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2024 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Conference

 

 

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

*Please note that Keynote presentations and Plenary Sessions will be recorded and made available on the on-demand program post event for the in-person attendees. 


Friday, March 22, 2024

Stream 1 - Hall C
Stream 2 - Hall A
Stream 3 - Room E1
Stream 4 - Room E2
Stream 5 - Room E3
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 1 | Registration Open and Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Conference Opening
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Frontiers of Trauma Treatment: Neurofeedback and Psychedelics | Dr Bessel van der Kolk
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Improving self-compassion through the Aspect Self-compassion Program for Autistic Adults (ASPAA)
Half Day Workshop 2
Pathways to becoming a Court Appointed Expert in Family Law proceedings
Full Day Workshop 2
Climate change and mental health: what mental health professionals need to know?
Full Day Workshop 3
"Keep Us In Mind": Supporting young people when parents develop neurological disability.
Half Day Workshop 1
Empirically-Supported Treatment for Paediatric Feeding/ARFID: Tube Feeding to Eating, Hospital to Home
Full Day Workshop 1
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 1 | Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Improving self-compassion through the Aspect Self-compassion Program for Autistic Adults (ASPAA) (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 2 cont.
Pathways to becoming a Court Appointed Expert in Family Law proceedings (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 2 cont.
Climate change and mental health: what mental health professionals need to know? (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 3 cont.
"Keep Us In Mind": Supporting young people when parents develop neurological disability (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 1 cont.
Empirically-Supported Treatment for Paediatric Feeding/ARFID: Tube Feeding to Eating, Hospital to Home (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 1 cont.
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Unravelling Biases, Embracing Neurodiversity: Enhancing Autism Assessment and Support in Adults
Half Day Workshop 4
Pathways to becoming a Court Appointed Expert in Family Law proceedings (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 2 cont.
Climate change and mental health: what mental health professionals need to know? (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 3 cont.
Working with children and adolescents: the personal and the interpersonal systems
Half Day Workshop 3
Empirically-Supported Treatment for Paediatric Feeding/ARFID: Tube Feeding to Eating, Hospital to Home (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 1 cont.
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Day 1 | Activity Break
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM "Unravelling Biases, Embracing Neurodiversity: Enhancing Autism Assessment and Support in Adults" (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 4 cont.
Pathways to becoming a Court Appointed Expert in Family Law proceedings (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 2 cont.
Climate change and mental health: what mental health professionals need to know? (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 3 cont.
Working with children and adolescents: the personal and the interpersonal systems (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 3 cont.
Empirically-Supported Treatment for Paediatric Feeding/ARFID: Tube Feeding to Eating, Hospital to Home (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 1 cont.
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM Welcome reception









Saturday, March 23, 2024

Stream 1 - Hall C
Stream 2 - Hall A
Stream 3 - Room E1
Stream 4 - Room E2
Stream 5 - Room E3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Join this breakfast session | Risk & insurance, industry insight to mitigate your exposure | Natasha Golden and Edwyn Lai - AON
Risk management goes beyond arranging insurance, gain industry insight to understand the steps to mitigate your exposure professional indemnity insurance : - Overview of claims & merging claims trends - Understanding your obligations to advise of incidents that could lead to a claim - Risk management – to avoid indemnity issues
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 2 I Registration Open and Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder | Professor Susan Rossell
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application
Full Day Workshop 4
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice
Full Day Workshop 5
Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches
Full Day Workshop 6
Meta is better: Using meta-frameworks to conceptualise and treat holistically
Half Day Workshop 5
CANCELLED - Working effectively with parents/caregivers of children/teens with mental health challenges
Full Day Workshop
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2 | Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 4 cont.
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 5 cont.
Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 6 cont.
Meta is better: Using meta-frameworks to conceptualise and treat holistically (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 5 cont.
CANCELLED- Working effectively with parents/caregivers of children/teens with mental health challenges (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 7 cont.
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 4 cont.
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 5 cont.
Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 6 cont.
Innovation without improvement: How psychotherapy outcomes remain stagnant
Half Day Workshop 7
CANCELLED-Working effectively with parents/caregivers of children/teens with mental health challenges (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 7 (cont)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 4 cont.
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 5 cont.
Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 6 cont.
Innovation without improvement: How psychotherapy outcomes remain stagnant (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 7 cont.
CANCELLED- Working effectively with parents/caregivers of children/teens with mental health challenges (part 4)
Full Day Workshop (cont)
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break - Move to Plenary
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Imagery Rescripting: a transdiagnostic technique to process traumatic and other adverse experiences | Professor Arnoud Arntz
Stream 1 - Hall C
Stream 2 - Hall A
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 2 I Registration Open and Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder | Professor Susan Rossell
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application
Full Day Workshop 4
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice
Full Day Workshop 5
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2 | Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 4 cont.
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 5 cont.
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 4 cont.
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 5 cont.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Emotional signature in clinical practice: Theory, research and application (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 4 cont.
Putting it in Context: Using Functional Analysis to Guide Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapeutic Practice (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 5 cont.
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break - Move to Plenary
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Imagery Rescripting: a transdiagnostic technique to process traumatic and other adverse experiences | Professor Arnoud Arntz

