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The
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Annual Grief Lecture
The
Sixth Annual Grief Lecture: Loss
and grief in 20th Century Australia: A historical perspective.
Presented by Professor Pat Jalland, Professor of History,
History Program, Research School of Social Science, Australian National
University.
Date: 15th
November 2006 at 7:00pm-8:15pm
Lecture Theatre 1 (Main Lecture Theatre)
Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road
CLAYTON VIC
(Parking available at the Monash Medical Centre public car park
- fee applies
Cost: $20.00 for non ACGB members. Free for all
ACGB members
Registration closes: 1 November (Registration is
essential)
The
Fifth Annual Grief Lecture: Recollections
of Horror: Longing and remembrance following traumatic loss
Presented by Professor
Alexander Cowell McFarlane MBBS(Hons), MD, Dip Psychother, FRANZCP Head
of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide on
30 November 2005.
Professor
McFarlane is a recognised international expert in the field of
post traumatic stress disorder. He is the recipient of the Robert
Laufer Award for outstanding scientific achievement in the study
of the effects of traumatic stress. He has published over 160 articles
in various refereed journals and has co-edited three books. Apart
from his interest in post traumatic stress disorder in relation
to disaster victims, military personnel and other civilian accidents,
he has broadened the relevance of this knowledge to the area of
those suffering severe mental illness. His research has focused
on the epidemiology and longitudinal course of PTSD as well as
the neuroimaging of the cognitive deficits in this disorder.
He has appeared on radio and television, including the Four Corners, Quantum and Catalyst programs
to discuss matters relating to post traumatic stress disorder.
Professor McFarlane is the Senior Advisor in psychiatry to the Australian Defence
Force, Advisor to the Department of Veterans' Affairs on a scientific investigation
of Gulf War Syndrome, Advisor to the United Nations on post-disaster situations,
Advisor to the Kuwait government on post-disaster situations, Senior Psychiatric
Adviser Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health Mental Health Consultative
Group for the Australian Defence Force, Past President of the International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Past President of the Australasian Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies, Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for
the study of Gulf War Veterans, Board of Research for The Royal Australian
and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Chair of the ADF Mental Health Research
and Surveillance and Advisory Group, Head of Adelaide node of Centre for Military
and Veterans' Health and Treatment Guidlines Committee, International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies.
This lecture
is available as a podcast. Subscribe here.
The
Fourth Annual Grief Lecture: Healing the Father Wound
Presented
by Steve Biddulph on 18 August 2004 at 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Since
the industrial revolution, the involvement of fathers in the lives
of families has been very damaged, and many people have received less
healthy masculine input than they needed while growing up through
childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The "father wound"
is epidemic, and when fathers die, or approach death, complex feelings
often arise. Steve has talked to men and women worldwide about
these issues, and some simple roadmaps and stories will be used to
learn about the extra factors that exist when a bereavement involves
a father.
Steve
Biddulph was born on the coast of North Yorkshire, and his family
emigrated to Australia in the early 1960s. He studied psychology
at university, worked for the Education Department as a guidance
officer,
the Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service and founded the Collinsvale
Centre, teaching counselling and crisis intervention skills.
Steve is the author of The Secret of Happy Children, More Secrets
of Happy Children, Manhood, Raising Boys and
The Making of Love and
other titles. Steve lectures overseas following the success of his
books in Germany, UK, and elsewhere. He currently works fundraising
for refugee support groups, overseas aid programs, and green politics.
The
Third Annual Grief Lecture: The Grief of Imprisonment
Presented by Judith Lazarus, Chief Executive Officer, of The Victorian
Association for The Care and Resettlement of Offenders on 12 June
2003.
Judith Lazarus shared her observations and insights into the loss
and grief issues faced by prisoners and their families in this lecture.
She highlighted the disenfranchised nature of the losses and the social
stigma faced by the prisoner and his or her family. The difficulties
faced by children who have a parent in jail was discussed and Judith
reported on the findings of Doing It Hard: A Study Of The Needs
Of Children And Families Of Prisoners In Victoria , published
by VACRO in 2000. Judith Lazarus has unique perspective from which
to reflect upon and examine losses resulting from a term of imprisonment.
Judith
Lazarus has worked at VACRO for 17 years, and been the CEO
for the last ten years. She has qualifications in Social
Sciences and Human Service Administration and has worked in
D Division, Pentridge and the Melbourne Remand Centre (now the
Melbourne Assessment Prison). Judith's work has taken her into
many prisons where she has worked directly with prisoners and
in the community with ex-prisoners and their families. She
was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1998, where she investigated
programs that encouraged pro-social behaviour both with prisoners
and their families. Judith has recently directed her energy
into having prisoners' families, particularly the children,
recognised as often invisible victims of crime and having services
resourced appropriately to address their needs.
