Seminar by international presenter

Published 02 September 2008, Posted in Northland

“Systems of care and programmes for children and families living with parental mental illness”

The Werry Centre is hosting this seminar presented by Joanne Nicholson, Ph.D.  Joanne directs the Child and Family Research Core of the Centre for Mental Health Services Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where she is a clinical and research psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry.

You can view this seminar by Telepaed at the Parent to Parent office in Whangarei

Thursday 18 September
10.30 – 12.30pm
Starship Hospital, Auckland. (Level 7 Conference Room),and available by Telepaed video conference

Registration for both Auckland attendance and Telepaed participation is essential.

There are free Telepaed venues around the country.
Please contact Pauline Proud, Werry Centre Coordinator .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register.
Registrations close Wednesday 10 September.

Joanne Nicholson, Ph.D. is a clinical and research psychologist, and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). She directs the Child and Family Research Core of the UMMS Center for Mental Health Services Research.  Dr. Nicholson has established an active program of research on parents with mental illnesses and their families, in partnership with people in recovery.

Her team is developing education and skills training materials for parents, integrating the current knowledge on parents with mental illnesses, and testing interventions for families, including the pilot Family Options intervention.

She is the lead author of Parenting Well When You’re Depressed, the first guide for parents with mental illnesses, written in partnership with parents with mental illnesses.

The Werry Centre is delighted to be able to host a seminar presented by Joanne Nicholson, Ph.D.