2026 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Program - Program

2026 APS Clinical College of Psychologists Conference

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*Please note the following program is subject to further development and change.

Friday, September 18, 2026

	Stream A	Stream B	Stream C	Stream D
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Training and competency	Mixed	Workshop 1	Workshop 2
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session A1 Quiet skills, big impact: Developing clinical micro skills and communication using student-crafted AI personas - Carrie Thomson-Casey (20 mins) * From classroom to practice: Pedagogy, learning experiences, and professional competence development in postgraduate psychology training - Erin Simister (20 mins) * Australian psychologists' attitudes towards psychopharmacotherapy prescriptive authority (RxP). Should we embrace the 'bio' in biopsychosocial? - Daniel Sullivan (60 mins)	Session B1 Beyond Childhood: Organisational Culture as a Shaper of Schemas in Adulthood - Simone Ray & Megan Fry (45 mins) * Rewire: A Schema Therapy Group Intervention Supporting Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life - Megan Fry (30 mins) * From Policy to Practice: Building Safe Systems for Clinicians and Clients Beyond the Therapy Room - Kim Eaton (30 mins)	Session C1 \| Workshop \| Part 1 “The Quick and Dirty” – Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Toni Lindsay (105 mins)	Session D1 \| Workshop \| Part 1 From Knowledge to Mastery: A Deliberate Practice for supervisors and supervisees - Aaron Frost (105 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session A2 ‘Are we forgetting brain stimulation?’ The psychologist’s role in non-invasive neuromodulation within clinical practice. - Chloe Stone (20) * Reflexive Assessment Practice: Monitoring the Quality and Impact of Psychological Reports - Leanne Tran (60 mins) * How do we successfully teach and assess cultural responsivity and reflexivity in psychology? - Cara Rossi & Taylor Swain (20 mins)	Session B2 Hebephilia: Paraphilic Disorder or Just Simply Criminal Behaviour? - Michael Davis (60 mins) * PANEL DISCUSSION \| Aimee Navitar: An AI navigator to connect the public with mental health supports across Australia - William Campos (60 mins)	Session C2 \| Workshop \| Part 2 “The Quick and Dirty” – Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Toni Lindsay (120 mins)	Session D2 \| Workshop \| Part 2 From Knowledge to Mastery: A Deliberate Practice for supervisors and supervisees - Aaron Frost (120 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

	Stream A	Stream B
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Training and competency	Mixed
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session A1 Quiet skills, big impact: Developing clinical micro skills and communication using student-crafted AI personas - Carrie Thomson-Casey (20 mins) * From classroom to practice: Pedagogy, learning experiences, and professional competence development in postgraduate psychology training - Erin Simister (20 mins) * Australian psychologists' attitudes towards psychopharmacotherapy prescriptive authority (RxP). Should we embrace the 'bio' in biopsychosocial? - Daniel Sullivan (60 mins)	Session B1 Beyond Childhood: Organisational Culture as a Shaper of Schemas in Adulthood - Simone Ray & Megan Fry (45 mins) * Rewire: A Schema Therapy Group Intervention Supporting Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life - Megan Fry (30 mins) * From Policy to Practice: Building Safe Systems for Clinicians and Clients Beyond the Therapy Room - Kim Eaton (30 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session A2 ‘Are we forgetting brain stimulation?’ The psychologist’s role in non-invasive neuromodulation within clinical practice. - Chloe Stone (20) * Reflexive Assessment Practice: Monitoring the Quality and Impact of Psychological Reports - Leanne Tran (60 mins) * How do we successfully teach and assess cultural responsivity and reflexivity in psychology? - Cara Rossi & Taylor Swain (20 mins)	Session B2 Hebephilia: Paraphilic Disorder or Just Simply Criminal Behaviour? - Michael Davis (60 mins) * PANEL DISCUSSION \| Aimee Navitar: An AI navigator to connect the public with mental health supports across Australia - William Campos (60 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

