Senator Lyn Allison, Chair of the 2005 Senate Inquiry into Mental Health, at the ausMHLP 2005-06 Perth seminar, May 2006
ausMHLP 05-06 participants Bruce Wagstaff and Jo McSweeney with Kate Johnston at the closing dinner, Perth, May 2006
Australian Mental Health Leadership Program (ausMHLP)
The Centre for International Mental Health is pleased to announce that following a successful pilot in 2005-06, the Australian Mental Health Leadership Program (ausMHLP) continued in 2007, and we are now inviting applications for 2008.
ausMHLP 2008 is designed for mental health professionals of any discipline currently working in the Australian public mental health system, who are committed to making a contribution to mental health in Australia at an organisational, system or policy level. The program fills a significant gap in the training of mental health professionals by developing the knowledge, skills and confidence of participants to perform leadership and organisational development roles.
A nine-month, part-time professional development program, ausMHLP will be delivered in four intensive three-day seminars held in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, and will combine:
- formal structured teaching of theory and synthesis of research on leadership, management and organisational development
- structured discussion of reading materials
- informal discussions with mental health leaders from around Australia
- practical workshops focused on project work based on participants' interests and work settings
- an individual leadership skills assessment using the 360 degree Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and
- a two day national conference
Application Deadline for the 2008 program has been extended to March 14th 2008 and applicants will be notified of the outcome by 30 March 2008
To find out more about the 2008 program follow these links:
or you can download the ausMHLP 2008 Brochure [.pdf]
To APPLY for the 2008 program you will need to read the 2008 Application instructions which also include information about fees and scholarships. From there you will be able to download the 2008 Application form as well as a copy of the Selection Criteria and a form for providing additional information.
Ten Scholarships will be made available in 2008 for applicants who meet all the criteria for the program but who are unable to afford the fees.
For more information on ausMHLP or to find out how to apply for future Programs, please contact Dr Penny Mitchell on 03 8344 0654 or email pennym@ unimelb.edu.au or Ms Tania Miletic 03 8344 3185 email tmiletic@unimelb.edu.au
ausMHLP is generously supported by Eli Lilly Australia.
Having the opportunity to learn from leaders in mental health policy and other broader realms beyond clinical practice through ausMHLP has been invaluable. I have also enjoyed the interaction with colleagues from different states and mental health systems.
Dr Simon Jones, Principal Psychiatry Registrar, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria