Download a PDF of the 2012 Annual Report - Black Dog Institute

Our programs are based on more than 20years of research and clinical findings. Our experiencedInstitute psychiatrists, GPs and psychologistsdeliver face-to-face workshops throughout NSW andin some capital cities nationwide. Funded by participantfees, our programs are independent of inputfrom pharmaceutical companies.In 2012 alone, our team has trained around2,500 health professionals.This year the team has added to the suiteof Black Dog Institute health professional programswith the development and launch of two six-hour GPworkshops: Managing Anger and Dealing with AnxietyDisorders.Our focus for the future development of newprograms is to reach multi-disciplinary groups ofhealth professionals in order to create a feeling ofteamwork, especially in rural and remote areas, andincrease knowledge and understanding between thevarious different practitioners.We have begun the process of developing anew multi-disciplinary program called Depression Dilemmas,for GPs, psychologists and, potentially, socialworkers and mental health nurses. This will be a sixhouraccredited program delivered in three separatetwo-hour sections, which can be run consecutively onone day, or individually over three evenings. Thesesections are titled: Co-morbid Depression and Alcohol,Depression in the Elderly, and Resistant Depression.Further underlying our efforts in rural communities,the Institute, in partnership with the Rural andRemote Area Psychologists Program (RRAPP), hosted80 rural psychologists from 22-24 August for theirannual conference. In addition to delivering a numberof Psychology and Youth professional educationprograms, the Institute has created the opportunity tofurther extend our relationship with RRAPP and worktogether to improve mental health outcomes in therural community.Special Thanks to:Our team of program facilitators□□□□□□□□□□□□Divisions of General Practice/ Medicare LocalsRoyal Australian College of General PractitionersQI&CPD staffGeneral Practice Mental Health Skills CollaborationAustralian College of Rural and Remote MedicineGeneral Practice Conference and ExhibitionAustralian Psychological Society.BLACK DOG 201239