THE SCHOOL COUNSELLORS & PSYCHOLOGISTS (SCAP) CONFERENCE IS GOING VIRTUAL IN 2020
12-13th November 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENTThe National School Counsellors & Psychologists (SCAP) Conference is an annual conference held over 2 days each November. Due to the COVID 19 crisis, the 2020 SCAP Conference is going virtual. The ongoing crowd and travel restrictions across large parts of the country leave us with no certainty that we will be able to run a face to face event this year. Therefore, in the interests of some certainty we have made the difficult decision to hold the 2020 SCAP Conference Virtually. We will certainly miss seeing everyone in person but are excited to be proceeding with our highly regarded SCAP Conference. We are hopeful that a virtual event might provide an opportunity for more people in regional/remote areas to attend.
REGISTRATION FEES
Early Bird: $330 inc GST (before 30th September 2020)
Standard: $385 inc GST (before 5th November 2020)
Payments after 5th November 2020 may incur a late fee.
Registrations Now Open
Melbourne: 12-13th November 2020
The SCAP Conference this year is a VIRTUAL EVENT. Held over two days, it will combine keynote sessions with short, active segments to provide variation and encourage maximum engagement. To provide additional flexibility, a recording of all sessions will be available to delegates for a period of time post conference.
About the SCAP Conference
The SCAP Conference is specifically designed to provide continuing professional development to psychologists and counsellors working within a school context. It aims to provide the most up to date research on adolescent mental health as well as opportunities to acquire new therapeutic skills.
One of the aims of The SCAP conference is to provide opportunities for school psychologists and counsellors to meet others in the field, in order to broaden networks and working relationships. A feature of the SCAP conference is the social program, usually consisting of the CONFERENCE OPENING on the eve of the conference; an opportunity for delegates to enjoy the social and professional interaction of meeting other colleagues, and a little indulgence, and the CONFERENCE DINNER on the Thursday evening.
An important part of the collegial feature of the conference, there will be a social segment in 2020. It may look and feel a bit different but as always, we endeavour to deliver!
The SCAP conference is a unique experience and attracts delegates from across Australasia and the 2020 virtual event will be no exception. We warmly invite all to take part and look forward to seeing you virtually.
Who should attend?
- School Psychologists & Counsellors
- Wellbeing Staff
- Chaplains
- School Leadership Personnel in Wellbeing
- Student Support Staff
- Other Professionals Working with Young People
Conference Program
Thursday Program: 9am-4.15pm
Welcome and Introduction
"COVID 19- Educational Challenges"
Professor Ian Hickie
Co-Director, The Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney’s, NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow
10.40 am - 11.10 am:
Latest updates from the Food & Mood Centre; Nutritional Psychiatry is designed to
discover risk factors and develop solutions to mental health problems using dietary
and nutritional strategies
Amelia McGuinness
School of Medicine, Deakin University
5 min break
11.15 am - 11.45 am:
Does Junk Food Really Hurt Your Brain and Mental Health?
Michelle Chevalley Hedge
Nutritionist and Wellbeing Expert
“A critical window of opportunity for suicide prevention in young people exposed to suicide and self-harm”
Nicole Hill
Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention
The #chatsafe project: young people, social media, and suicide prevention
Associate Professor Jo Robinson
Head of Suicide Prevention Research, Orygen
Panel - Current and Best Practice in Suicide Prevention:
Jo Robinson
Nic Newling
Alex Dalton
Nicole Hill
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Friday Program 9am - 3.45pm
9 am - 9.30 am:
From the Inside out - stories from an adolescent psychiatric ward
Nic Newling
Advocate for mental health & suicide prevention
9.30 am - 10.30 am:
Why might depression be increasing in our community, and what could we do about this? With a focus on the emergence of mental illness during adolescence
Professor Michael Berk
NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry at Deakin University and Barwon Health, Head of IMPACT, the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
11 am - 11.45 am:
Towards best practice in the school management of students with depressive disorders
Dr John Burns
Psychologist & Head of Counselling Services at a large multi-campus school in Sydney’s north, Associate Member at the Centre for Emotional Health at Macquarie University
5 min Break
11.50 am - 12.20 pm:
Mindfulness in Practice
Nicholas Van Dam
Clinical psychologist and neuroscientist and a Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Deputy Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Translation Group
The Male Experience of Eating & Body Image Disorders
Scott Griffiths
NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Building Personal and Community Resilience in the Face of COVID-19 – What are the lessons from COVID-19 and how can we use them to build a better future?
Dr Brock Bastian
Professor at the Dame Kate Campbell Research Fellow in the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
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