Mindgardens TRSP Webinar: Understanding and managing the risk of violence with Dr Nicholas Burns

Mindgardens TRSP Webinar: Understanding and managing the risk of violence in clinical settings with Dr Nicholas Burns

The Mindgardens TRSP Webinar Series is designed for clinicians working with people with complex psychosis.

This webinar will be hosted by Dr Nicholas Burns. Nick is a forensic psychiatrist with 13 years’ experience in forensic rehabilitation, working initially in secure settings and more recently in community based forensic rehabilitation. He is a member of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal’s forensic division. His has a particular interest in working with people with severe and persistent mental illness and complex care needs. He is chair of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrist’s section for social, cultural and rehabilitation psychiatry. He was recently appointed clinical lead in rehabilitation psychiatry for the NSW Ministry of Health, where he is working to develop clinical leadership in rehabilitation psychiatry. He is also interested in the social determinants of mental health, and in particular the relationship between homelessness and mental illness. He consults to several homeless men’s shelters in inner Sydney.

WEBINAR LEARNING OUTCOMES:
-Exploring the relationship between psychotic illness and violence
-Measuring the risk of future aggression
-Key principles in managing the risk of violence
-Understanding the relevant legislative requirements

About the Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis
The Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis (TRSP) is a NSW statewide service providing individualised therapeutic recommendations for people living with complex psychotic disorders.
It is NSW’s only specialised psychosis referral service and is setting new benchmarks for the quality of clinical care in public mental health services, combining expert clinical assessments and treatments with professional education and training in higher level clinical skills, family and community engagement, and clinical effectiveness and investigative research.

About the Mindgardens Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis Webinar Series
Mindgardens Neuroscience Network is supporting the Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis to deliver a monthly series of webinars, building multidisciplinary knowledge and capacity among clinicians throughout NSW to respond effectively to patients who experience complex psychosis.