APS Mackay Branch Training
The anxious adolescent brain.
Neural development and effective treatment strategies.
Dr Pieter Rossouw
MClin Psych; PhD; MAPS, MCClin; QCA
Date: Saturday 11 October 2014
Venue: Shamrock Hotel
(Morning/Afternoon Tea, Lunch and tea/coffee/juice provided)
Time: 8:30am registrations for 9.00am start – 4:30pm finish
Cost:
APS Member
$270
APS Student
$190
Non-APS Member
$350
Please register for the event online, by 5 September 2014, at
http://www.psychology.org.au/Events/EventView.aspx?ID=14598
APS Mackay Branch Training
Training Overview
This one day workshop will focus on the development of the adolescent brain – how the brain is
affected by genetics and how genes express as response to the environment. The development
of the anxious brain is important to understand neurological, neurochemical and neural
structural changes in adolescence (the “chaotic brain”) until it reaches maturity (mid 20’s).
Some of the areas that will be discussed in the workshop are:
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Are all brains the same?
Is it all not just a matter of genes?
Neural plasticity, neurogenesis and mirror neurons.
What role does environment play in brain development?
Implications for wellness
How the brain gets programmed to become anxious
Applied Intervention strategies to address the unwell brain
Safety
Establishing control by changing neural firing
Building self-esteem through down regulation of fear
Enhancing a sense of meaning through increasing dopamine and focus
Brain based interventions – key to wellness.
APS Mackay Branch Training
Presenter biography:
Pieter J. Rossouw
MClin Psych, PhD, MAPS, MCClin, QCA
Pieter is the Director of the Mediros Unit for Neuropsychotherapy – a
company
that
provides
training
in
Neurobiology
and
Neuropsychotherapy. He also teaches at the University of Queensland
in the School of Psychology and the School of Social Work and Human
Services and is the Director of the Master of Counselling Program.
Currently he is involved in full time teaching and research in the fields
of neurobiology and neuropsychotherapy as well as clinical training for
clinicians, psychologists and general practitioners.
Pieter has been in private practice for the past 25 years. Pieter holds Honours Degrees in
Philosophy and Psychology, a Master Degree in Clinical Psychology and a PhD. Pieter is a
member of the Australian Psychological Society and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.
Pieter was a Professor in Clinical Psychology at in South Africa (University of the Free State)
and also taught at Universities in the USA, Canada and Holland.
Pieter specialises in Neuropsychotherapy and is an expert in anxiety and mood disorders. He
has published 6 Scientific Books and 60 scientific articles. He has been involved in research in
extensive clinical trials and presented research papers at 40 International Conferences
worldwide. Pieter’s latest book – BrainWise Leadership was published in Oct 2013 and is coauthored with Connie Henson.
He is a member of the Global Association for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies, He is a
member of the editorial board of the International Journal for Neuropsychotherapy and Chief
Editor of The Neuropsychotherapist.