Concurrent Session 2E - Families
Tracks
Track 5
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Sutherland |
Details
Chair: Julie Perrin, Charles Sturt University
Speaker
Ms Paige Webb
PhD Candidate
NDARC, UNSW
Influences of methamphetamine use on family relationships: Interviews with family members
3:30 PM - 3:40 PMBiography
Ms Paige Webb is currently completing a PhD exploring the influence of methamphetamine on family relationships. Paige is also a Research and Policy Officer at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. She is passionate about reducing the stigma experienced by people who use drugs and their families.
Ms Clare Rushton
PhD Candidate
University Of Wollongong
A qualitative study of families affected by a loved one’s methamphetamine use: resilience processes and adaptations to adversity
3:40 PM - 3:50 PMBiography
Clare is a Clinical Psychology Registrar currently completing her PhD at the University of Wollongong. Her research is investigating the experiences of families affected by a loved one's alcohol or other drug use, and how to effectively address families' needs through the intersection of research and clinical practice.
APSAD 2024
Session Q&A
3:50 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Ms Paige Webb
PhD Candidate
NDARC, UNSW
SYMPOSIUM: Services for families affected by alcohol or other drugs
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Ms Paige Webb is currently completing a PhD at NDARC exploring how methamphetamine use can influence family relationships. Paige is also a Research and Policy Officer at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. She is passionate about reducing the stigma experienced by people who use drugs and their families.
Ms Clare Rushton
PhD Candidate
University Of Wollongong
Patterns and preferences in help-seeking among Australian families affected by a loved one’s alcohol and other drug use: A cross-sectional study
4:05 PM - 4:13 PMBiography
Dr Pauline Stewart
Executive Officer
Family Drug Support Aotearoa New Zealand
The Five-Step Method and building workforce capacity
4:13 PM - 4:21 PMBiography
Pauline is a Registered Psychologist, with dual Counselling Psychology and Educational Psychology scopes of practice. Five years ago Pauline founded Family Drug Support Aotearoa New Zealand (FDS). She is passionate about providing accessible, accountable, evidence-based services to impacted family members wherever they reside in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ms Sally Boardman
National Training & Innovation Manager
Smart Recovery Australia
SMART Family and Friends barriers to service access, supports and recommendations
4:21 PM - 4:29 PMBiography
Mrs Heidi Gray
Phd Candidate
Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
The effectiveness of online counselling for rural family members of people struggling with substance use
4:29 PM - 4:37 PMBiography
Heidi is currently completing a PhD exploring online support to family members of people using drugs and alcohol in rural Australia. Heidi also contributes to research with Equally Well Australia. Heidi has completed a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) Honours and is a trained primary teacher. She has a long-standing interest in Indigenous and remote education, health and affairs.
Dr Julie Perrin
Clinical Social Worker
Charles Sturt University
Symposium Discussant
Biography
Julie Perrin is a clinical social worker with mental health accreditation specialising in drug and alcohol, couple and family therapy and bereavement, in private practice. She has over 40 years experience in the health/community sector. Her PhD was a qualitative study focused on sibling bereavement when death is drug-related.
Chair
Julie Perrin
Clinical Social Worker
Charles Sturt University