Program 2008 APS Annual Conference (updated 16/9/08) 23 – 27 September 2008, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Tuesday 23 Sept | Wednesday 24 Sept | Thursday 25 Sept | Friday 26 Sept | Saturday 27 Sept
	Wednesday 24 September
	Meeting Rooms
Time		Concert Hall	Ballroom 1		Ballroom 2		Ballroom 3	Chancellor Room 6	Harbour View Room 1	Harbour View Room 2	Poster sessions
8am – 5pm		Registration and Exhibition
8.30 – 10am		(CCLIN) Clinical College Individual Papers Lewis, V. ‘Positive bodies: Loving the Skin You’re In’. The outcome of a body image group program for adults with body image concerns Hellings, B. What helps recovery from an eating disorder: The sufferer’s perspective Gomez, R. Parent Ratings of the ADHD items of the Disruptive Behaviour Rating Scale: Analyses of their IRT Properties and Gender Invariance Based on the Generalised-Partial Credit Model King, R. (C) Body image ideals of thinness and muscularity for self and others		GLIP Symposium Riggs, D. (C) Gay and lesbian issues and psychology: Perceptions, parenting and practice Kane, G. McLaren, S. Riggs, D. Todd, P.		(CEDP) Educational and Developmental College Individual Papers Bussey, K. (C) Adolescent peer aggression: Gender-linked sociocognitive processes Fitzpatrick, S. Peer friendship: A protective factor against relational aggression Clifopoulos, T.C. The relationship between bullying behaviour, age, aggression, school climate, and tolerance to human diversity Bernard, M. The Social and Emotional Well-Being of Australian Children and Adolescents: The Discovery of “Levels”	(CHP) Health College Symposium Martin, P. (C) Head pain: the contribution of psychologists Cathcart, S. Montgomery, B. Martin, P.	(CCOUN) Counselling College Symposium Gridley, H. (C) Psychologists’ social responsibility: responding as researchers, practitioners and citizens to refugees and asylum-seekers Davidson, G. Beckwith, J. Sampson, E.	(CCOUN) Counselling College Symposium Harte, M. (C) Process-Experiential Emotion-Focussed Therapy (PEEFT): Practice, training and supervision Harte, M. Chong, M.	(CSP) Sports College Individual Papers Fraser, L. (C) Is there a basis for the notion of athletic identity? Mesagno, C. “I did not ‘choke’!”: Introducing a preliminary self-presentation model of “choking” in sport Green, D.K. Psychological discriminators in skilled tennis performance: A model for talent development Christensen, S.A. Opening the sport psychology consultation: Lessons from Giges, Ravizza, and Murphy	Poster Session 4 Hosie, E. (C) Kim, E. Development and Validation of the Clinging Scale Lewis, K. Subtyping the Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis: A principle components analysis of the DSM-IV criteria Schutze, R Low mindfulness uniquely predicts catatrophising in a fear-avoidance model of chronic pain Whelan, S. An exploration of marital interaction: The relationship between Gottman’s conflict resolution style and ‘four horsemen’, attachment theory, perception, gender and marital satisfaction Leech, C. Harnessing Hope: Exploring the nature of hope and its utility in psychotherapy
10 – 10.30am		Morning Tea
10.30am- 12 noon		National Psychology Education and Training Reference Group Forum Littlefield, L. (C) Psychology training in Australia under review Littlefield, L. Frankcom, K. Geffen, G. Kyrios, M.		(CCLIN) Clinical College Forum Stevens, B.A. (C) Case study: considering language and clinical interventions Stevens, B. Oxman, L. Campbell, T. Morris, L.		(CEDP) Educational and Developmental College Individual Papers Bussey, K. Situational influences on children’s trustworthiness: The role of promises Bernard, M. (C) The Effect of You Can Do It! Education on the Emotional Resilience of Elementary School Students with Social, Emotional, Behavioural and Achievement Challenges Anglim, J. Social dynamics in a university class room: A social networks approach (CCOUN) Counselling College Individual Paper Denham, G. Counselling psychology emerges in New Zealand	(CHP) Health College Individual Papers Summers, J. Coronary heart disease risk reduction and consumption of foods rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: A psychosocial perspective using information to mediate between attitudes, intentions, and decision-making behaviour Thomas, T. