Program 2009 APS Annual Conference
30 September – 4 October 2009, Darwin Convention Centre, NT

as at 14 September 2009


Wednesday 30 September
 | Thursday 1 October  | Friday 2 October  | Saturday 3 October  | Sunday 4 October


 

Saturday 3 October 2009

 

Meeting Rooms

Time

Auditorium 2

Meeting Rm 2

Meeting Rm 3

Meeting Rm 4

Waterfront Rm 1

Waterfront Rm 2

Waterfront Rm 3

Posters

Exhibition Hall

7.30am – 5pm

Registration and Exhibition

8.30 – 10am

The National Psychology Workforce Survey Symposium

Mathews, R.

Stokes, D.

Grenyer, B. (C)

Parenting Individual Papers

Physiological responses to an infant cry: relationship with defence styles

Gould, E.

Adult attachment style and biological reactivity to infant distress

Avery, M.

A clinical trial of Standard Teen Triple P for parents of teenagers with social, emotional and behavioural problems

Ralph, A. (C)

The Influence of Parent and Expert Video Testimonials on Parental Engagement with Parenting Interventions

Morawska, A.

Teaching, Learning & Psychology Interest Group Forum

The teaching of psychology in high schools: history, international context, current practices and future impact

Provost, S. (C)

Cognition and Neuroscience Individual Papers

Crowe, S. (C)

Unbound Rivalry: A new form of multi-stable perception

Arnold, D.

Early Career Research Award Recipient

Prospective Memory Error and Task Interference in Simulated Air Traffic Control

Loft, S.

Early Career Research Award Recipient

What can visual adaptation and after effects tell us about face processing impairments in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders?

Ewing, L.

Cognitive complexity and aggressive responding in a simulated social interactions

Aidman, E.

Psychology and Aging Interest Group Individual Papers

Physiological and cognitive mediators for the association between self-reported depressed mood and falls in older people.

Kvelde, T. (C)

Social Isolation Resulting from Stigma in Dementia

Schwartz, B.

The relationship between interpersonal dependency and anxiety in older adults

Lutkin, S.

Health Psychology Symposium

Exploring  the influence of individual illness beliefs and strategies to influence health choices and health outcomes.

Bates, G. (C)

Hamilton, V.

Kantidakis, J.

 

Rural and Remote Forum

Issues in promoting emotional and social wellbeing and psychological services in the remote communities

Bradbury, R (C)

Haythornthwaite, S

Johnson, M.

Campbell, P.

Bin Bakar, M..

 

Poster Session 9

9 – 11am

Social Psychology Posters

Beccaria, G.

Cruwys, T.

APS Prize Winner

Lee, S.M.

McShane, C.

Nam, S.K

Zoppos, E.

10 – 10.30am

Morning Tea

10.30am- 12 noon

Presidential Symposium

Psychological responses to disasters

Montgomery, B. (C)

Reser, J.P.

Bryant, R.

Ronan, K.

Burke, S.

Professional Development Forum

Professionalism, Professional Development and the new APS PD points system and endorsement

Verbyla, D.

Teaching, Learning & Psychology Interest Group Individual Papers

Teaching philosophies, attitudes and statistics

Louis, W.

Pearson and APS Early Career Teaching Award Recipient

Teaching experimental psychology to an off-campus and multi-campus student population using a converged delivery model

Provost, S. (C)

Neurofeedback Symposium

Clinical applications of neurofeedback

Aroche, J. (C)

Askovic, M.

Tukelija, S.

Perl, M.

Darling, M.

Schibeci, A.

Child and Adolescent Forum

An essential tool for psychologists working with young clients:

The development and application of the “APS Guidelines for working with young people”

Joyce, M. (C)

Symons, M.

Mental Health and Client Outcomes Individual Papers

 

(CHP)

Enablers and barriers to accessing mental health services for adults with high prevalence psychological disorders in South West Victoria.

Schlicht, K. (C)

(CHP)

The Development and Validation of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Empowerment Measure with Indigenous Australians

Haswell, M.

(CHP)

Access to services for people with high prevalence psychological disorders in South West Victoria: a social network analysis.

Schlicht , K.

