The healing power of nature

 

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Want to feel better naturally? Discover the remarkable ways in which nature serves to regulate and restore us. We explore the emerging science and provide insights into how getting more green time can benefit your physical and mental health.

Wednesday 6 November 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:50pm AEDT (11:30am SA, 11:00am QLD, 9:00am WA)

Expert Speaker

Kit Kline
Social Worker/Founder - Nature Based Therapy (VIC)

Kit Kline is a descendant of the Wampanoag tribe and has German, Scottish and Irish ancestry. She is a registered social worker and clinical supervisor and is the founder and director of Nature Based Therapy. Kit has been employed as a counsellor and trainer for over 20 years specialising in mental health and addictions. Her experience includes working in mainstream community health, Aboriginal health, drug and alcohol detox and rehabilitation services and training and assessment.

Kit is a certified CI practitioner and currently works as a counsellor in gambling addiction. She has a private practice, offers supervision and mentoring and facilitates the advanced accreditation in nature based therapy.

Kit advocates for social and environmental justice and is passionate about bringing nature based interventions into healthcare practice to ensure a sustainable and healthy society and planet. She enjoys spending time in nature with her children, camping, travelling, watching good documentaries and learning about other cultures.

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Moderator

Dr Sadhbh Joyce
Senior Psychologist, Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, Nature-based Therapy Practitioner, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine (NSW)

Sadhbh has over 18 years’ experience in mental health. She has specialist expertise in neuropsychology, mindfulness-based therapies, self-compassion and workplace mental health. She is passionate about translational research that bridges the gap between clinical and real world settings.

 

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Assoc. Professor Anya Johnson
Associate Professor, Head of Discipline in Work and Organisational Studies, and co-director of the Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research Group, University of Sydney Business School

Anya’s research is in the area of Organisational Behaviour. Specifically, Anya investigates how employees regulate their emotions and cognitions in the workplace, and the relationship between the design of jobs and teams and outcomes such as engagement, well-being, mental ill-health and performance.

Anya is the recipient of multiple awards such as the 2021 Ray Ball Prize for Best paper, the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) 2020 Award for Innovation and Excellence in Research and the University of Sydney Business School Engaged Research Award (2017).

Assoc. Professor Helena Nguyen
Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies and co-director of the Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research Group, University of Sydney Business School

Helena received her PhD and Masters of Organisational Psychology from School of Psychology, University of New South Wales.

Helena’s research interests focus on understanding how emotional and cognitive processes interact to influence employees’ well-being and performance at work. Helena’s research takes a multi-disciplinary approach, integrating research from the fields of psychology, management and organisational behaviour to better understand how individuals and groups think, feel and behave at work. Helena’s research aims to advance knowledge in this area by adopting a multimethod and multilevel approach.

Helena’s research has been published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal , Journal of Management, British Journal of Management and Journal of Service Research. Helena is also the recipient of multiple Australia Research Council grants.