Dr. Bonnie Kirsh, Department of occupational science and occupational therapy (University of Toronto), delivers a report at the Congress

 
Dr. Bonnie Kirsh, Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, will be one of the key speakers at the International Conference “Mental Health in the Workplace” to be conducted on 8 October, 2016 in the frame of the Congress on Mental Health: Meeting the Needs of the XXI Century.
Dr. Bonnie Kirsh will present her report Work integration for people with mental illnesses – the case of Canada”.
The Concept of International Conference “Mental Health in the Workplace” is published inScientific Program
 
About Dr. Bonnie Kirsh
 
Dr. Bonnie Kirsh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and holds cross appointments to the Department of Psychiatry and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto as well as the School of Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University. She was a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Workforce Advisory Committee from its inception. Her primary research focuses on community and work integration for persons with mental illnesses, and she has conducted studies examining workplace anti-stigma initiatives, organizational culture and mental health, Canadian principles and practices in the area of work integration, social policy as it relates to employment for people with mental illnesses, and supported employment. She uses mixed methods in her research including quantitative, qualitative and participatory research.

Dr. Bonnie Kirsh’s research interests are: Stigma Reduction Interventions and their efficacy; Employment and Mental Health Consumers; Workplace Culture and Mental Health; Community Support For Mental Health Consumers; Quality improvement in Community Mental Health; Return-to-Work Issues for Injured Workers; Qualitative Methods; Mixed Methods; Participatory Research.

Please visit the Congress’s website to access online registration for the congress program, including detailed information and registration options: www.mental-health-congress.ru/en/

Related posts

28 March 2016

Prof. Nikolai Neznanov, President of the Russian Society of Psychiatrists (RSP), with welcome address to the Congress participants

Prof. Nikolai Neznanov, President of the Russian Society of Psychiatrists (RSP), Director St.Petersburg V.M. Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute, President World...

8 September 2016

Are you ready for EPA 2017?

  The 25th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2017) will facilitate learning, discussion, and exchange among European and international psychiatrists together...

10 October 2019

World Mental Health Day 2019: focus on suicide prevention

17 October 2019

WHO Mental Health Forum 2019

The President of the Union for Mental Health of Russia Natalia Treushnikova attended the WHO Mental Health Forum 2019 that...

20 November 2019

World Children’s Day

November 20th is World Children’s Day – the global day of action for child rights. This year marks 30 years...

17 January 2018

XIII WAPR WORLD CONGRESS "RECOVERY, CITIZENSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; REVIEWING CONSENSUS"

Source: http://wapr2018madrid.com/index.php   The World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) is organising the XIII WAPR World Congress ”Recovery, Citizenship, Human Rights; Reviewing consensus”,...

22 March 2018

Community-based Psychiatry: Challenges and Solutions

All-Russia Scientific Conference "Community-based Psychiatry: Challenges and Solutions" devoted to memory of the great scientist V.S.Yastrebov was held on 21...

18 November 2021

VIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH: LIFE RESOURCE"

The Professor Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, in cooperation with the...

8 June 2017

The Organizing Committee of the II Congress on Mental Health: Meeting the Needs of the XXI Century met on June 7

  The second meeting of the Organizing Committee for the preparation of the II Congress on Mental Health: Meeting the...

27 April 2016

Zoran Milivojević, President of Serbian Union of Associations for Psychotherapy, has joined the Scientific Committee

Zoran Milivojević, M.D., President of Serbian Union of Associations for Psychotherapy, Professor of transactional analysis at International Transactional Analysis Academy, has...