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 E
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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 address #1
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea / Activity break 1 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
Technology and Psychology
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session E1 - A pilot RCT of apps based on EMDR for PTSD symptoms | Dr Mark Grant (30 mins) - Mindful Tech: RCT Comparing Modalities for Remote Mindfulness Intervention Delivery to Students | Dale Rowland (30 mins) |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Activity break 2 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Session E2 - AI automation of psychological services delivery by robots | Dr Tony Florio (30 mins) - How measurement-based care will advance psychology: The coming AI wave | Dr Ben Buchanan (30 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 address #2
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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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 address #1
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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 address #2
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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 address #1
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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 address #2
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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 address #1
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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 (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 address #2
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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Stream D
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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 address #1
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea / Activity break 1 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
Building Healthy Workplaces
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session D1 Brick by Brick: Building Cognitive Hardiness to Cope with Stress at Work | Dr Sherrica Senewiratne (60 mins) |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Activity break 2 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Session D2 - Experiences of Australian Lived Experience (Peer) Workers: Interprofessional Practice Considerations for Psychologists | Dr Imogen Rehm (30 mins) - Helping frontline and emergency support workers maintain wellbeing: APS Disaster Response Network | Dr Carolyn Deans (30 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 address #2
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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Stream E
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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 address #1
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea / Activity break 1 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
Technology and Psychology
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session E1 - A pilot RCT of apps based on EMDR for PTSD symptoms | Dr Mark Grant (30 mins) - Mindful Tech: RCT Comparing Modalities for Remote Mindfulness Intervention Delivery to Students | Dale Rowland (30 mins) |
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Activity break 2 Grab a snack from The Pantry |
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Session E2 - AI automation of psychological services delivery by robots | Dr Tony Florio (30 mins) - How measurement-based care will advance psychology: The coming AI wave | Dr Ben Buchanan (30 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 address #2
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome reception
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Saturday, May 17, 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Stream B
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8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Day 3 I Registration open / Arrival networking
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8:50 AM - 10:00 AM |
Session P5 I Day 3 Opening Plenary I Keynote address #5
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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 B7 | WORKSHOP (Part 1 of 2 ) Beyond Betrayal: Repairing Attachment Injuries in Close Relationships Using Emotionally Focused Therapy | Clare Rosoman (60mins) |
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 B8 | WORKSHOP (Part 2 of 2 ) Beyond Betrayal: Repairing Attachment Injuries in Close Relationships Using Emotionally Focused Therapy | Clare Rosoman (60 mins) |
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM |
Day 3 I Lunch break
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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
Session B9 | PANEL DISCUSSION I love my therapy model, and I'll spice it up with others! | Ruth Holt, Trish Purnell-Webb,, Dr Clare Rosoman | (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 address #6
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Stream D
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8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Day 3 I Registration open / Arrival networking
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8:50 AM - 10:00 AM |
Session P5 I Day 3 Opening Plenary I Keynote address #5
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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 address #6
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