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Conference 2021
Conference 2021
Towards Healing:
Insights into the
Complexities of
Perinatal Mental
Health
24-25
October
Proudly Supported By Proudly Presented By
VIEW HOTEL,
17 BLUE STREET, NORTH SYDNEY
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On behalf of Gidget Foundation Australia, we are delighted to announce our inaugural
Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2021 which will be held in Sydney on Sunday 24th and
Monday 25th October 2021.
We are thrilled to be joined by an amazing array of inspirational presenters and leaders in
the perinatal field, who have come from all over Australia. They will be sharing the latest
approaches, clinical interventions, and research into this area we are all so passionate about.
It will also provide space and time to reflect on your practice as a therapist. It is an event not to
be missed.
The theme of the Conference is Towards Healing: Insights into the Complexities of Perinatal
Mental Health. Gidget Foundation Australia recognises the value of professional development
both in our Clinicians and the wider perinatal community. You will have the opportunity
to listen to ground-breaking new research as well as enhancing your skills in infant mental
health, fatherhood, complementary medicines, couples work, grief and loss, as well as cultural
awareness.
It is also an opportunity for you to meet the team and develop connections with Gidget
Foundation Australia Clinicians, staff, the Board and Committee. This two-day event will
provide all our Clinicians time out to recharge, learn some new ideas and be inspired!
Following is an outline of the Conference program, as well as profiles of our speakers. We look
forward to having you all at this face-to-face event. How wonderful it will be to all be together!
Kind regards,
Arabella Gibson Chris Barnes
CEO Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Psychologist
Gidget Foundation Australia Gidget Foundation Australia
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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
DAY ONE: SUNDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2021 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION 8.30AM
9.20AM Acknowledgement of Country
Fran Grant
9.35AM Welcome & Introduction
Kara Nicholls, Chairperson, Gidget Foundation Australia &
Chris Barnes, Clinical Team Leader, Gidget Foundation Australia
SESSION 1
9.45AM Whole Family Bonding – what is it and why does it matter?”
Elly Taylor
11.00AM Morning Tea
11.20AM Vulnerability during the perinatal period: finding ways forward
Margie Stuchbery
12.45PM Lunch
SESSION 2
1.45PM Supporting bereaved parents – immediate and longer-term therapeutic needs
Deb de Wilde OAM and Rebecca Lyons
3.00PM Afternoon Tea
3.20PM Puzzling presentations in perinatal psychiatry
Dr Rebecca Wood
4.00PM Administration and Q&A
Bethany Hackshall, Organisational Programs Manager
Julia Diebold, Clinical Practice Manager
5.00PM Day one concludes
6.30PM Welcome Dinner, Glorietta, Upper Ground Floor, 100 Mount Street, North Sydney
DAY TWO: MONDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2021 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION 8.30AM
9.00AM Acknowledgement of Country
Professor Rhonda Marriott
9.10AM Gidget Foundation Australia Welcome
Arabella Gibson, CEO, Gidget Foundation Australia &
Chris Barnes, Clinical Team Leader, Gidget Foundation Australia
SESSION 1
9.20AM Applied practice: working therapeutically with the couple following perinatal loss
Dr Charise Deveney
10.35AM Morning Tea
10.55AM Hey you two! Include me: working with mother and baby
Beulah Warren
12.10AM The Fatherhood Mindset: Monash University
Dr Levita D’Souza, Dr Bronwyn Leigh, Svend Aage Madsen and Dawson Cooke
1.00PM Lunch
SESSION 2
2.00PM Integrative mental health care
Carrie Thomson-Casey
2.45PM The distinctive issues facing Indigenous mothers and the importance of culturally appropriate
screening, assessment and engagement with women and their families
Professor Rhonda Marriott and Associate Professor Roz Walker
3.45PM Afternoon Tea
4.00PM IVF
Dr Anthony Marren and Trish McAskill
Please note that this
Coping in Crisis format is provisional
4.45PM Allan Sparkes CV, OAM, VA, FRSN and subject to
change. Details will
5.05PM Conference roundup and evaluation
be confirmed closer
Arabella Gibson, CEO, Gidget Foundation Australia & to the conference.
Chris Barnes, Clinical Team Leader, Gidget Foundation Australia
5.10PM Day two concludes
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PRESENTER PROFILES
DR CHARISE DEVENEY
Dr Charise Deveney is a clinical psychologist. She founded Let’s Talk
Psychology Practice in 2008 on Sydney’s upper North Shore and more recently
the Perinatal and Wellbeing Village. Charise heads a team of experienced
psychologists and together they are well known in the field for providing
focused perinatal and infant mental health services to the community.
