QLD PD

Professional Development

Workshop/ Discussion:

Adjustment Issues and Depression in International Students 

How do students cope with living in a new country, learning a new language while focusing on their studies.

Date:     Tuesday 17 October 2017

Time:     9am to 1pm

Cost:

$20 for ISANA members,

$80 for non‐members,

$170 for non‐members including ISANA membership

Venue:  Building X Block, Gardens Point Campus, Room Number X306

Guest Speaker:  Mr Sam Zimmer

Psychologist, International Student Services

Biography:

Sam Zimmer is a psychologist who works within the tertiary education sector as an International Student Counsellor. Sam’s more recent professional experiences involve working as an Academic Language and Learning Adviser, a TESOL English Language Instructor overseas, a Research Field Worker in the School of Psychology at QUT and as a Family and Relationships Counsellor at Mercy Family Services. Sam has a passion for supporting wellbeing and transition among international students studying at Australian universities. He also enjoys improving his professional skills and knowledge in applied psychological practice and peer program development with international students.

Join colleagues for an opportunity to discuss this complex topic of mental health and how it affects International Students in our institutes.