2025 Festival of Psychology I An APS Members' Symposium
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*Please note the following festival program is subject to further development and change.
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Friday, May 16, 2025
Stream A
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Registration opens I Arrival networking I Light lunch served
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary I Keynote Presentation 1 Keynote Presenter | Professor Martine Powell |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea / Activity break 1 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
Interventions for Psychological Disorders and Problems
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session A1 Supporting children in distress and their families | Dr Lyn O'Grady (60mins) |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Activity break 2 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Session A2 Working with Collective and Transpersonal Trauma: Dilemmas and Approaches | Dr Peter Streker (60 mins) |
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Activity break 3 / Move to Arena for closing Plenary Grab a snack from The Pantry |
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Session P2 I Day 1 Closing Plenary I Keynote Presentation 2 Keynote Presenter | Professor Adam Guastella |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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Stream B
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Registration opens I Arrival networking I Light lunch served
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary I Keynote Presentation 1 Keynote Presenter | Professor Martine Powell |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea / Activity break 1 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
Training Pathways/Professional Practice
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session B1 Ecotherapy in Action: Perspectives & Practices in Psychology | Sue Jakes, Andi Dickmeyer, Mauro Vieira (60 mins) |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Activity break 2 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Session B2 Learn to do, Do to Learn: Experiential Education in Expressive Therapies | Ms Jacki Short (60 mins) |
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Activity break 3 / Move to Arena for closing Plenary Grab a snack from The Pantry |
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Session P2 I Day 1 Closing Plenary I Keynote Presentation 2 Keynote Presenter | Professor Adam Guastella |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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Stream C
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Registration opens I Arrival networking I Light lunch served
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary I Keynote Presentation 1 Keynote Presenter | Professor Martine Powell |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea / Activity break 1 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
Inclusion/Culture/Diversity
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session C1 Yarning on applied Community Psychology: a sand play workshop | Sophie Zaccone, Cory Paulson, David Doyle, Aunty Barbara Quayle (60 mins) |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Activity break 2 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Session C2 Could it be an Eating Disorder? The Reality of Diverse ED Presentations | Dr Francesca Beilharz, Janet Lowndes (60 mins) |
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Activity break 3 / Move to Arena for closing Plenary Grab a snack from The Pantry |
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Session P2 I Day 1 Closing Plenary I Keynote Presentation 2 Keynote Presenter | Professor Adam Guastella |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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Saturday, May 17, 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Stream G
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Day 3 I Registration open / Arrival networking
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Session P5 I Day 3 Opening Plenary I Keynote Presentation 5 Keynote Presenter | Dr Judith Beck |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Day 3 I Morning tea / Activity break 8
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Session G7 Information coming soon |
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Activity break 9 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Session G8 - Action orientated anxiety techniques for neurodivergent and neurotypical young people | Natalie Rinehart (60 mins) |
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM |
Day 3 I Lunch break
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Inclusion and Diversity / Culture perspectives / Neurodiversity
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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
Session G9 - The Psychology of Giftedness: The Next Big Thing in the Neurodiversity Movement? | Belinda Ratcliffe (60mins) |
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Day 3 Afternoon tea / Move to Arena for final Plenary
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session P6 I Day 3 Closing Plenary I Keynote Presentation 6 Keynote Presenter | Trish Purnell-Webb |
Stream D
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Day 3 I Registration open / Arrival networking
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Session P5 I Day 3 Opening Plenary I Keynote Presentation 5 Keynote Presenter | Dr Judith Beck |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Day 3 I Morning tea / Activity break 8
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Session D7 | WORKSHOP (Part 1 of 3) Enhancing Culturally Safe and Sensitive Practice | Prof Nigar Khawaja (60 mins) |
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Activity break 9 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
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11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Session D8 | WORKSHOP (Part 2 of 3) Enhancing Culturally Safe and Sensitive Practice | Prof Nigar Khawaja (60 mins) |
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM |
Day 3 I Lunch break
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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
Session D9 | WORKSHOP (Part 3 of 3) Enhancing Culturally Safe and Sensitive Practice | Prof Nigar Khawaja (60 mins) |
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Day 3 Afternoon tea / Move to Arena for final Plenary
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session P6 I Day 3 Closing Plenary I Keynote Presentation 6 Keynote Presenter | Trish Purnell-Webb |
Stream G
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Day 3 I Registration open / Arrival networking
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Session P5 I Day 3 Opening Plenary I Keynote Presentation 5 Keynote Presenter | Dr Judith Beck |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Day 3 I Morning tea / Activity break 8
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Session G7 Information coming soon |
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Activity break 9 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Session G8 - Action orientated anxiety techniques for neurodivergent and neurotypical young people | Natalie Rinehart (60 mins) |
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM |
Day 3 I Lunch break
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Inclusion and Diversity / Culture perspectives / Neurodiversity
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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
Session G9 - The Psychology of Giftedness: The Next Big Thing in the Neurodiversity Movement? | Belinda Ratcliffe (60mins) |
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Day 3 Afternoon tea / Move to Arena for final Plenary
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session P6 I Day 3 Closing Plenary I Keynote Presentation 6 Keynote Presenter | Trish Purnell-Webb |