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Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RO-DBT): for disorders of overcontrol

Wed, 29 Jul 2020
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Dr Malinder Bhullar is a forensic psychologist who qualified in Western Australia before moving to the UK in 2003. Her presentation will provide an overview of the RO-DBT theoretical and treatment framework; a brief look at research and therapeutic innovations using RO-DBT in forensic mental health and criminal justice contexts in the UK. It will also cover pioneering forensic RO-DBT in Australia and discussion of future projects.

Dr Bhullar has owrked in prisons, inpatient secure settings and community forensic teams. Her clinical work has included assessment, research and treatment of complex mental disorder and trauma in violent offender populations, and expert witness work for parole boards and family and immigration cases. With the aid of Polyvagal Theory-informed clinical and theoretical models such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and RO-DBT, she has a special interest in organisational / systemic trauma and the prevention and management of trauma-related experience in staff who work in forensic settings.

Price

  • Students (full-time, unsalaried only) $20
  • ANZAPPL members $25
  • Non-members $35

The price includes a drink on arrival and light canapes prior to the presentation.

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RSVP: Please purchase tickets by Monday 27 July, 2020.

Mercure Perth
10 Irwin St, Perth WA 6000, Australia

PO Box 23370, Docklands, Victoria, 8012, Australia

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