	Stream C	Stream D
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Workshop 1	Workshop 2
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session C1 \| Workshop \| Part 1 “The Quick and Dirty” – Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Toni Lindsay (105 mins)	Session D1 \| Workshop \| Part 1 From Knowledge to Mastery: A Deliberate Practice for supervisors and supervisees - Aaron Frost (105 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session C2 \| Workshop \| Part 2 “The Quick and Dirty” – Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Toni Lindsay (120 mins)	Session D2 \| Workshop \| Part 2 From Knowledge to Mastery: A Deliberate Practice for supervisors and supervisees - Aaron Frost (120 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

	Stream A
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Training and competency
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session A1 Quiet skills, big impact: Developing clinical micro skills and communication using student-crafted AI personas - Carrie Thomson-Casey (20 mins) * From classroom to practice: Pedagogy, learning experiences, and professional competence development in postgraduate psychology training - Erin Simister (20 mins) * Australian psychologists' attitudes towards psychopharmacotherapy prescriptive authority (RxP). Should we embrace the 'bio' in biopsychosocial? - Daniel Sullivan (60 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session A2 ‘Are we forgetting brain stimulation?’ The psychologist’s role in non-invasive neuromodulation within clinical practice. - Chloe Stone (20) * Reflexive Assessment Practice: Monitoring the Quality and Impact of Psychological Reports - Leanne Tran (60 mins) * How do we successfully teach and assess cultural responsivity and reflexivity in psychology? - Cara Rossi & Taylor Swain (20 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

	Stream B
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Mixed
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session B1 Beyond Childhood: Organisational Culture as a Shaper of Schemas in Adulthood - Simone Ray & Megan Fry (45 mins) * Rewire: A Schema Therapy Group Intervention Supporting Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life - Megan Fry (30 mins) * From Policy to Practice: Building Safe Systems for Clinicians and Clients Beyond the Therapy Room - Kim Eaton (30 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session B2 Hebephilia: Paraphilic Disorder or Just Simply Criminal Behaviour? - Michael Davis (60 mins) * PANEL DISCUSSION \| Aimee Navitar: An AI navigator to connect the public with mental health supports across Australia - William Campos (60 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

	Stream C
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Workshop 1
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session C1 \| Workshop \| Part 1 “The Quick and Dirty” – Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Toni Lindsay (105 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session C2 \| Workshop \| Part 2 “The Quick and Dirty” – Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Toni Lindsay (120 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

	Stream D
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Day 1 \| Registration opens Arrival networking I Light lunch served
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Session P1 I Day 1 Opening Plenary Welcome from APS * Welcome to Country * Committee Welcome
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address 1 \| Professor John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP \| Harvard University The Big Picture of Youth Psychotherapy: Take-homes from 60 Years of Research and a Challenge for the Future
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon tea
	Workshop 2
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Session D1 \| Workshop \| Part 1 From Knowledge to Mastery: A Deliberate Practice for supervisors and supervisees - Aaron Frost (105 mins)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Session D2 \| Workshop \| Part 2 From Knowledge to Mastery: A Deliberate Practice for supervisors and supervisees - Aaron Frost (120 mins)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome Reception Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation over canapés and drinks.

