UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education, a non-profit organization that provides multidisciplinary conferences to health professionals and the community on health-related issues in an interdisciplinary environment, is hosting the following conferences:

Child and Youth Mental Health Matters
First National Parental Mental Health Conference
First International Young Carers Congress
Third International World Congress on Children of Parents with Mental Illness
May 6 – 8, 2012
Vancouver, BC

This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of mental health with young people and parents and other stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences related to child and youth mental health. There are three themes woven through the conferences: Parental Mental Health, Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Young Carers.

Registration is currently open and available at the Child and Youth Mental Health Matters website.

Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Challenging Behaviour – The Tip of the Iceberg
November 15-17, 2012
Vancouver, BC

Conference Objectives:

• - To promote best practices in physical and mental health for individuals with developmental disabilities
• - Recognize the multifactorial determinants of challenging behaviour
• - Recognize the role of traumatic experiences in understanding challenging behaviour
• - Maximize health and wellbeing in order to minimize disability and improve quality of life
• - Share knowledge and common experiences with others working in the field.

A Call for Abstracts is currently open at the IPCE Health and Wellbeing conference page.

For further information please visit the IPCE website www.interprofessional.ubc.ca , or contact Ian Chipperfield at  Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. , (604) 827–3112.