2019 APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists Conference Program
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Thursday, March 21, 2019


Friday, March 22, 2019

Grand Ballroom 1
Grand Ballroom 2
Grand Ballroom 3
Harbour View Room 1
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Conference opening ceremony
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Positive Psychology in educational settings: A hybrid approach for sustained well-being.
Keynote Address - Dianne Vella Broderick
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Day 2: Morning tea
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Can measuring narrow or even destroy what we value?
Keynote Address - Barry McGaw
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2: Lunch
Poster presentations
Neurodevelopmental
Secondary schools
Primary aged children
Early childhood
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM The Effectiveness of a Sports and Recreation Group to Enhance the Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with ASD
Michelle Jimeno
Working with children who have a non-binary gender: Developmental and educational needs
Damien Riggs
ADHD and emotional engagement with school in the primary years:
Sophie Rushton
Implementation, practice and evidence: From practitioner experience to evidence
Janene Swalwell
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Issues and Dilemmas in Psychoeducational Assessment
Linda Gilmore
Mental Health Literacy, Help-seeking Behaviour and Wellbeing in Young People: Implications for practice
Chelsea Hyde
Domestic Violence, School Refusal, and Psychosocial Adjustment of Primary School Children
Sallyanne Marlow
Infant observation at the heart of developing a clinician's capability
Jennifer Re
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Behavioural genetics and education
Paul Bertoia
Navigating the risks and rewards of teamwork in school psychology
Sally Kenney
Person centred learning: Improving student engagement using an individualised approach to education
Toby Bartle
The Fully Present Parent: Piloting a New Parenting Program
Michelle Andrews Luke
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Can computerised cognitive training improve performance on tests of fluid intelligence in children with neurodevelopmental disorders? A systematic review
Jane Wotherspoon
Teens and their screens: Building resilience for the digital world
Jodie Lodge
Implementing Trauma-Informed Practice in Education: An illustrative example of school-wide trauma specific interventions
Jesse Diggins
Expanding the application of an individual protocol for the Circle of Security intensive intervention
Ellen Andrews
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Neurodevelopmental Therapy adherence in Australian parent-child dyads: The impact of parental stress
Nindy Brouwers and Sharna Loader
Levels of Problem Behaviors and Risk and Protective Factors in Suspended and Non-suspended Students
Daniel Quin
Assessment and treatment a six year old boy with post traumatic stress disorder in a primary school setting
Sue Cockman
Early Years Social Emotional Learning – What, Why, How? The success of cross-culture adaptation of the COPE-Resilience preschool SEL program
Vicki McKenzie
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Day 2: Afternoon tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Education as a public health intervention: The role of education in supporting community, carers, family and health professionals to improve care for persons with dementia – learnings from the educational offerings of the Wicking Dementia and Research Education Centre.
Keynote Address - Fran McInerny
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Conference closing ceremony
Grand Ballroom 1
Grand Ballroom 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Conference opening ceremony
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Positive Psychology in educational settings: A hybrid approach for sustained well-being.
Keynote Address - Dianne Vella Broderick
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Day 2: Morning tea
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Can measuring narrow or even destroy what we value?
Keynote Address - Barry McGaw
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2: Lunch
Poster presentations
Neurodevelopmental
Secondary schools
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM The Effectiveness of a Sports and Recreation Group to Enhance the Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with ASD
Michelle Jimeno
Working with children who have a non-binary gender: Developmental and educational needs
Damien Riggs
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Issues and Dilemmas in Psychoeducational Assessment
Linda Gilmore
Mental Health Literacy, Help-seeking Behaviour and Wellbeing in Young People: Implications for practice
Chelsea Hyde
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Behavioural genetics and education
Paul Bertoia
Navigating the risks and rewards of teamwork in school psychology
Sally Kenney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Can computerised cognitive training improve performance on tests of fluid intelligence in children with neurodevelopmental disorders? A systematic review
Jane Wotherspoon
Teens and their screens: Building resilience for the digital world
Jodie Lodge
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Neurodevelopmental Therapy adherence in Australian parent-child dyads: The impact of parental stress
Nindy Brouwers and Sharna Loader
Levels of Problem Behaviors and Risk and Protective Factors in Suspended and Non-suspended Students
Daniel Quin
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Day 2: Afternoon tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Education as a public health intervention: The role of education in supporting community, carers, family and health professionals to improve care for persons with dementia – learnings from the educational offerings of the Wicking Dementia and Research Education Centre.
Keynote Address - Fran McInerny
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Conference closing ceremony

Grand Ballroom 3
Harbour View Room 1
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Conference opening ceremony
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Positive Psychology in educational settings: A hybrid approach for sustained well-being.
Keynote Address - Dianne Vella Broderick
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Day 2: Morning tea
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Can measuring narrow or even destroy what we value?
Keynote Address - Barry McGaw
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Day 2: Lunch
Poster presentations
Primary aged children
Early childhood
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM ADHD and emotional engagement with school in the primary years:
Sophie Rushton
Implementation, practice and evidence: From practitioner experience to evidence
Janene Swalwell
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Domestic Violence, School Refusal, and Psychosocial Adjustment of Primary School Children
Sallyanne Marlow
Infant observation at the heart of developing a clinician's capability
Jennifer Re
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Person centred learning: Improving student engagement using an individualised approach to education
Toby Bartle
The Fully Present Parent: Piloting a New Parenting Program
Michelle Andrews Luke
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Implementing Trauma-Informed Practice in Education: An illustrative example of school-wide trauma specific interventions
Jesse Diggins
Expanding the application of an individual protocol for the Circle of Security intensive intervention
Ellen Andrews
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Assessment and treatment a six year old boy with post traumatic stress disorder in a primary school setting
Sue Cockman
Early Years Social Emotional Learning – What, Why, How? The success of cross-culture adaptation of the COPE-Resilience preschool SEL program
Vicki McKenzie
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Day 2: Afternoon tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Education as a public health intervention: The role of education in supporting community, carers, family and health professionals to improve care for persons with dementia – learnings from the educational offerings of the Wicking Dementia and Research Education Centre.
Keynote Address - Fran McInerny
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Conference closing ceremony






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