1 Jan 2020 DRAFT

Keynote Presentations
Matt Ball - Dissociachotic: Seeing the non-psychosis
that we share
Dissociachotic is about coming to understand the dissociative
nature of what is usually called psychosis and seeing how psychosis
evaporates within the context of safe relational spaces.
Matt Ball is a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, psychotherapist,
trainer and Co-Director at the HUMANE Clinic. He is interested
in 'psychosis', trauma and human to human responses
to personal distress and meaning. Matt was awarded the 2017 Australian Mental
Health Nurse of the Year for his work in this area.
To watch this keynote address click here
Stephanie Mitchell - Compassion for “Borderline"
Coming from a place of compassion when working with people
often labelled with “Borderline Personality Disorder”
should be the basis of all clinical and non-clinical practice. Unfortunately
individuals with diagnosises of BPD are often
some of the most maligned in our health services. In this
workshop we consider the attachment needs and legitimately
adaptive behaviour of individuals who have often experienced
complex trauma and significant attachment disruption in early life. Participate in
conversations around responsive and compassionate approaches to understanding
and being alongside individuals experiencing deep distress.
Stephanie Mitchell is a Co-Director of the HUMANE Clinic and a psychotherapist who
specializes in working with people who have experienced complex trauma and labels
of 'borderline personality disorder' and 'psychosis'. Stephanie has extensive experience
facilitating therapeutic groups and is interested in how healing occurs in the
human to human relationship.
To watch this keynote address click here
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