Events
Spotlight Sessions
The MHPCI hosts a monthly Spotlight Session, both in-person and online, where a Christian mental health professional provides information on a mental health-related matter and discusses how church communities can offer support.
The cost of each Session is $25. If you are experiencing financial hardship, and are keen to attend this seminar, we have a limited number of tickets available at the reduced price of $10. Please email us at mentalhealthinstitute@mac.edu.au and we will be happy to provide you with a code.
Suicide Prevention
Date: Monday 9 September 2024
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
Cost: $25
Location: In person at ADM, online and recording access
Jesus has tasked the church with proclaiming hope to the hopeless – which includes those who are suicidal. We are uniquely placed to prevent suicide, to provide compassionate care for those who are suicidal, and to practically support those who are left behind.
Thousands of Australians are impacted by suicide every year. In 2022 at least 3,249 Australians were lost to suicide, with an estimated 78,000+ people making suicide attempts.
Join us as we explore the warning signs of suicide, developing confidence to speak to a suicidal person, and the best ways to connect them with professional help.
Speaker: Trinette Stanley
As a member of Anglicare’s Family and Life Skills Education team, Trinette works with local Churches to equip them with the knowledge and skills to promote positive mental wellbeing and to care for those who wrestle with mental health challenges.
Trinette has parish ministry experience, and has spent significant time delivering discipleship and ministry training to young adults.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Date: Monday 3 February 2025
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
Cost: $25
Location: In person at ADM, online and recording access
A/Prof Jeyasingam will focus on borderline personality disorder, shedding light on this often misunderstood condition.
Whether you are affected by BPD as a sufferer, carer, friend, or acquaintance, this event aims to demystify the condition, address the stigma surrounding it, and highlight the considerable opportunities for hope and understanding.
Speaker: Neil Jeyasingam
Clinical Associate Professor Neil Jeyasingam is a former research scholar of the Institute of Psychiatry (Sydney) and Institute of Psychiatry (UK). A/Professor Jeyasingam obtained his medical degree and psychiatry training in Sydney, then proceeded to have advanced training at the Maudsley in London in Consultation Liaison psychiatry. He holds a double masters in Psychiatry and Business (Health Administration), and is published widely in personality disorders, anxiety and bipolar disorder, in peer reviewed journals and the Sydney Morning Herald, with over 40 publications.
He has a keen interest in adolescents with self-harm vulnerabilities, older adults with cognitive concerns, and anyone seeking to understand themselves better.
2025 Spotlight Sessions
Save the dates in your diary for our 2025 Spotlight Sessions:
Upcoming Events
3 February – Borderline Personality Disorder with Neil Jeyasingam
2024 Spotlight Events
11 March – Living with Adult ADHD Matters with Sarah Hindle
13 May – Social Media and Mental Health with Leisa Aitken
17 June – Living with the Impact of Childhood Trauma with Ruth Holt
22 July – Social Anxiety with Lauren Errington
12 August – Burnout with Valerie Ling
9 September – Suicide Prevention with Trinette Stanley
21 October – Depression with Lyn Worsley
3 February – Borderline Personality Disorder with Neil Jeyasingam
"to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,"
(Eph 4:12)
Professional Development
Seminar: Trauma
Speakers: Rev. Dr Keith Condie, Miriam Chan, Tim Dyer, Lynda Dunstan
Date: 9 – 11 October, 2024
In this 3-day intensive unit, you will have the opportunity to consider the nature and impact of trauma in its various forms upon individuals, families, and communal groups. The unit provides you with a biblical and theological framework for understanding trauma and will help equip you to apply the principles of trauma-informed care and practice in ministry and professional settings. The focus will be on trauma experienced in an Australian context.
This three-day intensive forms part of a unit in the Graduate Certificate of Pastoral Care for Mental Health. Attend one, two or three days for professional development for those not enrolled in the Graduate Certificate.
9 Oct: Biblical & Theological Perspectives on Trauma – Keith Condie and Miriam Chan
10 Oct: Spiritual Abuse – Tim Dyer
11 Oct: Family & Domestic Violence – Lynda Dunstan
Attend in person at Anglican Deaconess Ministries, or online via Zoom.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding professional development, or you want request that we run a course for your organisation, contact us!