Stream 3 - Room E1
Stream 4 - Room E2
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Join this breakfast session | Risk & insurance, industry insight to mitigate your exposure | Natasha Golden and Edwyn Lai - AON
Risk management goes beyond arranging insurance, gain industry insight to understand the steps to mitigate your exposure professional indemnity insurance : - Overview of claims & merging claims trends - Understanding your obligations to advise of incidents that could lead to a claim - Risk management – to avoid indemnity issues
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 2 I Registration Open and Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder | Professor Susan Rossell
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches
Full Day Workshop 6
Meta is better: Using meta-frameworks to conceptualise and treat holistically
Half Day Workshop 5
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2 | Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches (part 2)
Full Day Workshop 6 cont.
Meta is better: Using meta-frameworks to conceptualise and treat holistically (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 5 cont.
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches (part 3)
Full Day Workshop 6 cont.
Innovation without improvement: How psychotherapy outcomes remain stagnant
Half Day Workshop 7
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Diagnosis to Needs: Transforming child psychology through needs-based and play therapy approaches (part 4)
Full Day Workshop 6 cont.
Innovation without improvement: How psychotherapy outcomes remain stagnant (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 7 cont.
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break - Move to Plenary
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Imagery Rescripting: a transdiagnostic technique to process traumatic and other adverse experiences | Professor Arnoud Arntz





Stream 4 - Room E2
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Join this breakfast session | Risk & insurance, industry insight to mitigate your exposure | Natasha Golden and Edwyn Lai - AON
Risk management goes beyond arranging insurance, gain industry insight to understand the steps to mitigate your exposure professional indemnity insurance : - Overview of claims & merging claims trends - Understanding your obligations to advise of incidents that could lead to a claim - Risk management – to avoid indemnity issues
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Day 2 I Registration Open and Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder | Professor Susan Rossell
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Meta is better: Using meta-frameworks to conceptualise and treat holistically
Half Day Workshop 5
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2 | Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meta is better: Using meta-frameworks to conceptualise and treat holistically (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 5 cont.
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Innovation without improvement: How psychotherapy outcomes remain stagnant
Half Day Workshop 7
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Innovation without improvement: How psychotherapy outcomes remain stagnant (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 7 cont.
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Day 2 | Activity Break - Move to Plenary
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Imagery Rescripting: a transdiagnostic technique to process traumatic and other adverse experiences | Professor Arnoud Arntz



Sunday, March 24, 2024

Stream 1 - Hall C
Stream 2 - Hall A
Stream 3 - Room E1
Stream 4 - Room E2
Stream 5 - Room E3
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Day 3 I Registration Open and Arrival Networking
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM What contribution can technology-delivered CBT make in clinical practice in the treatment of youth anxiety? | Susan H Spence, AO, PhD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Day 3 | Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Introducing HeartSpeak : A New Mindbody Approach for Pain (and other things)
Half Day Workshop 9
Using Trauma Informed Practice in clinical settings: Supporting regulation and recovery
Half Day Workshop 10
Therapy in a climate crisis: Emerging trends and offerings for therapeutic practice
Half Day Workshop 11
Mindfulness in the everyday: Moving beyond the cushion
Half Day Workshop 12
Balancing Clinical & Business Needs : A private practice forum
Half Day Workshop 13
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Day 3 | Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Introducing HeartSpeak : A New Mindbody Approach for Pain (and other things) (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 9 cont.
Using Trauma Informed Practice in clinical settings: Supporting regulation and recovery (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 10 cont.
Therapy in a climate crisis: Emerging trends and offerings for therapeutic practice (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 11 cont.
Mindfulness in the everyday: Moving beyond the cushion (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 12 cont.
Balancing Clinical & Business Needs : A private practice forum (part 2)
Half Day Workshop 13 cont.
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Day 3 | Afternoon Tea
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Clinical Application of Basic Psychological Principles: Novel Conceptualisations of Less Common Anxiety Disorders | Dr Mark Boschen









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