Consumer Forum

 

There will be a Consumer Forum being held concurrently during the WCP 2011 Congress on Saturday 27 August 2011. Consumers who are not working in the field will be able to participate in this forum for a one off fee of A$50.00 per person.

Psychotherapists work with us on mental health issues, developing a  trusting therapeutic alliance from which we can safely explore sensitive issues. Increasing awareness around psychotherapy and its application to mental health treatment from our consumer and carer perspective is integral to understanding its impact.

The purpose of the Consumer Forum is to bring presentations from consumers and a carer about psychotherapy in the context of the Australian mental health system and more broadly. The Forum will be a lively and constructive event within the Congress and we hope that it may begin a tradition of supporting consumer based events at future meetings.

All consumers, carers, clinicians, mental health service providers, peer support workers are invited to attend the WCP Consumer Forum.

Consumer Forum Speakers:

  • Janne McMahon OAM, Psychotherapy: real or not?  Consumer and carer perspectives and  experiences of  treatment  and services
  • Kim Werner
  • Merinda Epstein
  • Ruth Carson
  • Sandy Jeffs, Reflections on the therapeutic relationship
  • Cathy Kezelman, From fragmentation to integration – a consumer perspective
  • Tamara Mannetje, Crappy therapy
  • Gay McKinley, A therapist in therapy – minefields and goldmine
Date: Saturday 27 August 2011
Time: 1400 - 1700
Location: Bayside 104
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC), Darling Harbour
Cost: A$50.00 per person
Inclusions: Attendance at the Consumer Forum.
Registrants will not be entitled to attend other Congress sessions, or events or receive any delegate materials.

There will be a Consumer Forum being held concurrently during the WCP 2011 Congress on Saturday 27 August 2011.

Consumers who are not working in the field will be able to participate in this forum for a one off fee of A$50.00 per person.

Please return the completed registration form to the WCP 2011 Congress Managers via fax +61 2 9267 5443 or email
Please note there are limited spaces available to this event, so we encourage you to submit your registration form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.