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Session 3E | Supporting dignity

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Monday, November 10, 2025
4:35 PM - 5:30 PM
Parkside Pre-Function Area

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Chair: Marnie Sather


Speaker

Ms Meredith Eagle
Drug & Alcohol Research Assistant
Western NSW Local Health District

A Hidden Population, A Hidden Problem: Exploring Drug & Alcohol Treatment Barriers for Older Adults in Rural Australia

4:35 PM - 4:40 PM

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Biography

Meredith is a social worker and research coordinator in the Western NSW Local Health District, focused on rural drug and alcohol treatment access. Meredith is an early career researcher undertaking a PhD with Charles Sturt University, and is committed to improving services through collaborative, consumer-centred research in rural healthcare.
APSAD 2025

Session 3E Q&A

4:40 PM - 4:43 PM

Biography

APSAD 2025

SYMPOSIUM: Supporting dignity: Deconstructing and reconstructing people's Stories

4:43 PM - 5:30 PM

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Mr Mark Hammersley
Private Practitioner
Private Practitioner

Contribution of narrative and relational practice in AOD and related sectors

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM

Biography

Mark has worked with Indigenous and other men for over 20 years. This has included management roles with rehabilitation services of Ngwala Willumbong Aboriginal Corporation. Mark is also a trained narrative therapist and art therapist.
Dr Greg Smith
Private Practitioner
Private Practitioner

Theory and Practice

5:10 PM - 5:20 PM

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Mr Lesley Stanley
Community Elder
Community member

From the perspective of a past client and since as community Elder

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM

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APSAD 2025

Session 3E Discussion

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Biography


Chair

Marnie Sather
Narrative Therapist
Private Practice

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