Presenters
Dr Tim Jones
FRACGP
Dr Tim Jones is a GP with an interest in child and infant health. He is passionate about supporting parents and families in a holistic manner. His clinical areas of interest include infant feeding and settling support, primary care led childhood learning and behavioural assistance, and eating disorder management. Tim works at Glebe Hill Family Practice Hobart, as a senior medical educator with the RACGP and provides developmental and behavioural services for the Tasmanian Health Service.
Dr Kumudu Rathnayaka
Child and adolescent psychiatrist
Dr Rathnayaka is a senior child and adolescent psychiatrist working across different service settings, including both public and private sectors. She is Conjoint Fellow, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle.
Amanda Peters
Lived Experience
Amanda is a busy Mum to two children aged 11 and 14 years old. She has worked for over twenty years in various early childhood services and has a keen interest in supporting the mental health of children.
From her personal and professional experience, Amanda has a good understanding of how health and social services can assist with supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of children, parents, families and communities.
Amanda has contributed to a range of Emerging Minds projects as a child and family partner generously offering her lived experience perspectives to e-learning courses, webinars, consultations and review of resources.