Mental Health Nursing Innovations Showcase
In 2007, ten Mental Health Nursing Innovation scholarships valued at $10,000 were awarded for innovative nurse-led projects aimed at improving mental health clinical care for mental health consumers. The projects were presented at a Mental Health Nursing Innovations Showcase on 30 April 2007. Over 80 nurses, nursing students, academics and other interested professionals attended the event, which was opened by the Hon. Paul Lynch, Minister assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health).
2007 presentations
- Developing Mental Health Skills for Nurses in the General Hospital
Emma Bates
- Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Nursing Delivered Psychosocial Intervention for Psychological Disease
Ellen Sinclair, Jackie Townsend, Rick Keith, Mike Hazelton and Jude Constable
- Ward Structure as a Therapeutic Tool
Fiona Lamont, Susan Daly, Natalie Hughes and Jane Stein-Parbury
- What Do Consumer Consultants and Carers Need To Know About Managing People with Drug and Alcohol and Mental Health Problems?
Dr Michelle Cleary, Dr Glenn Hunt and Dr Gillian Malins
- Developing a Therapeutic Program for Forensic Patients with Sexual Offending Behaviour
Michelle Eason, Dan West and Dr Anthony Samuels
- The Health Wise Project Liverpool - Early Psychosis Intervention Program
Tim Mar and Natasa Milinkovic
- Implementing Cognitive Screening in Patients Aged Sixty Years and Over Within Adult Mental Health Ambulatory Care Services
Pam Turner, Cindy Stoupas, Michelle Batten, Elizabeth Abbott and Jane Stein-Parbury
- Children Visiting Parents in Mental Health Facilities
Louise O'Brien, Donna Giles, Sophie Norrish, Mark Falon and Trish Brady
- Mental Health Services and Young Women in Custody - A New Nurse Led Model of Service Delivery and Community Linkage
Kelley Yates, Dr Claire Gaskin and Adjunct Professor Robyn Rosina
- Development of a Care Co-ordination Model and Clinician Guide for Mental Health Nurses
Karen Harmon and Antony Mullen