27 Jul 2012
On Friday 20 July 2012, five staff of St George Hospital School attended The Mental Health & Wellbeing of Young People Seminar at the Wesley Conference Centre in Sydney. Topics included Eating Disorders, Mental Health for Girls, Drug and Alcohol Update, Cyberbullying and the impact of inappropriate use of the internet on Young People. Speakers included Andrew Fuller, Psychologist and Resilience Expert; Steve Biddulph who is now focussing on Girls issues; Paul Dillon Drug and Alcohol Research and Susan Mclean, Cybersafety Expert. All staff expressed their appreciation of being able to attend this professional development day. It is crucial for our staff to be aware of the pressures and issues experienced by our students, many of whom come to us while inpatients at the hospital.