When it comes to essential dates for your professional calendar, circle this one in red! From September 29th to October 1st, Sydney plays host to the unmissable ACA 2023 Conference. This event sets the stage for discussions, debates, and discoveries centered around resilience in mental health. It’s a golden opportunity for mental health professionals to gather, grasp, and grow from the pioneering breakthroughs and transformative strategies in resilience practices.

View the full program here.  Visit www.theaca.net.au/conference.php for more information.

Introducing one of the Keynote Speakers: Michelle Mitchell

Michelle began her career as a classroom teacher but soon discovered a special interest in wellbeing. In 2000 she quit teaching and established a harm prevention charity, called Youth Excel. Her days were filled with running small group support programs for girls ‘at risk’ of dropping out of education, and she soon became well known for successful outcomes with tweens and teenagers who did not flourish under more traditional forms of therapy. Over the next 20 years, Youth Excel continued to grow and expand. The Youth Excel Centre was established – a multi-disciplinary clinic offering psychology, counselling, mentoring for children and teenagers. It was there that her team of twelve offered big-hearted, innovative services to over 150 families each week. Michelle personally had the privilege of working with many hundreds of young people and their families as a mentor. Today Michelle uses her experience to write and speak in schools, community events and through media. Her best-selling parenting and children’s resources, including the highly popular Everyday Resilience Journal, have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into several languages.

Other highlight presentations include:

• Dr Mike Millard, psychiatrist and clinical director of the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
• Dr Jan Orman, GP consultant at Black Dog Institute
• Elise Carrotte, Clinical, Quality and Evaluation Advisor at SANE

Miss it, and you miss out! Visit www.theaca.net.au/conference.php for more information.