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Complex Mental Health in the workplace

Date

10 October 2024

Organised by

RANZCP & SANE Australia
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Jointly hosted by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and SANE Australia, this online panel discussion focused on the challenges faced by people with complex mental health issues in the workplace, and how they could best be supported.

Stigma and its impact on people with mental illness in the workplace were explored, along with the importance of employment and training, evidence-based treatments, and partnerships between mental health professionals, consumers, and their families.

This webinar was delivered to recognise World Mental Health Day in October 2024. The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day was ‘It’s Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’.

Presenters

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Professor Malcolm Hopwood

Ramsay Health Care Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and President 2015 - 2017
Professor Malcolm Hopwood is the Ramsay Health Care Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; based at the Ramsay Clinic Albert Road (RCAR) in Melbourne, Australia. At RCAR, he is the Director of the Professorial Psychiatry Unit. His research areas of interest include psychopharmacology and clinical aspects of mood and anxiety disorders.

He was President of the RANZCP between 2015 and 2017 and is now president of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations. He is also the Chair of the Northeast Metro Interim Health and Wellbeing Body for the Victorian Department of Health. 
Professor Malcolm Hopwood is the Ramsay Health Care Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; based at the Ramsay Clinic Albert Road (RCAR) in Melbourne, Australia. At RCAR, he is the Director of the Professorial Psychiatry Unit. His research areas of interest include psychopharmacology and clinical aspects of mood and anxiety disorders.

He was President of the RANZCP between 2015 and 2017 and is now president of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations. He is also the Chair of the Northeast Metro Interim Health and Wellbeing Body for the Victorian Department of Health. 
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Matt Dale

SANE Peer Ambassador
Matt Dale has been working for over 20 years in the mental health sector in a variety of different roles including mental health promotion, outreach support, peer work, respite and as a family and carers worker. He was drawn to working in the mental health sector due to his own experience of mental ill health (Bipolar II) and recovery. He is passionate about mental health promotion and the importance that early intervention / prevention can make in helping a person in their unique and individual journey to recovery from mental illness.

He believes in empowering individuals to develop self-belief, confidence and hope for a meaningful life despite their mental health challenges. Matt recognises the importance of education in helping a person to stay well and that we can all learn something new from each other. He currently works as a Mental Health Practitioner at a new state funded mental health initiative in South East Melbourne and also volunteers as a Peer Ambassador for SANE Australia. He is on the committee of Bipolar Life and facilitates the Bipolar Carers Support Group through the Mental Health Foundation Australia.
Matt Dale has been working for over 20 years in the mental health sector in a variety of different roles including mental health promotion, outreach support, peer work, respite and as a family and carers worker. He was drawn to working in the mental health sector due to his own experience of mental ill health (Bipolar II) and recovery. He is passionate about mental health promotion and the importance that early intervention / prevention can make in helping a person in their unique and individual journey to recovery from mental illness.

He believes in empowering individuals to develop self-belief, confidence and hope for a meaningful life despite their mental health challenges. Matt recognises the importance of education in helping a person to stay well and that we can all learn something new from each other. He currently works as a Mental Health Practitioner at a new state funded mental health initiative in South East Melbourne and also volunteers as a Peer Ambassador for SANE Australia. He is on the committee of Bipolar Life and facilitates the Bipolar Carers Support Group through the Mental Health Foundation Australia.

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