Program 2008 APS Annual Conference (updated 10/9/08) 23 – 27 September 2008, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Tuesday 23 Sept | Wednesday 24 Sept | Thursday 25 Sept | Friday 26 Sept | Saturday 27 Sept
Friday 26 September
Meeting Rooms
Time	Concert Hall 700	Ballroom 1 150	Ballroom 2 150	Ballroom 3 150	Chancellor Room 6 100	Harbour View Room 1 80	Harbour View Room 2 70	Poster sessions
8am – 3.30pm	Registration and Exhibition
8.30 – 10am	(CCLIN) Clinical College Individual Papers Titov, N. (C) Using the Internet to help treat remote clients. Results of Australian clinical trials treating common mental disorders on-line. Squirrell, M.R. Psychological Dimensions of Online Sexual Activity Titov, N. Using computers to help clinicians treat clients with common mental disorders. A demonstration of the Shyness Program for treating social phobia. Brown, M. Commonalities in risk factors for problem gambling and internet dependence	(COP) Organisational College Forum Langford, P. (C) Measuring and managing employee engagement	Teaching and Learning Symposium Provost, S. Australian Psychology Educators Network: University student learning and performance Burton, L. Provost, S. White, F. Cranney, J.	MDMA/Ecstasy Symposium 1 Parrott, A. (C) MDMA or Ecstasy: Neuropsychobiological and Health Aspects Parrott, A. Morefield, K. Broadbear, J.	(CCOM) Community College Symposium Khawaja, N. (C) Refugees: their journey from stress to growth Ziaian, T. Khawaja, N. Tempany, M. Copping, A.	Individual Papers Beccaria, G.J. (C) Individualism, collectivism and voting behaviour: A pilot of the study into the 2007 Australian Federal Election Rawlings, M.L. Does humour at work make a difference? Loh, M. We will survive: Maid in Singapore	Child, Adolescent & Family Individual Papers Hammond, S. (C) The Child and Adolescent Measurement Scale (CAMS): Investigation of the reliability and validity in an Australian parent sample Patterson, P. Assessment of psychosocial unmet needs among young people who have a parent with cancer Proctor, M. Shadowed by illness: Qualitative psycho-social research helping to identify the needs and experiences of well siblings living in Australian families caring for children with life limiting conditions Buschkens, J. Wellbeing in long-term primary carers: Biopsychosocial outcomes	Poster Session 11 (COP) Organisational College Posters Heaven, P. (C) Ryan, C. A longitudinal investigation of chronic stress within Australian corrections Matthias, T.M. Evidence for psychological reactance in an organisational setting Anglim, J. The dynamic nature of individual differences in performance on the Kanfer-Ackerman Air Traffic Control Task Brown, P.M The relationship between organizational identification, organizational commitment and turnover intentions in the Australian Defence Organisation
10 – 10.30am	Morning Tea
10.30am- 12 noon	Clinical College Individual Papers (CCLIN) Nicholson Perry, K. (C) Coping strategies and attention to pain during physiotherapy treatment (CCLIN) Grisham, J. Consequences of Suppression versus Acceptance of Emotions in Social Phobia (CCLIN) Fulcher, G. A psychoneuroimmunological model of multiple sclerosis Davis, M.C. Cognitive errors and perfectionism in children: Construct validity of the Adaptive/Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale	(COP) Organisational College Forum Bloch, B. (C) Leadership in a global economy - how can Australian leaders be developed to compete? 11 am APS College of Organisational Psychology AGM	Teaching and Learning Symposium Cranney, J. (C) Australian Psychology Educators Network: Curriculum change and learning outcomes Martin, F. Harris, L. Cranney, J.	MDMA/Ecstasy Symposium 2 Parrott, A. (C) MDMA or Ecstasy: Neuropsychobiological and Health Aspects Degenhardt, L. Scholey, A. Bruno, R.	Presentation of the: President’s award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology 2008 Geffen, G Learning to learn: Oxford Laboratory to Clinic and Boardroom Presentation made by: Gordon, A. (C)	PhD Students Forum Moore, K. (C) Getting the PhD - A journey over hills and dales	Adolescent Individual Papers Seah, S.L. The reactive-proactive aggression typology and its differential correlates in Asian adolescents McLoughlin, N. (C) Callous-unemotional traits in aggressive youths: Identifying an at risk sub-group Sethi, S. Prevention of depression and anxiety online Lewis, V The idealisation of thin figures and appearance concerns in middle school children		Poster Session 12 (COP) Organisational College and Cultural Posters Summers, J. (C) Langford, P. Development of a survey that supports two, three and five meta-categories of leadership behaviour Fong, Y. Improving the validity of self ratings of abilities: The impact of rating format and order Rose, T. Can personality and emotional intelligence predict leadership style? Battye, J.M. Intercultural communication barriers, contact dimensions and attitudes towards international students Albion, M.J The Development of a Measure of Identity for Indigenous Australian School Students
12noon – 1pm -	Keynote Speaker: Professor George Paxinos Brain, Behaviour and Evolution
1 – 2pm LUNCH			Teaching, Learning and Psychology IG AGM			Psychology and Ageing IG AGM	Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology IG AGM
2 – 3.30pm	(CCLIN) Clinical College Individual Papers Matthewson, M. How does the parent-child relationship account for gender differences in children’s anxiety? Cartwright, C. A qualitative study of young adult’s accounts of parental divorce during childhood and adolescence Young, R. (C) Adolescent problem drinking: The benefits of integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches in extending social learning theory Hammond, S.W. Outcome measurement in child and adolescent mental health: Clinician perspectives	(COP) Organisational College Individual Papers Pignata, S. Stress-reduction interventions: Staff perceptions of what works Holian, R. (C) Organisational and occupational decision making: ‘Baby Boomers’ – retire or retain? Hannigan, D. Does Deployment to a Remote Cape York Community affect Police	Educational Individual Papers Reece, J. (C) Do Better Mousetraps Make Better Teachers: A Model for Effective University Training Excellence in Teaching Award Neumann, D. Strategies that enhance student engagement during the teaching of statistics in psychology programs Pearson Education & APS Early Career Teaching Award Commons Treloar, A.J. Assessing the impact of clinical education on the attitudes of health professionals towards working with Borderline Personality Disorder	Ethics Forum Allan, A. (C) The APS Ethics Committee: Its composition, procedure and process Allan, A. Symons, M.	Rural and Remote Forum Drent, A. (C) Of Droughts and Flooding Rains Gould, G. Milne, C.	Individual Papers Helmes, E. (C) Personality changes and the occurrence of dementia O’Brien, A. Life regrets and subjective well-being in older adults Terrill, L. Growing Older: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Textured Realities of Older, Rural Women Papadimitriou, F. Contextual Model Therapy (CMT): Brief psychotherapy for women with breast cancer	Kidsmatter Forum Littlefield, L. (C) KidsMatter update: Promoting mental health in primary schools – insights from the field Dobia, B
3.30 – 4pm	Afternoon Tea