Saturday, September 19, 2026

	Stream A	Stream B	Stream C	Stream D
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Neurodivergence	Trauma	Workshop 3	Workshop 4
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session A3 How are we assessing and treating adult ADHD? Results from clinician and lived experience surveys - Denise Goggin (60 mins) * Neuroaffirming Assessment and Intervention Tips for Co-occurring Autism and Psychosis. - Toby Rheinberger & On Zhi Xiang (30 mins)	Session B3 Expanding Narrative Exposure Therapy intervention: Culturally-driven adaptations for the Palestinian context - Reyell McKeever (30 mins) * Wise Attention in Trauma Therapy: A Buddhist Psychotherapy Framework - Pauline Hall , Debra Kawahara & Liang Tien (60 mins)	Session C3 \| Workshop \| Part 1 AI in Clinical Report Writing: Ethical, Accountable, and Reducing the Psychologist's Cognitive Load - Lisa Irving (90 mins)	Session D3 \| Workshop \| Part 1 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	.	Living Experiences	..	...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session A4 PANEL DISCUSSION \| Recognising and supporting neurodivergent women: Closing the gap in psychological care - Chantelle Pin, Gisele Fortkamp (30 mins) * Autism, Psychedelics, and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: What Do We Know and Where Next? - Liam Spicer & Alvita Sam (60 mins)	Session B4 Australian psychologists' reported processes when assessing young clients who present for gender affirming treatment - Terence Bartholomew (30 mins) * “Taught to be the helper, not the helped” - Self-compassion experiences in early career psychologists - Imogene Smith (30 mins) * Embedding lived experience in personality disorder research and treatment: Lessons from patients, families, and partners - Nicholas Day (30 mins)	Session C4 \| Workshop \| Part 2 AI in Clinical Report Writing: Ethical, Accountable, and Reducing the Psychologist's Cognitive Load - Lisa Irving (90 mins)	Session D4 \| Workshop \| Part 2 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	....	.....	Mindfulness	......
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session A5 Benefits and challenges of meditation for adults with ADHD: results from a clinical trial - Denise Goggin (30 mins)	Session B5 The Scalable Clinical Psychology Practice: Using Digital Patient Education to Expand Impact and Income. - Megan Walker (60mins)	Session C5 Mindfulness Beyond Technique: Re-embedding Practice within Buddhist Psychotherapy - Pauline Hall, Debra Kawahara & Liang Tien (60 mins)	Session D5 \| Workshop \| Part 3 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

	Stream A	Stream B
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Neurodivergence	Trauma
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session A3 How are we assessing and treating adult ADHD? Results from clinician and lived experience surveys - Denise Goggin (60 mins) * Neuroaffirming Assessment and Intervention Tips for Co-occurring Autism and Psychosis. - Toby Rheinberger & On Zhi Xiang (30 mins)	Session B3 Expanding Narrative Exposure Therapy intervention: Culturally-driven adaptations for the Palestinian context - Reyell McKeever (30 mins) * Wise Attention in Trauma Therapy: A Buddhist Psychotherapy Framework - Pauline Hall , Debra Kawahara & Liang Tien (60 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	.	Living Experiences
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session A4 PANEL DISCUSSION \| Recognising and supporting neurodivergent women: Closing the gap in psychological care - Chantelle Pin, Gisele Fortkamp (30 mins) * Autism, Psychedelics, and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: What Do We Know and Where Next? - Liam Spicer & Alvita Sam (60 mins)	Session B4 Australian psychologists' reported processes when assessing young clients who present for gender affirming treatment - Terence Bartholomew (30 mins) * “Taught to be the helper, not the helped” - Self-compassion experiences in early career psychologists - Imogene Smith (30 mins) * Embedding lived experience in personality disorder research and treatment: Lessons from patients, families, and partners - Nicholas Day (30 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	....	.....
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session A5 Benefits and challenges of meditation for adults with ADHD: results from a clinical trial - Denise Goggin (30 mins)	Session B5 The Scalable Clinical Psychology Practice: Using Digital Patient Education to Expand Impact and Income. - Megan Walker (60mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

	Stream C	Stream D
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Workshop 3	Workshop 4
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session C3 \| Workshop \| Part 1 AI in Clinical Report Writing: Ethical, Accountable, and Reducing the Psychologist's Cognitive Load - Lisa Irving (90 mins)	Session D3 \| Workshop \| Part 1 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	..	...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session C4 \| Workshop \| Part 2 AI in Clinical Report Writing: Ethical, Accountable, and Reducing the Psychologist's Cognitive Load - Lisa Irving (90 mins)	Session D4 \| Workshop \| Part 2 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	Mindfulness	......
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session C5 Mindfulness Beyond Technique: Re-embedding Practice within Buddhist Psychotherapy - Pauline Hall, Debra Kawahara & Liang Tien (60 mins)	Session D5 \| Workshop \| Part 3 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

	Stream A
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Neurodivergence
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session A3 How are we assessing and treating adult ADHD? Results from clinician and lived experience surveys - Denise Goggin (60 mins) * Neuroaffirming Assessment and Intervention Tips for Co-occurring Autism and Psychosis. - Toby Rheinberger & On Zhi Xiang (30 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session A4 PANEL DISCUSSION \| Recognising and supporting neurodivergent women: Closing the gap in psychological care - Chantelle Pin, Gisele Fortkamp (30 mins) * Autism, Psychedelics, and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: What Do We Know and Where Next? - Liam Spicer & Alvita Sam (60 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	....
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session A5 Benefits and challenges of meditation for adults with ADHD: results from a clinical trial - Denise Goggin (30 mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

