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Friday 27th October 2023
10.00am-4.00pm (AEDT)
Program Now Available for Spectrum’s 2023 Annual Online Research Forum!
This FREE, online event will showcase Spectrum’s innovative and translational research & evaluation program. Spectrum’s clinicians, researchers and lead investigators from collaborating organisations will present a range of cutting-edge projects related to personality disorder and complex trauma.
The day will feature keynote presentations by Professor Andrew Chanen, the Chief of Clinical Practice and Head of Personality Disorder Research at Orygen in Melbourne, Australia, as well as a Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne. Andrew will be presenting on 'The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations for People Living with Personality Disorder'.
The second keynote speaker will be Professor Sharon Lawn, the Chair and Executive Director of Lived Experience Australia, a nationally awarded mental health consumer/carer advocacy organisation. Sharon will be presenting on 'BPD, Stigma and Human Rights at the Interface of Mental Health Care: What Progress Have We Made?'.
Click here to view the full program (PDF,318KB)
Click here to view the abstracts of all the studies that will be presented on the day (PDF,360KB)
General enquiries: Email spectrum.research@easternhealth.org.au or phone Spectrum (03) 8413 8750.
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Friday 27th October 2023
10.00am-4.00pm (AEDT)
You are warmly invited to Spectrum’s 2023 Annual Online Research Forum!
This FREE, online event will showcase Spectrum’s innovative and translational research & evaluation program.
The day will feature keynote presentations by Professor Andrew Chanen and Professor Sharon Lawn. Spectrum’s clinicians, researchers and lead investigators from collaborating organisations will present a range of cutting-edge projects related to personality disorder and complex trauma.
General enquiries: Email spectrum.research@easternhealth.org.au or phone Spectrum (03) 8413 8750.
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18th, 19th, 20th October 2023
Spectrum is excited to announce that we now offer the Anna Freud Centre accredited MBT Basic Training for BPD workshop (3-day)! The MBT Basic Training serves as the essential foundation for professionals seeking to enhance their skills in the treatment of personality disorders.
Spectrum’s MBT Basic Training is accredited and recognised by the Anna Freud Centre as the first component of their formal training program to become an accredited practitioner in MBT as follows:
1. MBT Basic training workshop delivered by Spectrum MBT practitioners
2. Supervision with an MBT Practitioner
3. MBT Certificate workshop for practitioner level.
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When: 18th, 19th and 20th October 2023
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Where: Spectrum, level 1, 110 Church st, Richmond 3121 VIC
Cost: $875
Click HERE for more information and to register
(For more information on the Anna Freud Centre MBT training program, please refer to their website here).
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Spectrum Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma Service is redesigning its website.
Given the importance of the services and information that Spectrum provides to the community (including consumers, carers, clinicians, researchers, and the general public), we are very keen to understand your experiences of using the current website.
Your input will help us to identify areas that need improvement and make sure that our new website is user-friendly and intuitive. Please take a few moments to complete the survey,
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us.
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Spectrum and DBT Australia are pleased to announce Registrations are open for a 10-day DBT Intensive Training™
DBT Intensive Training™ is the international gold standard team-based training for developing and implementing comprehensive DBT. It is designed to provide teams with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide DBT. It focuses on both the establishment of comprehensive DBT programs and the clinical skills necessary to provide the treatment to persons with complex mental health problems.
This training is intended for teams that are invested in learning DBT to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their settings. As DBT is a treatment that requires an ongoing consultation team, the DBT Intensive Training™ is designed for treatment teams, not individual practitioners intending to practice alone. A DBT team (minimum of 4, maximum of 8) is a group of mental health professionals who meets at least weekly to assist each other in applying DBT in their practice setting.
Click here for more information and to register
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Location of Parts 1 & 2 (in person): Spectrum, Level 1, 110 Church St Richmond, VIC 3121
When: Part 1: 13th – 17th November 2023. Part 2: 20th – 24th May 2024.
Times: 8:30am to 5:00pm each day. Sign-in from 8:00am on the first day.
