31 JULY - 2 AUGUST 2026

Centre, reflect, transform: A rights-based future for neuropsychology

Hotel Grand Chancellor, nipaluna (Hobart)


JOIN US IN nipaluna (HOBART)

2026 APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists Conference


Centre, reflect, transform: A rights-based future 
for neuropsychology

Why is it important to keep asking ourselves how our own or society’s ideas might affect the way we understand someone’s brain or behaviour? 

Join Australia’s leading clinical neuropsychologists for three days of learning, networking, and professional growth. Connect with colleagues, researchers, and students to shape the future of neuropsychology and advance equitable, culturally responsive care. 




This year, we invite you to centre, reflect, and transform our practice

Together, we will examine how systemic inequities, power dynamics, and diverse perspectives influence neuropsychological assessment, intervention, and outcomes. Through lived experience, community leadership, and contemporary research, the program explores how a rights-based approach can strengthen ethical, culturally responsive neuropsychology across the lifespan.



After the conference, you’ll be ready to: 

  • Apply evidence-based strategies across clinical neuropsychology research and community contexts 
  • Navigate ethical and competency standards with confidence  
  • Support and deliver inclusive, rights-based neuropsychological care
  • Integrate innovative and digital tools into practice
  • Collaborate across disciplines to improve client outcomes

Key focus areas include: 

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives 
  • Cultural influences on neuropsychology 
  • Disability and accessibility 
  • LGBTIQA+ identity and inclusion
  • Neurodiversity and innovative care approaches
  • Lifespan neuropsychology and ageing






ADVANCE PRACTICE,
EXPAND HORIZONS

Join neuropsychologists in Hobart to refine skills, share insights, and embrace innovation in clinical practice and lifelong learning at this transformative conference.

EXPLORE RESEARCH,
ELEVATE IMPACT

Discover cutting-edge research, new assessment tools, and therapies. Engage in discussions that expand knowledge and improve outcomes in brain health and neuropsychological care.

CONNECT, COLLABORATE,
RENEW

Network with experts in Hobart’s inspiring setting. Build connections, exchange ideas, and recharge in a space where collaboration and passion for learning thrive.




SAVE THE DATE

Join us in Tasmania for the 2.5 day event at Hotel Grand Chancellor, nipaluna (Hobart)

Starts: 9:00am, 31 July 2026
Ends: 2:00pm, 2 August 2026



CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Centre, Reflect, Transform: A rights-based future for neuropsychology

This year’s conference is centred on embedding psychology’s regulatory changes within the neuropsychology discipline. Submissions are invited from neuropsychologists, researchers, educators, and students across all areas of neuropsychology practice. 

We welcome research papers, workshops, fireside chats and panel proposals that address the conference theme: Centre, reflect, transform: A rights-based future for neuropsychology.

Further information | Apply here 

Call for submissions close Sunday 08 March 2026 




Topic areas include: 

  • Professional Ethics: Cultural Safety, Social Justice, and Reflexivity 
  • Human Rights and Systems of Care 
  • Lifespan Neuropsychology: Aging, Neurodevelopment, and Transitional Care 
  • Wellbeing, Recovery, and Mental Health Integration
  • Digital Innovations, Neurotechnology, and Contemporary Practice 
  • Lived Experience, Consumer Partnerships, and Co-Design 
  • Education, Training, and Workforce Development
  • Neuropsychology and Public Health: Population-Level Impacts and Prevention 
  • Submissions are open to APS members and non-members.  

This is an opportunity to present new findings, share innovative approaches, and contribute to a rights-based, culturally responsive, and socially informed future for neuropsychology. 

Accepted presentations will be part of a comprehensive 2.5-day program of scientific, clinical, and practice-focused sessions. Join us in nipaluna, (Hobart) to share ideas, build collaborations, and help shape the evolving landscape of neuropsychological practice in Australia. 





This committee brings together leaders in clinical neuropsychology who guide the development of a thoughtful, evidence-based program. Drawing on expertise in assessment, intervention, ethics, research, and education, the committee ensures the conference reflects a rights-based, inclusive, and socially informed future for neuropsychology.

Jody Kamminga

Co-chair

Jody Kamminga

Co-chair

Jody Kamminga is a clinical neuropsychologist of settler background and a PhD candidate researching decolonising neuropsychology under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance, with project oversight by the Australian Indigenous Psychology Association (AIPA). She has over a decade of experience across private practice, public health, and research, and is an Ahpra Board-approved supervisor. Her work is grounded in culturally responsive and decolonising practice, including neuropsychological assessment in justice settings and co-development of Social and Emotional Wellbeing services in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Areas of Expertise

Cultural responsivity Decolonising neuropsychology Contextualising cognitive disorders

Dr Judy Tang

Co-chair

Dr Judy Tang

Co-chair

Dr Judy Tang OAM is a clinical neuropsychologist with more than a decade of clinical and academic experience in brain health, cognitive assessment, and complex mental health presentations. She has held leadership roles including Victorian Multicultural Commissioner and Board Director at the Victorian Pride Centre, championing equity and inclusion across health and community settings. Nationally recognised for her advocacy, she works at the intersection of mental health, ageing, disability, multiculturalism, LGBTIQA+ communities, and neurodiversity to drive systemic change.

Areas of Expertise

Culture and psychology Advocacy and social impact Intersectionality and mental health

Dr Liz Vuletich

Co-chair

Dr Liz Vuletich

Co-chair

Dr Liz Vuletich is a clinical neuropsychologist raised on Mparntwe (Alice Springs), where early experiences in central and western desert regions fostered deep respect for Aboriginal knowledges and the importance of deep listening. Endorsed in Clinical Neuropsychology, she holds a Masters and PhD from the University of Western Australia and has worked across public and private sectors since 2006, including senior leadership, university lecturing, board approved supervision and private practice. Since 2009, her work has focused on forensic and medicolegal practice, particularly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, emphasising culturally responsive, equity-focused, and community-engaged care, especially within the Expert witness role.

Areas of Expertise

Medicolegal and forensic neuropsychological assessment Culturally responsive practice Decision making capacity and fitness to stand trial
Conference Program Planning Committee


ACCOMMODATION OFFERS

Our carefully curated accommodation options are ideally located across Hobart’s CBD, and waterfront, within close walking distance of Salamanca, the city’s best dining, shopping, and cultural attractions. 

With a focus on quality, comfort and security, these hotels offer a range of price points to suit every budget.


Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart  Conference Venue



The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel 



Mantra on Collins




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