Democratic Advocates

01/09/2025

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Join our free workshop next week!

This workshop will teach you about defusion and radical acceptance!

Join us on Zoom on Monday the 8th of September from 1-3pm!

To join:
✉️ Sign up through humantix zoom link https://events.humanitix.com/mind-mode-free-psycho-educational-workshop
📝 Complete your consent form (through humantix)
🖥️ Receive your Zoom link and you're all set. Zoom links are sent out 1 hour before the event!

Attend one, a few, or all sessions.

Looking forward to meeting with you 😀

26/08/2025

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Join our free workshop next week!

This workshop will teach you about self compassion!

Join us on Zoom on Monday the 1st of September from 1-3pm!

To join:
✉️ Sign up through humantix zoom link https://events.humanitix.com/mind-mode-free-psycho-educational-workshop
📝 Complete your consent form (through humantix)
🖥️ Receive your Zoom link and you're all set. Zoom links are sent out 1 hour before the event!

Attend one, a few, or all sessions.

Looking forward to meeting with you 😀

03/08/2025

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Looking Ahead: How Social Workers are Shaping the Future of Mental Health

Join us for a special panel event in Wagga Wagga that brings together the local social work community to explore the future of mental health. Social workers are at the heart of prevention, early intervention, and building strong, connected communities.

This conversation will look at how we can continue to shape a future where mental health support is earlier, more accessible, and built to last.

Come along to hear from our inspiring panel of speakers, including Emma Shearer from Headspace, and join in the discussion about what’s working, what’s needed, and how we can support one another in this vital work. More fantastic speakers to be announced soon!

Further details and registration via AASW: https://my.aasw.asn.au/s/group-events?EventID=a2YRG000000YuEH
📍 Location: Building 14, Room 212 Lecture Theatre, Charles Sturt University, 250 Boorooma Street AND
📡 Online Zoom link emailed to registered participants the day before
📅 Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025
⏰ Time: 5.45 pm - 8.15 pm (AEST - Wagga time)
🎥 Session will be recorded

This is a great opportunity to connect with peers, share ideas, and be part of shaping the future together.

03/07/2025

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📣Allied health students📣 Are you ready?

Join us for RDN's first Job Readiness Webinar for allied health students! Register now👉https://loom.ly/XSxlJWo

This FREE webinar will help kickstart your career preparations by delving into the application and interview process, so you feel equipped to find a job in that’s right for you!

The details:
📆Wednesday 16 July
⏰6pm - 6:45pm
📍Online

The perks:
✅Learn what to look for and how to apply for graduate positions
✅Tips and tricks for final year/late stage allied health students
✅Connect with & hear from guest speakers from Western NSW Local Health District and Marathon Health
✅Q&A session

Come ready (with all your burning career questions) and leave ready (for an amazing career in rural allied health)! See you there 👋

01/07/2025

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NSW NORTHERN RIVERS PRACTICE GROUP PANEL EVENT - 22 JULY 2025

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion as three experienced rural social workers share their insights on navigating professional boundaries in close-knit communities. From ethical considerations to the realities of overlapping roles, this panel will explore the unique challenges of practicing in rural settings across the lifespan.

🎤 Our Panelists:
Adel Wynd – Private Practice Counsellor and Social Worker
Claire Kingsley – Family Advocate / Social Worker
Liz White – Counselling Social Worker and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Registration is via the AASW: https://my.aasw.asn.au/s/group-events?EventID=a2YRG000000YKYz
📅 Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AEST – Sydney time) 📍Venue: Lecture Theatre, UCRH, 61 Uralba Street, Lismore NSW 2480 AND
💻 Online via Zoom – login details will be sent the day before the meeting
☕ UCRH In-Person Attendees Please Note: Afternoon tea, coffee, and light refreshments will be available before and after the presentation. We’d love for you to stay and enjoy a cuppa while connecting with fellow attendees.

28/06/2025

It’s for the NDIS
Providers are leaving due to ‘budgeting’ and recipient services are at risk. PAUSE IT

28/05/2025

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Today is LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day. It is a day to prompt conversations, spread awareness, and stand together to support people in the LGBTQ community who have experienced domestic and family violence.

This day brings awareness, education and helps in breaking down barriers for people who identify as LGBTQ in accessing help.

No matter how you identify, 1800RESPECT can help you, as well as connect you with specialist support services if needed. Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or visit www.1800respect.org.au for online chat and video call services.

(Image text: LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day.)

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15/05/2025

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22/04/2025

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Pre-Conference workshop focused on LGBTIQA+ Families, Children and Young People

This in-person workshop will be held at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park and is scheduled just before the Family & Relationship Services Australia (FRSA) National Conference (20–22 May). It's open to anyone passionate about supporting LGBTIQA+ communities, and we’d love to see a wide range of people from the sector attend.

Ahead of the FRSA National Conference 2025, join us in Sydney on Monday, 19 May for Beyond the Rainbow: Supporting LGBTIQA+ Families, Children and Young People—an interactive Pre-Conference workshop presented by Drummond Street Services.

Open to all, this workshop offers practical, affirming strategies to support LGBTIQA+ families, children and young people. Drawing on the expertise of Queerspace, this session offers real-world insights for inclusive practice.

Register to secure your place!
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27/02/2025

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Happy Mardi Gras! If you are joining the celebrations, remember to play it safe and stay well:
- drink plenty of water to stay hydrated
- look out for each other
- seek help if you need it.

For more tips on partying safely, visit: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/summer/Pages/default.aspx

26/02/2025

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No appointment necessary

21/02/2025

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At the 2022 Equally Well Symposium, David Colquhoun, Clinical Cardiologist & National Heart Foundation Director, gave a presentation titled "Lifestyle and cardiology for people with mental illness".

The leading cause of death particularly in those over the age of 30 is coronary heart disease, and the rates are much higher in those with mental illness compared to the rest of the population. David spoke about this relationship as well as major risk factors, omega-3 content in blood as a predictor of cardiovascular disease, and how to do a cardiac investigation for a patient with mental illness.

The replay is available via our website:
🔗https://www.equallywell.org.au/equally-well-symposium-2022/symposium-speakers-2022/david-colquhoun/