Cost: $3,190 (inclusive of GST)
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Fortnightly on Wednesday from 1st February 2023
12.00 – 1.00 PM (AEST/AEDT)
The Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma ECHO is a program for healthcare professionals who are keen to improve their capacity to work with people with personality disorder and complex trauma. The ultimate purpose of these sessions is to establish a community of practice of healthcare professionals ranging in expertise and who have a common purpose to improve the wellbeing of people with personality disorder and complex trauma.
Facilitated by GV Health, each session begins with a presentation from a Spectrum or an affiliated expert on a specific topic which is then followed by an in-depth case consultation. There are opportunities for attendees to ask questions and provide recommendations on the case study which is presented by one of the attendees.
Using a real-time online format, attendees will be able to:
- Learn new approaches and skills
- Participate in in-depth case consultation
- Receive feedback and recommendations
- Provide expertise to a community of colleagues
- Earn CPD points (self-managed)
- Have fun!
The Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma ECHO curriculum will address a variety of topics pertaining to personality disorder and complex trauma. The topics will range from understanding the causes and symptoms to topics that assist in treatment and recovery.
View 2023 Curriculum Here (PDF 4.01MB)
Who should attend: Any healthcare professional in private or public services in Victoria
Cost: Free
Register: http://eepurl.com/h3INrP
Once registered a link to connect will be sent via a calendar invite to your registered email address.
Regular attendance is not required.
General enquires: Email spectrumtraining@easternhealth.org.au or phone (03) 8413 8750
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Spectrum is pleased to launch it’s 2022 Annual Report.
Within the annual report, you will see that Spectrum has been made a substantial number of achievements in the last year and thus continues to be a key leader in treatment, research and education for personality disorder and complex trauma at both a state and national level.
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A survey of 39 staff employed at Spectrum specialist personality disorder service was conducted during the initial National lockdown to investigate their mental health, physical health, sleep quality, management of relationships, alcohol consumption, eating patterns, and use of media. Two participants (5.1%) experienced ‘coronaphobia’. Participants reported a diversity of experiences affecting their health status during this time.
The most challenging aspect of the first lockdown reported by participants was the loss of social interactions with family and friends. However, staff reported that engaging in their work from home by using digital technology obviated the work commute, thereby providing opportunities to spend more quality time with household family members and for self-reflection.
These findings provide valuable information for mental health service managers to understand their staff well-being while engaged in work from home in a clinical capacity, suggesting that having the option to continue working remotely helped to mitigate many of the adverse aspects of social restrictions that arose during the global pandemic.
This study is reported in the Australian Psychologist, a publication of the Australian Psychological Society. For more information, please visit: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QIG3JYQHDVFBXPHTHX6W/full?target=10.1080/00050067.2021.1990735
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Spectrum is pleased to launch its 2021 Annual Report.
This document really encapsulates how despite the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Spectrum has continued to thrive. Our dedicated and passionate staff have successfully adapted to the changes in delivery of care to support our clients, whilst also progressing significant work in the areas of research and workforce development.
Annual Report 2021 - Plain Text Accessible Version (DOC, 40KB)
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Spectrum is pleased to launch their new book “Borderline Personality Disorder - A Practical Guide for General Practitioners” edited by Josephine Beatson and Sathya Rao. This book is a great resource for General Practitioners who treat patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.
"This succinct readable text is an excellent and timely addition to the library of educational resources and education for all practitioners – especially for students and registrars seeking an understanding of a complex area of human behaviour. The authors are to be commended on this initiative which is so comprehensively researched and presented. It is recommended that this area of mental health, hopefully in time, can be expanded to include other similar conditions under the category of dramatic or erratic personality disorders." Emeritus Professor John Murtagh AO, Monash University.
The book can be purchased here.
Spectrum acknowledges the traditional owners of the land upon which our health service is built, the Wurundjeri People, part of the Kulin Nation, and pays our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
Spectrum strives to be an inclusive healthcare service and welcomes everyone.
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