaviour; long term effects of child abuse; and the querulous complainant. Schizophrenia and Violence: from correlations to preventive strategies (ppt, 510K)
	Professor Mason Durie Universal and Culture-bound Manifestations of Psychosis (ppt, 102K) Professor of Maori Research and Development & Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Maori). Mason Durie is from New Zealand and is a member of the Rangitane, Ngati Kauwhata, and Ngati Raukawa tribes. Current research includes a national child nutrition study, an international mental health prevalence study, a mental health outcomes study, and a national Maori mental health workforce development programme. Universal and Culture-bound Manifestations of Psychosis (ppt, 102K)
	Jim Geekie Psychosis, spirituality and the search for meaning. Jim Geekie is a clinical psychologist working in the area of First Episode Psychosis in Auckland. He is particularly interested in how clients make sense of the experiences that clinicians commonly consider signs of 'psychosis', and has published some preliminary findings from his research in this area in Models of Madness (ed. John Read et al). Despite his atheistic leanings he has an interest in the role of spirituality in the client's experience and how this relates to our clinical work with this client group. Jim's talk is available for download as a powerpoint presentation (220Kb) and there is a seperate page of references

 

Training Forum Brochure (PDF, 268K)

2006 Training Forum programme (PDF, 124K)

The 2006 Early Intervention in Psychosis National Training Forum "Celebrating Practice and Innovation" was hosted by Totara House in Christchurch. The Training Forum this year is ‘Celebrating Practice and Innovation’. Our aim is to inspire you and expose you to the latest ideas, debates and developments relating to Early Intervention in Psychosis.

We have an exciting and varied programme, including internationally renowned keynote speakers, with topics addressing issues specific to New Zealand Early Intervention, as well as topics of more general interest to anyone working in the field of Psychosis. Workshops range from introductory concepts through to advanced sessions on CBT as well as alcohol and other drug treatment and intervention.

Canterbury provides a superb backdrop for this Training Forum, offering a vast array of attractions from international-quality wineries, to hot air ballooning. Christchurch is also famous for it’s beautiful garden city reputation, superb café and restaurant scene, arts and sports.

WWW http://www.earlypsychosis.org.nz

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