The
Second Annual Grief Lecture: Grief and Refugees
Presented
by Julian Burnside QC on Tuesday 21 May 2002.
Julian
Burnside spoke of the everyday experiences of refugees in detention,
highlighting the grief associated with these experiences. In
the words of one audience member she ?had not thought of detention
as a grief issue prior to (the lecture).? The daily life of
an asylum seeker in detention centres was described and extracts read
from letters sent by asylums seekers from within detention centres.
The letters documented the feelings of loss and grief experienced
by refugees, as well as the conditions within detention centres. One
audience member commented that the ?personal stories were wonderful,
(they) gave a human face to the story?. Julian Burnside QC has many
years experience as an advocate, including representing Liberty Victoria
in the Tampa asylum seekers court case.
An
interesting insight into the way we are treating other humans and
especially the knowledge that we can assist by giving support in sharing
their grief.
Excellent
informative premise for action and compassion in reaching out to our
fellow very powerful experience. I am glad I set aside the
time to come.
A
most inspiring speaker, I would be interested to hear more about how
tonight's topic and themes relate to grief theory.
Thank
you for presenting such an important subject by so competent person.
It makes me proud to be a CGE member and, if you can present
such information in such a way, it makes the Centre so much more worthwhile
and important in the community.
A
most heart rending, thought provoking and soul searching presentation
The
Inaugral Annual Grief Lecture 2001
Ruth Cracknell talks of her own grief
Close to 200 people had the opportunity to spend an evening with Ruth
Cracknell at the Inaugural Annual Grief Lecture presented by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement.Ruth Cracknell - whose career in radio, theatre,
film and television has spanned over 50 years - spoke of her story
of love, loss and grief. Ruth read extracts from her book Journey
from Venice and reflected on her own experience of loss as she shared
her story of her husband's death. Ruth and her husband Eric were holidaying
in Venice when Eric became ill and had to be admitted into a hospital
in Venice. He was subsequently transferred home to Australia where
his health deteriorated and he later died, surrounded by his loving
family." My heart had turned to wax and was melting " says
Ruth in her book as she shares with the reader her emotions in the
days following her husband's death. The audience was taken through
a powerful and moving journey of love and loss, stressing the importance
of recognising the very personal nature of grief and how important
it is to acknowledge the grieving person's experience.
Courses
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides specialist education in the area of counselling
skills, informed by current international research and sound theoretical
frameworks. The Centre's courses use competency training practices
that advance self-awareness and optimise the integration of theory
and practice.
Bereavement
Counselling Methods Course
The Bereavement Counselling Methods Course is 10-month
part time course which aims to provide current and appropriate
education
and training in theoretical frameworks, practical skill applications
and personal and professional integration. Its core features
are a primary focus on developing clinical skills essential
for the
provision of effective bereavement counselling, a variety of learning
methods including lectures, tutorials, workshops and field
visits
and the opportunity for professional and personal development within
a small group setting.
Short
Course in Bereavement Counselling: Current Concepts and Practice
This
40 hour course provides an opportunity for counselling practitioners
to make connections with how theory informs their counselling
practice and how to enhance their counselling skills with grieving
clients.
It introduces participants to theoretical methods and practice
frameworks for examining and understanding reactions to bereavement.
The course examines counselling theories, counselling competencies
of an effective practitioner, and the connections that can be made
with individual's style of counselling and the needs of the grieving
client. The course is designed for counsellors engaged in
counselling, therapy and casework that have a minimum of two years
counselling experience.
Bereavement
Counselling Practice Course
The
Bereavement Counselling Practice Course offers a
clinical placement opportunity to counsellors participating in advanced
bereavement studies. Graduates of Australian Centre for
Grief and Bereavement courses, or equivalent, who are experienced
counsellors, provide bereavement
counselling to members of the community who anticipate or have experienced
the death of someone. Under professional supervision, counsellors
participate in 80 hours of direct clinical practice with bereaved
clients at the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. Student
counsellors develop skills in areas such as assessment formation,
conceptual and
analytical skills, goal setting, strategy formulation, and theory
and practice linkages.
Further
information and an application form can be obtained by telephoning
Anne Giljohann, Manager - Bereavement Counselling and Support
Service, on 03 9265 2158 or email
a.giljohann@grief.org.au
