Free Community Based Wellbeing Expo (31 July 3:00-4:00) (RSVP required) and Access to Low Cost Therapy and Groups for Children, Young People and Adults.
Michael Barnett OAM
From: Deb Gavan <Deb....@acap.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 at 13:56
Subject: Free Community Based Wellbeing Expo (31 July 3:00-4:00) (RSVP required) and Access to Low Cost Therapy and Groups for Children, Young People and Adults.
To: Clinic <Cli...@acap.edu.au>
Dear Colleagues and Community
We are hosting a Community Wellbeing Expo on 31 July 2024!
Melbourne based service providers are invited to come and display information about services they offer to support mental health and other social needs. Each service will be provided a table in an open marketplace environment, which will be attended by community members, practitioners and professionals. This is a great opportunity to share information and learn about services and agencies. The event will build networks and links within the sector and strengthen the response provided to individuals, families, and communities by helping colleagues to build their knowledge and relationships.
Delicious and FREE afternoon tea and lucky door prizes will be provided.
Here are the details:
- Date & time: Wednesday 31 July 2024: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Address: Level 3, 222 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
- RSVP (essential): cli...@acap.edu.au
- More information: cli...@acap.edu.au
Please feel free to share this email to colleagues, networks, and families.
Background to our Clinic and its services:
The ACAP Counselling, Psychology and Social Work Clinics are staffed by final year Psychology/Clinical Psychology, Counselling/Psychotherapy and Social Work students on placement and offer a wide range of FREE individual and group therapy options. We have a new Clinic offering face to face services in Melbourne CBD at Bourke St Melbourne. We also offer outreach through partnership with agencies in local areas. Those who are more isolated or outside metro Melbourne are offered telehealth. Students are closely monitored and supervised by experienced senior clinicians and academics. We value cultural responsiveness across many areas and offer bi-cultural counselling to many language groups as well as LGBTQA+ Communities. Our services consist of counselling, short term case work, workshops, and evidence based educational programs. As part of our ongoing efforts to expand our services and collaborate with the community, I wanted to bring to your attention the numerous opportunities and services that our clinic can offer.
There is no wait list for services in Melbourne and we work with children, young people and adults (including older adults).
Referrals are made via email cli...@acap.edu.au or via our website. Services are delivered free - at no cost and are not time-limited. The service is available to all people regardless of visa status. Refugees and International Students are very welcome. Referrals are accepted Australia wide and can be made through self-referral or via a warm referral from your service.
In addition to individual therapy, there are a number of group work programs running in 2024. Groups have limited space and early referral is suggested. Group programs offered face to face in Melbourne include:
- Art for Happiness: A Creative therapy-based workshop for children aged 4-8 and 9-12: delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne and using telehealth to kids statewide. Also delivered onsite at several partner agencies.
- Mindfulness Group (Adults): A 6-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne. This program is fantastic for people experiencing stress and low-level anxiety.
- Mindfulness Group (LGBTQ+): A 6-week program delivered free at our Clinics in Melbourne and using telehealth to service users statewide. This program is fantastic for members of LGBTQIA+ Communities who are experiencing stress and low-level anxiety.
- Mindfulness Group (Young People aged 13-17): A 6-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne (and at some of our partner agencies) or using telehealth to service users statewide. This program is fantastic for young people experiencing stress and low-level anxiety.
- Compassion Based Therapy (Adults): A 3-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne and using telehealth to service users statewide. The group targets service users experiencing self-criticism, self-worth or image issues and trauma responses.
- Compassion Based Group for Carers: An 8- week program that will support carers to build self-compassion strategies and support themselves and their role with others.
- Compassion Based Therapy (Women): A 3-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne and using telehealth to service users statewide. The group targets people who identify as women who are experiencing self-criticism, self-worth or image issues and trauma responses.
- Compassion Based Therapy (Young People aged 13-17): A 3-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne and using telehealth to young people nationwide. The group targets service users experiencing self-criticism, self-worth or image issues and trauma responses.
- Social Anxiety Group (Adults): A 6-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne (and at some of our partner agencies) or using telehealth to service users statewide. This program is fantastic for service users experiencing significant social anxiety.
- Social Anxiety for Young People: A 6-week program delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne (and at some of our partner agencies) or using telehealth to service users statewide. This program is fantastic for young people experiencing significant social anxiety.
- International Students Wellbeing Group: An ongoing, drop-in support and well-being group for International Students. There is a focus on general support, IELTS, work issues in Australia and connecting to others – managing isolation and forming relationships. Facilitated by International Student Counsellors and Social Workers. Held via zoom.
- Strengthening Refugee Families Workshop: A one session workshop delivered to women from Refugee backgrounds. Delivered free at our Clinic in Melbourne as well as via partner agencies. Also provided using telehealth to service users statewide.
- Domestic and Family Violence Recovery Program (Women): A 6-week program for people who identify as women and who are no longer at acute risk or have survived domestic and family violence. Delivered using telehealth to women nationwide.
To book, refer, or for more information, visit the ACAP Psychology Clinic website: send us an email at cli...@acap.edu.au.
If you would like to visit our Clinics or talk about our services, or a partnership/collaboration; please feel free to make contact via the Clinic. If you are part of an interagency network, we would be really happy to meet with you over zoom to discuss options for working together.
Warmest regards,
Deb Gavan She/Her
ACAP Clinics Director
cli...@acap.edu.au | Level 11, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 | Kmart Centre Level 3/222 Bourke St Mall, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
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and value diversity and all abilities. Find out more about our
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