Having completed a postgraduate diploma in perinatal and infant mental
health with the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, Charise has a solid theoretical
understanding of the clinical issues faced during the perinatal period and into
parenthood.
A proud member of the Centre of Perinatal Psychology, Charise advocates
for perinatal and infant mental health issues in the medical field, providing
lectures to medical students on perinatal and infant mental health through the Sydney Adventist
Hospital. Holding a holistic framework Charise is currently completing a PhD the Department of Medical
Sciences at the UNSW and Australasian Research Institute investigating the aetiology of perinatal
depression and associated lifestyle factors. Charise is also co-creator of Bearing the Unbearable:
a relationship-based training program for perinatal loss.
Charise is a mother of three beautiful children and an adventure enthusiast; always on the look-out
for a new challenge!
DR LEVITA D’SOUZA
Dr Levita D’Souza is a registered counselling psychologist and lecturer within
the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Melbourne.
She worked in public and private settings before commencing a career in
academia.
Her research interests are in the area of perinatal psychology, adverse
childhood experiences and its impact on attachment patterns and
subsequent parenting practices. Within this space, her current research
projects are looking at psychological factors affecting first-time fathers as
they transition to fatherhood. She is also undertaking research on cultural
influences on parenting choices in relation to infant sleep.
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DEBORAH de WILDE OAM
Deborah (Deb) de Wilde works is an obstetric social worker in three maternity
hospitals across Sydney. Whilst working as a midwife her contact with families
at times of crisis led her to undertake a degree in social work. After a period
as a member of the Counselling Section at the Institute of Forensic Medicine,
Deb returned to the obstetric setting.
Deb has cared for families experiencing perinatal loss for forty years. She
was an early exponent of documenting the lives of these babies through
photography and the provision of other mementos and pioneered the
approach where parents are offered the opportunity to see, hold and spend
time with their stillborn or dying baby. The approach has become standard
practice throughout Australia, though early on it was controversial and at
times met with resistance by hospital staff.
Deb de Wilde, Peter Barr, and Julie Dunsmore established SANDS NSW in 1983. Deb, Peter and Julie’s
early work with families was documented in Martin Langdon Down’s award winning documentary film,
‘Some Babies Die.’ Deb and Peter co-authored the booklet Stillbirth and Newborn Death: Death and life
are the same mysteries.
With her colleague Belinda Power, Deb facilitates a monthly support group for bereaved parents as well
as a dedicated antenatal support group for parents in a pregnancy that follows the death of a baby.
She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2005 for service to the community as an obstetric
social worker providing support to bereaved parents.
FRAN GRANT
Fran Grant is a Yuin woman, and her Aboriginal family comes from the NSW
South Coast. She holds a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) and
a Master of Strategic Communication.
Fran presently works with Virgin Australia at Sydney Airport where she is a
committed member of the Indigenous Working Group and has been deeply
involved in developing Virgin Australia’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). She
is a current, accredited classroom teacher and also works in undergraduate
degree programs at UTS and Macquarie University.
Fran is a member of the Gowrie NSW RAP Indigenous Advisory Group along
with being a member of the Waverly College Advisory Council. She continues
her gentle journey with continuous effort towards a better understanding of the
rich culture and history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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DR BRONWYN LEIGH
Dr Bronwyn Leigh is a clinical psychologist, perinatal and infant clinician and
early parenting consultant. She is the Director of the Centre for Perinatal
Psychology and the Perinatal Training Centre.
Bronwyn is deeply interested in the psychological aspects of becoming a
parent, the emotional development of infants, and parent-infant relationships.
She has co-authored a book, contributed to research and provided media
interviews in the field.
REBECCA LYONS
Rebecca Lyons is a psychologist and family therapist. She has been working in
this field since 1996 and for the past eight years she has worked for Red Nose
as a Counsellor/Educator and Senior Counsellor providing clinical support to
a national team of counsellors and supporting bereaved families through the
provision of individual, couple and family therapy and through facilitated peer
support groups and remembrance services.
Rebecca is passionate about the benefits of providing professional and
appropriate counselling support to families who have been impacted by
the death of a baby or child. She is particularly interested in understanding
the intersection of trauma and grief, thinking systemically about grief and
parenting while grieving.
She currently works for The Women’s and Girl’s Emergency Centre (WAGEC) as
their Child and Young Person Psychologist and runs a small private practice.
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DR ANTHONY MARREN
Dr Anthony Marren is a certified sub-specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology
& Infertility. His private practice is in association with Genea Fertility and his
rooms are in St Leonards and Sydney CBD. He has a public appointment at
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and academically with the University of Sydney /
Institute of Academic Surgery.
