Adelaide MHIS Program
The Mental Health in Schools Conference
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CONNECTION, THE CORNERSTONE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUNG PEOPLEAdelaide, Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th May 2024
National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Start and Finish Times:
- Thursday: 9am - 4.30pm (registration from 8am)
- Friday: 9am - 3.45pm
Thursday
Session 1
- Conference Opening & Welcome
- Opening Keynote Address: Unsiloing the Self: Understanding the Relationship between Connection and Autonomy
Professor Bill von Hippel, Professor of Social Psychology
Session 2
- Keynote Presentation: Elements of Affirming School Cultures for Gender and Sexuality Diverse Young People
Dr Victoria Rawlings - Presentation: SWAG @ St Mary’s College: Student Voice to enhance social and emotional connection
Michelle Brown
Session 3
- Presentation: Developing a National Voluntary Mental Health and Wellbeing Check-in for Australian School Students
Dr Lauren McLellan - Presentation: Developing a framework and decision aid for school-based interventions
Dr Belinda Poole
Session 4
- Presentation: Hospital School SA - A health and education multidisciplinary approach to address the mental health needs of young people in South Australia
Matthew McCurry
Friday
Session 1
- Keynote Presentation: TikTok: Everything you wanted to know, including how to make it safer for students
Dr Scott Griffiths - Presentation: Strong and Deadly Futures
Dr Kriscia Tapia, Matilda Centre
Session 2
- Presentation: Trauma Aware Schooling
Dr Lucinda Grummitt - Keynote Presentation: Mindfulness in education: A critical examination of recent findings
Dr Christopher McCaw
Session 3
- Presentation Mathematics Anxiety: Causes, Symptoms, and Strategies for Resilience
Dr Florence Gabriel - Keynote Presentation: Scaffolding for Co-regulation: Why Connectedness is Key!
Dr Madeline Wishart