Is the consideration of better and worse alternatives to reality advantageous to mood after a positive outcome?

Zuchetti, R.

Rural and Remote Forum

North of Capricorn: Perspectives from research and practice in the outback

Bradbury, R. (C)

Walker, B.

Papandrea, K.

Edwards, S.

Poster Session 10

11.30am – 2pm

(CCOUN) Counselling College Posters

Kim, H.

Lee, Y.Y.

Woo, S.

(CCOM) Community College Posters

171(189)

Laliberté, A.

12noon – 1pm -

Keynote Speaker

Professor Richard Bryant – Distinguished Contribution to Science Award Winner – University of New South Wales

The Biology of PTSD: Implications for Therapy

1 – 2pm

LUNCH

 

   
Neurofeedback and Psychology Interest Group Annual General Meeting
 
 

Psychologists for Peace Interest Group Annual General Meeting

Rural and Remote Interest Group Annual General Meeting

 

2 – 3.30pm

Education & Training Forum

Future directions for Australian psychology education and training

Littlefield, L. (C)

Voudouris, N.

Body Image Individual Papers

Men’s body image experiences: What are the roles of sexuality and homophobia?

Greentree, S.

Male help seeking for body image concerns

Lewis, V. (C)

 “Positive bodies: Loving the skin you're in”. An evaluation of a body image group program for women and parents.

Lewis, V. (C)

A comparison of the process of self-mutilation and non-injurious habits

Dykes, K.

Child and Adolescent

Individual Papers

Personality and Young Drivers: Is there a relationship between the Five Factor Model of personality and driving behaviour?

Borg, K.

Being bullied at school: a specific risk factor for the development of anxiety and depression?

Hunt, C. (C)

An investigation into the Developmental Trajectory of Key Markers of Disgust

Chadda, N.

 

Australian Defence Force and  Psychology Symposium

Mental health challenges and innovations in the Australian Defence Force

Murphy, P. (C)

McGrogan, J.

Nicholson, C.

Hodson, S.

Mental Health and Adolescents Individual Papers

Male depression: The impact of masculine role norms

Rice, S.

Social problem-solving skills and mental health: A comparison of undergraduate cohorts.

Beccaria, G.

Intensive case management of high suicide risk early psychosis clients: outcomes of a neuropsychologically-based case management team for adolescents

Brewer, W. (C)

The association between worry topics and worry control strategies in children and adolescents

Szabo, M.

   

3.30 – 4pm

Afternoon Tea

4 – 5.30pm

Teaching, Learning and Psychology Interest Group Symposium

The scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology: The impact of student characteristics and experiences on learning outcomes.

Reece, J. (C)

Chester, A.

Burton, L.

Communication and Technology Individual Papers

Linking like minds: delivering mental health skills training to rural and remote practitioners.

Doley, R.

Dissociation in Second Life: Measuring dissociation in virtual worlds

Collins, F.

The social benefits of computer games

Forster, P. (C)

Parenting Individual Papers

Parental bonding and religiosity as predictors of dispositional forgiveness.

Passmore, N. (C)

Associative stigma and the role of genetic attributions: Why do people stigmatise children who have parents with a mental illness?

Koschade, J.

Parental cognitions and feeding practices in families of young children with feeding difficulties: Development of the Parent and Toddler Feeding Assessment tool.

Adamson, M.

Born after an infant sibling’s death: Subsequent children’s descriptions of their parenting.

Warland, J.

 

Psychologists for Peace Symposium

Psychologists for Peace: Interest Group Initiatives and Peace Research

Thompson, A. (C)

Burke, S.

Giaprakis, I.

Wertheim, E.

White, A.

(CCOUN) Counselling College Individual Papers

Denham, G. (C)

The influence of attitudinal ambivalence on attitude and intention toward seeking psychological help

Lee, M.

Burnout of sexual abuse therapists: What to and How to measure?

Lee, S.M.

Factors influencing the relationship between stress and attitudes toward seeking professional help among college students

Nam, S.

 

 

5.30 – 6.30pm

Closing Function

Wednesday 30 September  | Thursday 1 October  | Friday 2 October  | Saturday 3 October  | Sunday 4 October