In 2022, local clinical connections are more important than ever. This is your chance to embed yourself in your local community of health practitioners to make friends, network, learn new information and have fun in a collaborative, knowledge-sharing space!

Come and join us for the next Nambucca and Macksville Clinical Society, which will be held virtually for COVID safety. This society meeting will focus on adolescent mental health and how to best support the youth of the Nambucca and Macksville area. Hear from a clinical psychologist about how teens differ from adults in their development and how this impacts their mental health and various treatment models. Explore local services and referral options, local interventions and sources of group support within the community, and online resources that can help you support the youth of our region through challenging times.

Following registration, you will receive a link to join on Tuesday 15 February at 6:30pm.

Learning outcomes

• Identify common mental health conditions affecting young people in Nambucca & Macksville
• Explain the psychological and developmental aspects of adolescence and how adolescent development can influence mental health
• Understand treatment models for adolescent patients and how treatment may differ from adults
• Explore local services and referral pathways for managing adolescent mental health in the Nambucca & Macksville area.

Facilitated by: Jacalyn Grose, Senior Manager, Mental Health Alcohol & Other Drugs, Healthy North Coast

Speakers:

Dr Basia Radlinska, Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Supervisor, Reflective Psychology

Miranda Cull, Art Therapist, Clinical Lead of headpsace Coffs Harbour and Genhealth Nambucca Youth Services

Louise Tan, Centre Manager, headspace Coffs Harbour

The discussion will be supported by local services working with adolescents and you - we want to hear from you!

Enquiries: 02 6659 1808 | education@hnc.org.au

Please share this event with your colleagues and encourage them to come along. We invite GPs, GP registrars, allied health, practice nurses and staff, service coordinators and any primary care professionals with an interest in education, getting to know other local clinicians or wanting advice when supporting adolescents in the Nambucca and Macksville region.