	Stream B
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Trauma
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session B3 Expanding Narrative Exposure Therapy intervention: Culturally-driven adaptations for the Palestinian context - Reyell McKeever (30 mins) * Wise Attention in Trauma Therapy: A Buddhist Psychotherapy Framework - Pauline Hall , Debra Kawahara & Liang Tien (60 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	Living Experiences
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session B4 Australian psychologists' reported processes when assessing young clients who present for gender affirming treatment - Terence Bartholomew (30 mins) * “Taught to be the helper, not the helped” - Self-compassion experiences in early career psychologists - Imogene Smith (30 mins) * Embedding lived experience in personality disorder research and treatment: Lessons from patients, families, and partners - Nicholas Day (30 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	.....
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session B5 The Scalable Clinical Psychology Practice: Using Digital Patient Education to Expand Impact and Income. - Megan Walker (60mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

	Stream C
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Workshop 3
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session C3 \| Workshop \| Part 1 AI in Clinical Report Writing: Ethical, Accountable, and Reducing the Psychologist's Cognitive Load - Lisa Irving (90 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	..
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session C4 \| Workshop \| Part 2 AI in Clinical Report Writing: Ethical, Accountable, and Reducing the Psychologist's Cognitive Load - Lisa Irving (90 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	Mindfulness
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session C5 Mindfulness Beyond Technique: Re-embedding Practice within Buddhist Psychotherapy - Pauline Hall, Debra Kawahara & Liang Tien (60 mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

	Stream D
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 2 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 2 - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA) The Promise of MDMA Combined with Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning tea
	Workshop 4
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session D3 \| Workshop \| Part 1 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch APS College of Clinical Psychologists AGM \| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm \| Federation Ballroom
	...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session D4 \| Workshop \| Part 2 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon tea
	......
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session D5 \| Workshop \| Part 3 East Meets West: An Introduction to Integrating Culture into Schema Therapy Practice with Asian Heritage Populations - Daniela Ho Tan (90mins)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Break.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Keynote Address 3 - Dr Lauren Lawson Beyond Assumptions: Building Clinical Evidence that Reflects Autistic Experiences.

Sunday, September 20, 2026

	Stream A	Stream B	Stream C	Stream D
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	AI and technology	Families	Workshop 5	Workshop 6
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session A6 Emotional skill building through technology - Stephen Wolston & Nicole Elias (30 mins) * Data privacy in the age of pervasive Artificial Intelligence - Aaron Frost (60 mins)	Session B6 Practical and innovative “third wave” practitioner tools for engaging and supporting troubled families - Mark Donovan (60 mins) * A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Prenatal Dyadic Stress Management Intervention - Julie Poissant & Francois Poulin (20 mins)	Session C6 \| Workshop \| Part 1 Schema-Informed Model of Supervision: Integrating Relational Awareness, Competence, and Reflective Practice - Megan Fry & Simone Ray (90 mins)	Session D6 \| Workshop \| Part 1 Working with High-Risk Clients in Private Practice: Ethical Decision-Making for Clinical Psychologists - Tess Crawley (90mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
	.......	..............	......................	........................
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session A7 Artificial Intelligence and the Next Wave of Psychological Assessment: A Roadmap for Psychologists - Ben Buchanan (30 mins) * AI in therapy: Increasing clinical visibility and engagement beyond the session - Sally-Anne McCormack & Kiera Macdonald (60 mins)	Session B7 Identity-Informed Case Formulation in Military Mental Health: Clinical Applications of the Military Identity Model. - Carolyn Heward (60 mins) * “It’s not lowering the bar…. we support them to reach it”: Interprofessional compassion in supervision - Stacey Freebody (30 mins)	Session C7 \| Workshop \| Part 2 Schema-Informed Model of Supervision: Integrating Relational Awareness, Competence, and Reflective Practice - Megan Fry (90 mins)	Session D7 \| Workshop \| Part 2 Working with High-Risk Clients in Private Practice: Ethical Decision-Making for Clinical Psychologists - Tess Crawley (90mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

