Mrs Elyse Riverson1, Ms Emer Keaveney1 1Northwestern Mental Health – Melbourne Health, Parkville , Australia Psychiatric inpatient units are often staffed by novice nurses, who are expected to care for high risk presentations with minimal role modelling or experience. The...

Associate Professor  Jonathan Knott1,2, Associate Professor  Marie   Gerdtz1,2, Mrs Sheriden Dobson1,2, Dr Catherine Daniel1,2, Professor  Andis Gaundis3, Professor Biswadev Mitra4, Associate Professor Bruce Bartley5, Dr Pauline Chapman6 1The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, 3Dandenong Hospital,...

Ms Julie Anderson1 1Office Of The Chief Psychiatrist Victoria, Melbourne, Australia One of the four statutory roles of Victoria’s Office of the Chief Psychiatrist is: ‘to promote the rights of persons receiving mental health services’ (s120, MH Act, Vic, 2014)...

Ms Lisa Wright1,2, Associate Professor  Sally Bennett1, Professor Pamela Meredith1,3 1School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Australia, 2The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Mental Health Service, Brisbane, Australia, 3School of Health, Medical and Applied...

Ms Tessa Maguire1,2, Ms  Jo  Ryan1,2, Professor Brian McKenna2,3 1Forensicare, Melbourne, Australia, 2Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science/Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 3Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Restrictive practices are not therapeutic and application can lead to adverse...

Mrs Helen Lowy1 1Department Of Health And Human Services, Melbourne, Australia One of the most common challenges in mental health care is reconciling the autonomy of the consumer with the need to promote a safe environment. To respond to this...

Dr Robina Redknap1, Ms Avonia Donnellan1 1North Metropolitan Health Service Mental Health, Wembley, Australia It is well-recognised that restrictive practices have the potential to result in significant adverse and traumatic consequences for patients and staff, and raise concerns regarding human...

Ms Moira Buchholtz1,2, Ms Rachel Young2, Ms Mandy  Donley3 1OPP – Senior Practitioner Disability, Melbourne, Australia, 2DET – Principal Practice Leader Education, Melbourne, Australia, 3Senior Practitioner ACT, Canberra, Australia Schools are a microcosm of their community and children and young...

Ms Jennifer  Black1, Mr Keir Saltmarsh1 1Mental Health Complaints Commissioner, Melbourne, Australia This presentation will discuss the work to date of the Victorian Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and outline the key themes identified from consumer complaints about public mental health...

Ms Frances Sanders1 1Department Of Health And Human Services Victoria Office Of The Chief Psychiatrist, Melbourne, Australia With the release of the Victorian Mental Health Act in 2014, the Victorian Government set out to lead a reform agenda for Victoria...