The ACA Victoria/Tasmania Branch is proud to host Wayne Schwass, founder of wellbeing advocacy and education organisation PukaUp, for an interactive presentation and discussion to talk all things wellbeing for individuals, families, workplaces and communities. Join us for refreshments and an evening of stories and conversation and leave with tools and strategies that give you the confidence to have authentic and genuine conversations with others on mental, emotional and physical wellbeing to help you and your team to thrive.

An opportunity not to be missed. Free to attend. Book now!

Wayne will discuss

• Normalising mental health – why it’s important and how
• The connection between our physical and mental health
• The relationship wellbeing has to our lives, including professionally
• Potential stressors
• Benefits of good mental health
• Why we service our cars but not our mental health
• Barriers that prevent us from prioritising our wellbeing
• Time, the number 1 barrier preventing us from investing into our wellbeing
• Why so many of us find it difficult to prioritise ourselves
• Practical and effective strategies for investing in your wellbeing
• The positive effect prioritising your wellbeing has on those around you

Positive wellbeing is a focus of the ACA’s Architects Mental Wellbeing Forum (AMWF) and of the Guides to Wellbeing in Architecture Practice, a key outcome of the Wellbeing of Architects research project. It is a key issue for modern workplaces and critical to all in our built environment industry. We welcome you all to come along to this fantastic event.

OUR SPEAKER

Wayne Schwass is a formidable presence in the worlds of sports, mental health advocacy, suicide prevention and inspirational leadership. With a career spanning 15 years in the Australian Football League (AFL), Wayne left an indelible mark as a respected athlete. From the rugged fields of AFL to the forefront of suicide prevention and mental health awareness, Wayne’s courageous battle with mental health challenges during his AFL career truly defines his legacy. By openly sharing his own struggles with depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder in 2006, Wayne has continuously shone a bright light on the stigma associated with mental health conditions, initiating and facilitating authentic and genuine wellbeing conversations and fostering a culture of connection, openness, and acceptance.

Wayne started the Sunrise Foundation, a not-for-profit that delivered preventative education programs to more than 5000 year-10 secondary school students in Victoria. Wayne has also taken on several important roles in the community including being the lead witness in the 2019 Royal Commission into the Victorian Mental Health System and serving as a panel member for the review of the Victorian Mental Health Act 1986 as well as being a leading voice on mental health and suicide prevention. The Sunrise Foundation confirmed that mental health and suicide prevention, is indeed Wayne’s passion. The second iteration of Wayne’s social enterprises was founded in 2017, PukaUp,

WHEN

6pm Thursday 1 August

Join us from 6pm for light refreshments

6.30pm presentation start

WHERE

Brickworks Design Studio Melbourne

Ground Floor, 367 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000

COST

This event is free of charge courtesy of our host and event sponsor Brickworks Design Studio Melbourne, and the ACA Vic/Tas Branch Committee.

RSVP & BOOKINGS

Please make a booking to reserve your place by 25 July to allow for catering to be confirmed.

Please advise of any dietary restrictions for catering purposes during the booking process.

CPD

Participation in this event will deliver 1 formal CPD point. Certificates to be provided following confirmation of in-person participation in the event. 

Learning Outcomes: To better develop tools, knowledge, confidence and strategies to create psychologically safe environments in and out of the workplace for authentic and genuine conversations, to engage, educate and empower people to to prioritise their wellbeing, stay healthy and thrive.

AACA Competencies: Practice Management and Professional Conduct – PC1, PC2

CONTACT

For any questions or later bookings please contact Katherine Ygosse victas@aca.org.au

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