	Stream A	Stream B
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	AI and technology	Families
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session A6 Emotional skill building through technology - Stephen Wolston & Nicole Elias (30 mins) * Data privacy in the age of pervasive Artificial Intelligence - Aaron Frost (60 mins)	Session B6 Practical and innovative “third wave” practitioner tools for engaging and supporting troubled families - Mark Donovan (60 mins) * A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Prenatal Dyadic Stress Management Intervention - Julie Poissant & Francois Poulin (20 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
	.......	..............
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session A7 Artificial Intelligence and the Next Wave of Psychological Assessment: A Roadmap for Psychologists - Ben Buchanan (30 mins) * AI in therapy: Increasing clinical visibility and engagement beyond the session - Sally-Anne McCormack & Kiera Macdonald (60 mins)	Session B7 Identity-Informed Case Formulation in Military Mental Health: Clinical Applications of the Military Identity Model. - Carolyn Heward (60 mins) * “It’s not lowering the bar…. we support them to reach it”: Interprofessional compassion in supervision - Stacey Freebody (30 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

	Stream C	Stream D
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	Workshop 5	Workshop 6
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session C6 \| Workshop \| Part 1 Schema-Informed Model of Supervision: Integrating Relational Awareness, Competence, and Reflective Practice - Megan Fry & Simone Ray (90 mins)	Session D6 \| Workshop \| Part 1 Working with High-Risk Clients in Private Practice: Ethical Decision-Making for Clinical Psychologists - Tess Crawley (90mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session C7 \| Workshop \| Part 2 Schema-Informed Model of Supervision: Integrating Relational Awareness, Competence, and Reflective Practice - Megan Fry (90 mins)	Session D7 \| Workshop \| Part 2 Working with High-Risk Clients in Private Practice: Ethical Decision-Making for Clinical Psychologists - Tess Crawley (90mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

	Stream A
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	AI and technology
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session A6 Emotional skill building through technology - Stephen Wolston & Nicole Elias (30 mins) * Data privacy in the age of pervasive Artificial Intelligence - Aaron Frost (60 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
	.......
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session A7 Artificial Intelligence and the Next Wave of Psychological Assessment: A Roadmap for Psychologists - Ben Buchanan (30 mins) * AI in therapy: Increasing clinical visibility and engagement beyond the session - Sally-Anne McCormack & Kiera Macdonald (60 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

	Stream B
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	Families
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session B6 Practical and innovative “third wave” practitioner tools for engaging and supporting troubled families - Mark Donovan (60 mins) * A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Prenatal Dyadic Stress Management Intervention - Julie Poissant & Francois Poulin (20 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session B7 Identity-Informed Case Formulation in Military Mental Health: Clinical Applications of the Military Identity Model. - Carolyn Heward (60 mins) * “It’s not lowering the bar…. we support them to reach it”: Interprofessional compassion in supervision - Stacey Freebody (30 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

	Stream C
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	Workshop 5
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session C6 \| Workshop \| Part 1 Schema-Informed Model of Supervision: Integrating Relational Awareness, Competence, and Reflective Practice - Megan Fry & Simone Ray (90 mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session C7 \| Workshop \| Part 2 Schema-Informed Model of Supervision: Integrating Relational Awareness, Competence, and Reflective Practice - Megan Fry (90 mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

	Stream D
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 3 \| Registration opens Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Address 4- Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske Targeting threat and reward processes for depression, anxiety and anhedonia: latest evidence for efficacy, mechanisms and community implementation.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 3 \| Morning tea
	Workshop 6
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Session D6 \| Workshop \| Part 1 Working with High-Risk Clients in Private Practice: Ethical Decision-Making for Clinical Psychologists - Tess Crawley (90mins)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Day 3 \| Lunch
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Session D7 \| Workshop \| Part 2 Working with High-Risk Clients in Private Practice: Ethical Decision-Making for Clinical Psychologists - Tess Crawley (90mins)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Closing TBC

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