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

Wednesday 30 September 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

9 – 10.30am

Official Conference Opening Ceremony by His Honour Mr Thomas Pauling AO, QC, Administrator of the Northern Territory

Keynote Speaker  - Professor Marilyn Davidson, Manchester Business School, United Kingdom

The glass ceiling – Australian and British women in management 2009:  Myth or reality?

10.30 – 11am

Morning Tea

11am- 12.30pm

Invited Address

Lindner, H. (C)

James H. Bray

President, American Psychological Association

Understanding and preventing adolescent alcohol and substance use: Developmental, family and peer influences11am – 11.50am

11.50 – 12.30pm Chronic Illness Individual Papers

When melanoma runs in the family: The psychological and behavioural implications of genetic testing for melanoma risk.

Kasparian, N.

Excellent PhD in Psychology Award Recipient

Cognitive deficits in neurofibromatosis type 1: Early identification in very young children

Lorenzo, J.

Therapy Individual Papers

Control-related aggression: Evidence for a schema-based mechanism and its origins

Warburton, W.

Excellent PhD in Psychology Award Recipient

Evaluation of a group-based cognitive behavioural therapy program for children with anxiety disorders and the role of control beliefs

Tonkin, K.

Countercontrol: A forgotten interaction

Carey, T. (C)

Resilience, mastery and rumination: A delineation of three related cognitive constructs of psychological well-being with a measure of positive and negative affect

Burns, R.

Trauma Individual Papers

Utilising Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as an integrative approach to assessment and treatment of post traumatic stress conditions in torture and trauma survivors

Hol, G.

Integration of EEG biofeedback in the therapeutic work with torture and trauma survivors

Askovic, M.

Clinical characteristics of individuals seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress and alcohol use problems

Sannibale, C.

Frequency, severity and type of trauma experienced by a

clinical sample of adolescents

Webster, R. (C)

Individual Differences and Work Psychology Individual Papers

Working relationships in the Australian Army: Applying a social capital framework to social information networks

Stothard, C. (C)

Perfectionism, personality and perceived stress – a review of recent Australian studies

Hicks, R.

Revisiting the factor structure of the Occupational Stress Inventory- Revised

Hicks, R.

Health and Professional  Practice  Symposium

Health issues affecting the professional practice of psychologists

Ernst, B. (C)

Alder, J.

Frankcom, K.

Nicholson-Perry, K.

APEN Symposium

Australian Psychology Educators Network:  Undergraduate curriculum and good practice: Fourth year

Martin, F.  (C)

Cranney, J.

(CCOUN) Counselling College and AIPA Symposium

What cultural competence/safety looks like (and means for psychologists’ registration, research and practice)

Gridley, H. (C)

McDermott, D.

Neitz, H.

Dudgeon, P.

Cubillo, C.

Denham, G.

Poster Session 1

11.30am – 1.30pm

Work and organisational psychology posters

Choi, B.Y (x 2)

Idris, M.A.

Lee, J.H.

Melling, B.

APS Prize Winner

Pizer, M.

12.30 –1.30pm

LUNCH

Rehabilitation Psychology Interest Group Annual General Meeting

Oncology and Psychology Interest Group Annual General Meeting

College of Health Psychologists Annual General Meeting

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest Group

Annual General Meeting

1.30 – 3pm

Clinical Psychology Forum

Primary care psychology in Australia: Recent developments in early intervention mental health service delivery

Vines, R (C)

Roufeil, L.

Ballinger, S.

Cultural Issues in Psychology Symposium

Issues for clinical, community, and forensic psychology in a multicultural Society

Thomas, T. (C)

Crisante, L.

Wilks, A.

Nguyen, V.

Half Day Workshop

Workshop One

Self care issues in the treatment of severe personality disorders Stevens, B.

Rehabilitation Symposium

Psychological and clinical aspects of the rehabilitation of people with neurotrauma

Craig, A. (C)

Nicholson Perry, K.

Murphy, G.

KidsMatter Symposium

KidsMatter Primary Schools & KidsMatter Early Childhood. Health and education working together to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Australian children

Littlefield, L.(C)

Trinder, M.

Buckley, C.

Lawrence, J.

(CHP) Health College Individual Papers

Investigating the applicability of self-determination theory and achievement goal theory in wellness programs

O’Connor, C. (C)

Incongruence between implicit and self-attributed affiliation motives, and life satisfaction: The moderating role of pure-hearted principles

Sankey, M.

Smoking care policies and procedures in Australian psychiatric facilities

Wye, P.

The RESILIENCE Project: Mobility impairment in Australia and South East Asia

Misajon, R.

(CCLIN) Clinical College and AIPA Forum

'It's not just a black and white issue': What role can psychologists play in providing therapy to Aboriginal people and how can non-Aboriginal psychologists make a difference?

Clark, Y. (C)

Meredith, S.

Braunstein, R.

Poster Session 2

2 – 4pm

Child, adolescent and parenting posters

Bailey, E.

Dieter, G.

Lewis, V.

Mobbs, E.

Qu, L.

Read, M.

APS Prize Winner

Roberts, R.

Van Roden, A.

Wilkin, C.

3 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30-5.00pm

National Registration and Accreditation Forum

Update on the new national registration and accreditation scheme for psychologists

Littlefield, L. (C)

Stokes, D.

Voudouris, N.

Depression and Clinical Practice Symposium

My mother was depressed, I am depressed and my child is depressed. What do we know about depression in clinical practice?

Brown, C. (C)

Power, G.J.

Cobain, M.

Half Day Workshop (continued)

Self care issues in treatment of severe personality disorders Stevens, B.

Internet Communication Symposium

Social communication through the internet: Benefits and concerns

Knowles, A.  (C)

Baker, J.

Squirrell, M.

Davies, T.

Workplace Productivity and Retention Individual Papers

Preliminary results from the longitudinal ADF study evaluating retention

Barone, V.

Improving work ability through work-life balance for the ageing population

Palermo, J.

Retaining telephone counsellor volunteers at Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Limited: A consideration of counselling self-efficacy

Beccaria, G. (C)

(CHP) Health College Symposium

Substance use and misuse among youth: Risk factors, mechanisms and behavioural change

Ricciardelli, L. (C)

Williams, R.

Kelly, A.

Connor, J.

Young, R.

Toumbourou, J.

Indigenous Issues and Community Psychology  Individual Papers

Hearing loss and Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing

Howard, D. (C)

(COUN)

Working well together: An evaluation of the interactive group’s impact on parent-child interaction in the let’s start exploring together preschool program in the Northern Territory.

Cubillo, C.

Wellbeing and stress among remote indigenous workers

Howard, D (C)

Building home-school partnerships: cohesion, diversity, and difference

Ricketts, J.