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School of Occupational Therapy
Faculty of Health Sciences
La Trobe University
Victoria 3086
Australia
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Level 2
Health Sciences 2
Bundoora Campus

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Occupational Therapy
Siann Bowman

 

Lecturer 

Qualifications

B App Sc OT, Latrobe University

Grad Dip Arts (Art History), University of Melbourne

M App Sc, Latrobe University – current candidate

School Research Group

Mental Health

Specific Research Interests

•  Early psychosis

•  Brothers and sisters in early psychosis

•  The impact of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the workplace

•  Post traumatic stress disorder in young people and refugees

•  Functional recovery in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

•  The effectiveness of early intervention in mental health

 

Publications

Selected Conference Presentations

International

Bowman, S., Gee, D. (2006). Cognitive behavioural case management in early psychosis. Training conference for European therapists from European multisite randomised control trial in early psychosis. Lisbon , Portugal .

Bowman, S. (2004). The profile of brothers and sisters of young people with early psychosis. Forth International Conference on Early Psychosis, Vancouver , Canada .

Bowman, S. (2002) The sibling relationship – brother and sisters of young people with early psychosis. Third International Conference on Early Psychosis, Copenhagen , Denmark .

Bowman, S. (2000) Art as Therapy – a unique intervention to enhance recovery in early psychosis. Second International Conference on Early Psychosis , New York , United States of America .

National

Bowman, S., Macdonald, E., Elkins, K. (2003). Knowledge of psychosis in brothers and sisters of young people with first episode psychosis. The international Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses. Melbourne , Australia .

 

Learning and Teaching Areas

•  Adolescent Mental Health – early psychosis, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, the complex adolescent, case management, substance use, cognitive behavioural therapy in psychosis and bipolar disorder, family work, assessment and intervention.

•  Advanced Mental Health – forensic mental health, the lived experience, aged mental health, occupational therapy in an inpatient setting, challenging behaviours, youth mental health.

•  Groups in Occupational Therapy

•  Occupational Therapy Psychosocial Interventions

•  Quantitative research

•  Clinical fieldwork

 

Professional Activities

Member International Early Psychosis Association.

Reviewer: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.




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