Webinar Videos
Series of webinar that NAPP has organised and delivered on critical issues impacting our profession.
Gender Dysphoria in Young People: Controversy, Compromise, and Consensus?
The treatment of gender dysphoria is controversial. On the one hand the ‘affirmation model’ involves transitioning a young person to the appearance of their preferred gender using puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, while on the other hand the ‘cautious, conventional approach’ offers psychotherapeutic exploration of the causes of the gender identity concerns and avoids hormonal interventions. This webinar highlights the key issues in this clinical discourse. Case examples compliment the presentations.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Contemporary Psychiatric Practice & Mental Health Care
Learn about the valuable contributions of psychodynamic psychotherapy to psychiatric practice and mental health care, both within the public and private mental health systems.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is effective for a wide range of mental health presentations, including depression, anxiety, panic, complex trauma and psychophysiological states, and the benefits of therapy grow after treatment has ended. However, current professional group and sociopolitical pressures are endangering psychodynamic psychotherapy and continuity of care in psychiatric practice. Following the presentations, participants will be able to join with the presenters for further discussion.
Critical Issues for Psychiatry in Australia
The Critical Issues for Psychiatry in Australia webinar addresses some of the pressing challenges our profession is currently facing, which, if left unattended, could have severe repercussions.
The Dr Hilary Cass Report on Gender Dysphoria in the UK – is it relevant for Australia?
Dr Hilary Cass joins us to present her Cass Report findings and to answer questions on this work. Dr Cass was commissioned by the UK National Health Service to make recommendations on how to improve the NHS gender identity services and to ensure young people questioning their gender identity received the highest quality of care.
Following Dr Cass, a faculty of senior medical and legal experts will debate the relevance of the Cass recommendations to the Australian setting.
Autism Today: Contemporary issues for Psychiatrists
Autism has gained prominence in recent years, with increased awareness of its presentations,and its significance across the life cycle.
These two webinars will be of great relevance to all psychiatrists and psychiatric registrars:
Webinar 1 – Overview of Autism: Language and Social construction, and Contemporary perspectives in psychiatric diagnosis and complexity.
Webinar 2 – Autism and Concurring conditions: Diagnostic overshadowing, with reference to trauma, attachment and other psychiatric disorders
Help! I’ve Been Summoned
“Help, I’ve Been Summoned” will be a virtual learning event designed to provide valuable insights, guidance, and practical advice to psychiatrists and mental health clinicians who find themselves called upon as non-expert witnesses in legal proceedings. The educational event aims to alleviate the anxiety and uncertainty often experienced by medical witnesses and offer them the tools to navigate the legal process confidently.