Anthony offers comprehensive, evidence-based female and male fertility
treatments. In addition to IVF, Anthony is a skilled laparoscopic surgeon
specialising in complex surgeries such as endometriosis, fibroids and tubal
reversals. He has a specific interest in the investigation and management of
recurrent miscarriage / recurrent implantation failure, and pre-implantation
genetic testing. He is also experienced in fertility preservation for men and
women about to undergo chemotherapy.
PROFESSOR RHONDA MARRIOTT
Bios and Photos
Professor Rhonda Marriott AM is descended from Nyikina people of the
Kimberley. She is Director, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
and Social Equity and was Murdoch University’s inaugural Pro Vice Chancellor,
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership.
Rhonda has a professional career spanning 53 years in Nursing, 32 years in
Midwifery and 20 years in translational research for maternal, childhood and
youth policy and practice. Her well established partnerships with Noongar
Elders and community members in Perth contribute to the co-design of
Ngangk Yira’s research and community translation.
Professor Rhonda Marriott AM is descended from Nyikina people of the Kimberley. She is
Director, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity and was
Murdoch University’s inaugural Pro Vice Chancellor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Leadership. Rhonda has a professional career spanning 53 years in Nursing, 32 years in
Midwifery and 20 years in translational research for maternal, childhood and youth policy Her expertise includes culturally inclusive clinical best practice, embedding
and practice. Her well established partnerships with Noongar Elders and community
members in Perth contribute to the co-design of Ngangk Yira’s research and community
translation. Her expertise includes culturally inclusive clinical best practice, embedding Aboriginal maternal and early childhood social and emotional well-being,
Aboriginal maternal and early childhood social and emotional well-being, cultural
competence and capacity building in health and co-design of culturally directed translational
projects. cultural competence and capacity building in health and co-design of
culturally directed translational projects.
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ALLAN SPARKES CV, OAM, VA, FRSN
Allan Sparkes is one of Australia’s most highly decorated citizens, being one
of only 5 Australians in the past 44 years to be awarded the Cross of Valour
(CV) Australia’s highest bravery decoration. He is also the only Australian to be
awarded the Cross of Valour and a subsequent National bravery decoration,
the Commendation for Brave Conduct, along with other significant awards for
bravery and service including the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for
service to Mental Health Organisations and the Community, and one of only
10 Australians to receive the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Having lived experience of trauma related mental illnesses and recovery,
Allan is a passionate advocate for proactive approaches and greater education
relating to the physiological risks being faced by people of all ages in today’s
society. He is a Former Deputy Commissioner of the Mental Health Commission of NSW, a Fellow of the
Royal Society of NSW, the Chairman of the National Police Bravery Awards Committee, a member of the
NSW Police Mental Health Intervention Team, Board Director of Gidget Foundation Australia, Patron of
the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation, and an Ambassador for Australia Day, Beyond Blue and Kookaburra
Kids.
He is a renowned keynote speaker, a best-selling author with Penguin Random House Australia and a self-
confessed rugby tragic.
MARGIE STUCHBERY
Margie is a clinical psychologist, turned supervisor, turned trainer and
writer. Wrangling with the impact of early trauma on minds and hearts and
relationships has led her through attachment theory and related accredited
trainings – she is an accredited Watch Wait and Wonder therapist – to
Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT). Having been supervised in MBT since
2011 by Prof Anthony Bateman, Margie is an accredited MBT supervisor
and she now co-facilitates the Australian MBT trainings and also conducts
training for clinicians on developing parental reflective functioning and other
mentalization based phenomena. She has published papers on MBT and
regularly conducts webinars, presents seminars and (pre-covid) at conferences.
Margie applies mentalizing principles to her supervision and training of
psychiatrists and psychologists in a range of clinical and forensic domains.
Margie lectures at UTS in infant mental health in the Masters of clinical psychology program and remains
herself a life-long learner.
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ELLY TAYLOR
Elly Taylor is an internationally recognised perinatal relationship specialist,
award winning author and founder of Becoming Us. Elly began studying the
transition into parenthood from a relationship perspective when she noticed
both the intricacies of the couple relationship and the similarities in client’s
stories during this time. Based on this intimate knowledge and emerging
research, Elly created Becoming Us, a relationship-developmental framework
for pregnancy and early parenthood which supports the mental, emotional
and relationship wellbeing of the whole family.
Elly’s passion is educating perinatal professionals about the power and
potential of using a “whole family approach”. She has presented Becoming
Us at national and international conferences, been a research project advisor
for Monash University, The Australian Catholic University, Newcastle University and Columbia University
in New York. Elly is currently working with NSW Health SESLHD Interagency to pilot a new Becoming Us
“Nest Building” program for expecting and new parents in her local community. She lives in Sydney with
her firefighter husband, their three kids and way too many pets.
