Conference presentations

2026*Brasier. Griffith University Mental Health Research Showcase.” Panel presentation, in Brisbane 17th July 2026. (by invite)

2026 *Brasier. Griffith University Mental Health Research Showcase.” Working It Out Together – A Lived Experience-centred research toolkit”, in Brisbane 17th July 2026. (by invite)

2026 *Brasier. Griffith University Mental Health Research Showcase.” Working It Out Together – A Lived Experience-centred research toolkit workshop”, in Brisbane 16th July 2026. (by invite)

2026 *Brasier. World Social Work Day (Melbourne). Leading through disruption: How Lived Experience research is changing the mental health landscape.” (by invite).

2026 *Brasier. World Social Work Day (Melbourne). Leadership in social work – a panel presentation.” (by invite).

2024 *Brasier, C., *Sandhu, A., Wynne, N. 10th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. “How can social workers ally with people who have Lived Experience of mental distress, carers and the community to create optimal services and supports?”, in Melbourne, Australia. (19th – 22nd of November).

2024 *Brasier, C. Lalic, J., Conlon, A., Jonas, R., Katterl, S., Zirnsak, T., Jones, K., Kolovos, D. TheMHS. “Ignite presentation – Lead, create, disseminate!”, in Canberra, Australia (26th– 30th of August).  (26th– 30th of August).  

2024 *Brasier, C. Lalic, J., Conlon, A., Jonas, R., Katterl, S., Zirnsak, T., Jones, K., Kolovos, D. TheMHS. “Lead, create, disseminate!” A scoping review exploring the role of Lived Experience in knowledge translation” (E-poster), in Canberra, Australia(26th– 30th of August).  

2024 Session Chair for TheMHS Annual Conference (by invite)  “The Peer workforce”, in Canberra, Australia (26th– 30th of August).  

2023 *Charunda, B.B., *Brasier, C., Conlon, A. Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) “UnConfrence”, “How to design a Lived Experience friendly Mental Health and Wellbeing service,” in Melbourne, Australia (7-8th December).

2023 Panel Member – Queensland Alliance for Mental Health – Future Ready Workforce Strategy

2023 Session Chair (x2) for TheMHS Annual Conference (by invite)  “Bringing Lived Experience practice to life – Learnings from implementing Lived Experience in the RCVMHS”, in Adelaide, Australia (14-18th of October).

2023 *Brasier, C. TheMHS. “Bringing Lived Experience practice to life – Learnings from implementing Lived Experience in the RCVMHS”, in Adelaide, Australia (14-18th of October).

2023*Brasier, C. and Leyden, M. Community Mental Health Australia’s NDIS and Community Mental Health Conference, “What does psychosocial really mean in the context of the NDIS?”, in Sydney, Australia (February 20th-21st).

2022 *Brasier, C., Keevers, H., Zirnsak, T., Powell, J., Robinson. D., Brophy, L.  TheMHS Annual Conference,  “Pebbles in a Pond: A Lived Experience Needs Analysis of a Mental Health Service”, in Sydney, Australia (October 13th).

2022 Session Chair for TheMHS Annual Conference (invited) “Navigating complexity: embedding integration that makes a difference”, in Sydney, Australia (October 13th).

2022 Session Chair for TheMHS Autumn Forum (invited) “Recovery, Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Disability in a Persistently Complex System”, in Sydney, Australia (April 28th).

2022 *Brophy, L., Brasier, C. “Enablers and Barriers to Recovery-Oriented Psychosocial Disability Support” 14th International Conference of the European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH), 15 min oral presentation, in Tel Aviv, Israel (June 27-29).

2021 Zirnak, T.*, Gray, R., Brasier, C., Ng, A.Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in Australian clinical trials: a descriptive study.” 2021 ACTA Annual Scientific Meeting. National online conference (3rd December, 2021).

2021  Whitaker, L*., Smith, F*., Brasier, C*.Critically reflecting on paradigms that currently frame mental health social work education.” Australian Association of Social Workers IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Social Work Conference. National online conference (12th November, 2021).

2021 Harvey, C.*, Belperio, D.*, Brasier, C.*, Brophy, L. TheMHS, Symposium (90 min) – “Supporting People with Psychosocial Disability to Flourish: The Place Of Rehabilitation In Recovery-Oriented Service Systems” – “Where does the consumer voice belong? A commentary on reviewing interventions for people who experience severe mental illness.” National virtual conference (13th of October).

2021 Oostermeijer, S.*, Brasier, C.*, Brophy, L. TheMHS, “Design Considerations When Moving from Hope to Action in Eliminating the Use Seclusion and Restraint.” National virtual conference (14th of October).

2021 Brasier, C.*, Doroud, N.*, King, A., Brophy, L. TheMHS, “An Oasis of Hope, Inclusion and Connection: Findings from the ACT Recovery College.” National virtual conference (15th of October).

2021 Brasier, C*., Brophy, L., Hamilton, B. TheMHS, “Examining the role of mental health peer support in Emergency Departments.” National virtual conference (12th of February)

2020 Ski, CF.* Thomson, DR., Brasier, C., Apputhurai P, Castle DJ, Jenkins Z, Knowles SR, European Society of Cardiology: EuroHeartCare 2020, “ Identification of psychosocial factors most influential on quality of life post-stroke”.  Seville, Spain (4-6 June).

2019 Brasier, C*. Service User Academia Conference, 20 min presentation, “Peers in EDs”, Wellington, New Zealand (21st-22nd November, 2019).

2019 Ski, C.,* Thomson, DR., Brasier, C., Apputhurai P, Castle DJ, Jenkins Z, Knowles SR (Euro Heart Care Conference, brief presentation, “Examination of the impact of illness perceptions, self-efficacy, coping strategies, psychological distress on quality of life post-stroke”, Paris, France (2nd May 2019).

2017 Brasier, C.* Smart Strokes Conference, poster presentation, “Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on stroke survivors, their carers and stroke-carer dyads”, Gold Coast (10th-11th August 2017).

2016 Brasier, C.* The Australian Society for Medical Research: Victorian Student Research Symposium, poster presentation, “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Stroke and Carer Optimal Health Program: A Randomised Controlled Trial”, Melbourne (3rd June 2016).

2016 Brasier, C.* World Social Work Day Conference, “Mental Health and Stroke: Beyond Recovery”, Melbourne (15th March 2016).

2014 Brasier, C.*. World Social Work Day Conference, “Research in the Age of Facebook”, Melbourne (23rd March 2014).

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