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes about stroke and stroke prevention among the Greek and Vietnamese older people Kenardy, J. Paediatric Medical Traumatic Stress: Combing the Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire and heart rate to identify children at risk Lindner, H. (C) An investigation of the training of allied health professionals in chronic conditions prevention and self-management		Individual Papers Sharman, S.J. (C) Changing end-of-life treatment decisions creates false memories Kent, L. Risk factors for suicidal ideation within veteran versus non-veteran populations Arcuri, A. Do young cannabis users require residential treatment? Phillips, L. Cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis Early Career Research Award	(CSP) Sports College Symposium Terry, P. (C) Beyond sport psychology and towards new frontiers of performance psychology Gordon, S. Moyle, G. Ievleva, L.	Poster Session 5 (CSP) Sports College & Other Posters Love, A. (C) Terry, P. Psychometric re-evaluation of the revised version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Neumann, D.L. The psychophysiological profile of elite and novice athletes during a precision sport Dickinson, C.W. W.A.R. and Compliance with Anti-Doping Policy in Sport Brown, P.M. The impact of belief systems on approval towards heterosexual and lesbian couples accessing assisted reproductive technology (ART) Pearson, E.L. Analysis of a mixed-species exhibit of orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) and siamangs (Hylobates syndactylus) at Adelaide Zoo
12noon – 1pm -		Keynote Speaker: Professor Kim Halford Strengthening couple relationships to enhance human well being: What psychology has to offer?
1 – 2pm LUNCH		Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest Group AGM		GLIP AGM			APS College of Health Psychology AGM	APS College of Counselling Psychology AGM	Psychologists for Peace Interest Group AGM	APS College of Sport Psychology AGM
2 – 3.30pm		APS Strategic Leaders Forum Gordon, A. (C) Lewis, V. The development of leadership skills as a function of participation in a project aimed at developing APS student membership: A dual process Aidman, E. “APS public interest pipeline: Improving effectiveness and member engagement, from harvesting ideas to generating Output” Steindl, S. Establishment of the Australian Indigenous Psychologist Association (AIPA)		Aon Risk Management Seminar		Educational and Developmental Individual Papers (CEDP) Hammond, S.W. (C) Executive function and social skills in preschool children with high functioning autism (CEDP) Heath, S. Dysgraphia: Developing a test to identify students who ‘read well but their spelling’s appalling’ Trethowan, V. Crisis Management in the 21st Century - How prepared are School counsellors in Australian schools? (CCLIN) Wilksch, S.M. A school-based media literacy program for reducing eating disorder risk factors in young adolescents: A controlled evaluation	(CHP) Health College/College Individual Papers Milgrom, J. (C) Will universal screening for perinatal depression in Australia be a reality by 2010? Pakenham, K.I. Youth who care for their parents: The nature and impact of young caregivers Craig, A. The impact of spinal cord injury on psychological status	(CCOUN) Counselling College Symposium Grant, J. (C) Supervision of Psychotherapy Grant, J. King, R. Schofield, M.	Research Individual Papers Lynd-Stevenson, R. (C) Time to abandon Cook and Campbell’s nomenclature to describe the validity of causal conclusions: Experimental methods are not the “gold standard” for causal research Darlaston-Jones, D. Psychology and the research enterprise: Moving beyond the enduring hegemony of positivism Caputi, P. Learning to use a computer spreadsheet application: The effectiveness of error management and counterfactual thinking training strategies Anglim, J. Practical tips on how to conduct a sophisticated online psychological experiment	(CSP) Sports College Invited Speaker and Individual Paper Terry, P (C) 2 – 3pm: Invited Speaker Andersen, M. The sport psychologist as the performance enhancer: Pulling the plug on a terminal patient Terry, P. (C) Mood and anxiety scores predict winners and losers in tennis	Poster Session 6 (CCLIN) Clinical College Posters Bruno,R. (C) Brinker, J. Dispositional Rumination and Depressed Mood