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Mad Studies Reading Group

The Mad Studies Reading Group  are an eclectic group of academics, psychologists, lawyers, therapists, teachers, artists, students, unemployed and all sorts of other people. Many of us identify ourselves  as mad. We meet monthly on the third Tuesday of each month on line via Zoom between  7 – 8.30pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney time). You can find out more about this group from the Melbourne Mad Studies Network  web site or simply email madstudiesmelbATgmailDOTcom and you will be sent a Zoom link and some suggested preliminary reading information prior to the next meeting.

Next Meeting – Tues 19th November  2024  7 – 8.30pm AEST  (Melbourne, Sydney time). 

Topic – Spirituality and Madness

Discussion Questions:

1) What is the role of spirituality/religion in Mad experiences? How could a spiritual lense explain some Mad experiences?

2) What could be the role/s of faith, religion and spiritual beliefs in emotional healing/development?

3) What are your experiences in how spirituality is regarded in Mental Healthcare? How could Mental Health services improve (or change completely) in this respect?

Readings:
A Conversation with Dr John Weir Perry 
Psychic Gardening and Walking the Sensitive Path
 The Need for Integration of Religion and Spirituality
into the Mental Health Care of Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse Populations in Australia 
 
Zoom Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81031074101?pwd=T9blAJ4B1WVoh92tlJfL2wByLvvQEP.1
Meeting ID: 810 3107 4101
Passcode: 715908

For further information or suggestions for topics for similar discussion email  PinkPantherActivists AT gmail DOT com or email MadStudiesAustralia AT gmail DOT com 

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Lived Experience Workers Co-operative

This group and meeting is for Mental Health Lived Experience Workers (LEW’s) a.k.a. Peer Support Workers or people aspiring to such roles.

See the leading article on home page of this website for more info

The first and previous online Zoom Meeting was on Wed Oct 2, 2024 07:00pm

A recording of the meeting  is now available as a you tube video. Link  https://youtu.be/UrRwl6jad4U

 
Our next event
An online viewing of the short documentary film “Successful Treatment for Psychosis in West Africa” (12 min) followed by a discussion.

Date : Wed 20 Nov 2024  7:00pm – 8:30pm (Melb Syd Time)
 
The Zoom Link is
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85631956173?pwd=RE05aPXgAMBZo8KVaA3g5BruXXkZ9U.1

Meeting ID: 856 3195 6173
Passcode: 649056
 

We now have a Facebook Group   Feel free to join it and post any thoughts, questions, issues etc so that we can get the discussion moving forward.

 

ANYONE  is welcome to attend these meetings.  Feel free to join in or just observe the conversation.

Bit Shy about Zoom Meetings? …You can just observe by turning off your webcam and/or microphone. 

 

 

 

 

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