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Date
17 October 2023
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NSW Faculty of PsychotherapyDr Karen Williams speaks about the Ramsay Clinic Thirroul, Australia’s first women’s only, stand-alone trauma-informed mental health facility, located at the former Lawrence Hargrave Private Hospital in Thirroul.
The facility comprises a 43-bed clinic, with medical, allied health and nursing staff. It provides a safe environment where women can deal with trauma-related mental health disorders through inpatient care and day programs. It is committed to providing patients with evidence-based care to maximise their recovery and mental wellbeing.
Presentation chaired by A/Prof Loyola McLean.
Speaker
Dr Karen Williams
Dr Karen Williams is a Consultant Psychiatrist who specialises in PTSD and other trauma syndromes. She is a member of Family Violence Network Committee in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She is the Special Advisor on Mental Health at the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre. She is also a member of the Professional Advisory Group for The Trauma Recovery Centre being developed on the NSW South Coast.
Dr Williams is the founder of Doctors Against Violence Towards Women, an advocacy group aimed at promoting the mental and physical safety of women who are survivors of Family Violence and sexual assault. She provided evidence at the Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Family, Sexual and Domestic Violence, as well as the Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control in NSW.
Most recently Dr Williams has been involved in the establishment of Ramsay Clinic Thirroul, a women’s only hospital dedicated to the treatment of the psychological and psychiatric consequences of trauma.
Dr Karen Williams is a Consultant Psychiatrist who specialises in PTSD and other trauma syndromes. She is a member of Family Violence Network Committee in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She is the Special Advisor on Mental Health at the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre. She is also a member of the Professional Advisory Group for The Trauma Recovery Centre being developed on the NSW South Coast.
Dr Williams is the founder of Doctors Against Violence Towards Women, an advocacy group aimed at promoting the mental and physical safety of women who are survivors of Family Violence and sexual assault. She provided evidence at the Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Family, Sexual and Domestic Violence, as well as the Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control in NSW.
Most recently Dr Williams has been involved in the establishment of Ramsay Clinic Thirroul, a women’s only hospital dedicated to the treatment of the psychological and psychiatric consequences of trauma.
This presentation was run via Zoom on Tuesday 17 October 2023.
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