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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 | 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
Rewire: A Schema Therapy Group Intervention Supporting Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life - Megan Fry (30 mins) * Beyond Childhood: Organisational Culture as a Shaper of Schemas in Adulthood - Simone Ray & Megan Fry (45 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)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation, while exploring our valued exhibitors in the pre-function area 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 | 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
Rewire: A Schema Therapy Group Intervention Supporting Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life - Megan Fry (30 mins) * Beyond Childhood: Organisational Culture as a Shaper of Schemas in Adulthood - Simone Ray & Megan Fry (45 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)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation, while exploring our valued exhibitors in the pre-function area 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 | 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)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Join colleagues, peers and industry professionals for an evening of connection and conversation, while exploring our valued exhibitors in the pre-function area over canapés and drinks.





Saturday, September 19, 2026

Stream A
Stream B
Stream C
Stream D
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 | Registration opens
Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session P2 I Day 2 Opening Keynote Address - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA)
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
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Living Experiences
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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
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Mindfulness
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Session A5
An Ecological-Systems Perspective Of Wellbeing In Autistic Adults - S.J.Y Teoh (30 mins) * 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 Session P3 | Day 2 Closing Keynote Address
TBC
Stream A
Stream B
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 | Registration opens
Arrival networking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session P2 I Day 2 Opening Keynote Address - Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D (Virtual from USA)
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
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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
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Session A5
An Ecological-Systems Perspective Of Wellbeing In Autistic Adults - S.J.Y Teoh (30 mins) * 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 Session P3 | Day 2 Closing Keynote Address
TBC







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 Session P4 I Day 2 Opening Keynote Address
TBC
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
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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
Day 3 | Afternoon tea
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Day 3 | Closing Plenary and Keynote Address
TBC
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Conference Closing Address
TBC







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