CARRIE THOMSON-CASEY
Carrie Thomson-Casey is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society
College of Clinical Psychologists and has worked in a variety of mental health
settings for 25 years. Her work roles have included sexual assault, domestic
violence, perinatal depression and anxiety in rural and regional settings.
Carrie is a PhD candidate in the University of Technology Sydney Faculty of
Health. Her research focuses on exploring the potential role of adjunctive
health care practices, such as complementary medicines, in psychology
practice. Her research goals are to improve mental health outcomes.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ROZ WALKER
Roz Walker has been involved in research, evaluation, education and training
with Aboriginal communities and Community Controlled organisations and
Government and non-Government agencies for over thirty five years.
She has extensive experience working with organisations and community
groups to identify problems and develop solutions to improve outcomes
in maternal, child and adolescent health, mental health and social and
emotional wellbeing at individual, organisational and community levels as
well as promoting system level change and individual and organisational
Roz Walker has been involved in research, evaluation, education and training with Aboriginal
cultural competence.
communities and Community Controlled organisations and Government and non-Government
agencies for over thirty five years. She has extensive experience working with organisations and
community groups to identify problems and develop solutions to improve outcomes in maternal, child
and adolescent health, mental health and social and emotional wellbeing at individual, organisational
Key projects include: Working Together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
and community levels as well as promoting system level change and individual and organisational
cultural competence. Key projects include: Working Together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice; and the Health Service Needs of Young People in
Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice; and the Health Service
Western Australia which informed the development of the first WA Youth Health Policy in 2018. Roz
worked with Professor Rhonda Marriott on the Birthing on Ngoongar Boodja.
Needs of Young People in Western Australia which informed the development of the first WA Youth
Health Policy in 2018. Roz worked with Professor Rhonda Marriott on the Birthing on Ngoongar Boodja.
BEULAH WARREN
Beulah Warren is a psychologist in private practice whose focus is on families
and infants. Her work began over 40 years ago as a research psychologist with
premature infants and their families. After training on the Brazelton Neonatal
Behavioural Assessment Scale and becoming a trainer her clinical focus,
whether in hospital or community settings, has been on helping parents see
the unique qualities of their child, to better understand their own crucial role
in their infant’s development and the significance of the emerging relationship
with their infant.
Beulah has a passion for educating professionals and parents on the needs
of children and on the importance of the infant-parent or infant-caregiver
relationships. Much of her professional life now is providing clinical supervision
and consultation to younger professionals in agencies and in the field of infant
mental health encouraging and endorsing reflective practice.
Beulah was the inaugural Co-ordinator of the Master of Infant Mental Health program at the NSW
Institute of Psychiatry and has contributed chapters to books for professionals and parents and, with
Dr Bijou Blick, produced three films for parents and professionals on infant emotional and social
development.
She was a foundation member of AAIMHI and served on the NSW Branch Management Committee for
30 years. Beulah is Past President of the Council of the Tresillian Family Care Centres.
In 2014, at the WAIMH Congress in Edinburgh she was awarded the WAIMH Award 2014 “for outstanding
contribution to the World Association for Infant Mental Health and its Affiliates”.
However, Beulah’s greatest pleasure is enjoying the lives of her 8 grandchildren: For Beulah,
a day spent playing with a four-year-old is magic.
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DR REBECCA WOOD
Rebecca Wood is a perinatal psychiatrist in private practice in Gladesville,
NSW. Having previously worked at the Royal Hospital for Women and The
Canterbury Hospital as a perinatal psychiatrist, combined with her work in
private practice, she has experienced a wide range of difficulties that can
occur for women and families during the perinatal period.
Rebecca completed advanced training as a consultation liaison psychiatrist
which helps her to appreciate the intersection of medical and psychiatric
conditions which is critical when understanding the huge physical and
emotional changes that occur for women when giving birth.
Rebecca was the recipient of the Maddison Medallion from the Australian and
New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2015. She has several peer reviewed
publications and experience with research, enjoys teaching during her public hospital appointments
and also has an Associate Fellowship in Medical Administration.
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THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE SUPPORTERS
Australian Psychological Society (APS) is the peak body for psychologists in Australia and represents over 25,000 members,
advocating for the profession of psychology, supporting high standards, promoting community wellbeing and is
dedicated to providing benefits to support its members.
Gidget Foundation Australia is grateful to have the support of the APS for the Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2021.
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Gidget Foundation Australia is proud of its long-standing partnership with L’Oréal Australia and
is delighted to have them present the Perinatal Mental Health Conference 2021.
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