Mental Health and Stigma
Lecture Overview
Educators
Geoffrey Ahern
Geoffrey Ahern is a senior mental health clinician and educator who splits his time between working with people in a mental health crisis in the ED setting and working proactively to educate other health professionals and the community about how to better understand mental health problems, as well as substance use and addiction. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience in emergency and trauma, rural nursing, alcohol and other drug counselling, and psychiatric nursing across both the public and private sectors. He holds a masters of health science (mental health and addiction). Geoff is particularly fascinated by the impact that exercise, nutrition, community, meaning and purpose, and practices like yoga have on a person’s mental health, as well as living a simple life of reflection, contentment and wonderment. See Educator Profile
Reviews
bronwyn ann beecroft
Presented well.
yvonne crispin
Very interesting lecture.
Tina Morse
This resource was valuable informative and presented well.
Yvonne Thelning
The brain is a highly functioning tool and constantly in change The brain can be retrained at any given time and is easily manipulated to perform tasks through positive thinking and focus on subjects of practice The brain, if injured can repair slowly
Jane Possingham
A good insight into the mental health issues.
Caroline Jenkins
Interesting lecture re mental health .