New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference
The New Zealand Psychological Society, (NZPsS) is holding
its annual conference at the Rydges Lakeside Resort in
Queenstown. The Society is the largest professional
association for psychologists in New Zealand with over 1000
members and subscribers.
The conference begins at
9.00am on Sunday 21 August with a Mihi Whakatau and
opening address from the Mayor of Queenstown, Vanessa Van
Uden. The Conference ends at 4.00pm Tuesday 23
August.
The theme of the conference is Peoples,
Places, Paradigms: Growing and Changing and over 300
delegates are expected to attend.
The Conference is being
sponsored by the Joint Centre for Disaster Research- Massey
University, ACC, New Zealand Psychologists Board.
Presentation of Awards On Sunday 21 August
at 6.30pm at the Rydges Lakeside Resort Hotel the Society
will host the conference welcome ceremony and present the
NZPsS Awards.
These awards are
The Dame Marie Clay
Award. This award recognises valuable contributions to
educational and developmental psychology in NZPsS members
through original research (researcher) the dissemination of
research (teacher) or best practice (exemplary
practitioner)
The Goddard Award This award
recognizes early career achievement and excellence in
research and scholarship in basic psychological science.
The Ballin Award This award recognises a
notably significant contribution to the development or
enhancement of clinical psychology in the Aotearoa/New
Zealand context,
Karahipi Tumuaki- President’s
Scholarship The 2011 recipient of the Karahipi
Tumuaki (the President’s Scholarship) will also be
announced. This postgraduate scholarship recognizes
excellence in Māori-centered postgraduate research
undertaken by Māori psychology students enrolled in a
Masters or higher postgraduate course of study.
Highlights of the conference include
Some of the keynote, guest speaker, symposia and workshop
highlights of the conference are noted below. For more
information about the conference go
Earthquake response and recovery issues –contributions of
psychology
Issues addressed in this symposium include
Immediate post-disaster work with children and
families “Shakes and the City”-lived
experiences and learnings of psychosocial recovery
New Zealand Defence Force psychological response
to the Canterbury earthquakes Judgements of
earthquake risk before and after the Canterbury
earthquakes-do they relate to preparedness?
Positive and negative life changes and psychological
distress – the role of attachment and social support
Post-earthquake psychological resilience and
micronutrients The communication of uncertain
scientific advice during national hazard events
Lubricating civic reconstruction and reducing losses due
to inter-organisational friction
Treating post-disaster trauma. (Associate Professor Bob
Montgomery and Dr Laurel Morris)
Secrets of the human
face – detecting emotion and lies. (Dr Stephen Porter)
How to intervene with young people who are doing less well
developmentally than they should. (Dr Sarah Calvert)
Can
poverty drive you mad? Schizophrenia, socio-economic status
and prevention. (Professor John Read)
The importance of
self-control in childhood for how life turns out as an
adult. (Professor Richie Poulton)
Therapy approaches
when working with Māori clients. (Lisa Cherrington)
The adopted children from Eastern Europe grow up- a pilot
study of adjustment in early adulthood. (Rhoda Scherman)
Intervention in whānau violence: What works? (Erana
Cooper)
Psychological wellbeing in New Zealand soldiers
returning from operational deployments. (Emma Davis and
Karen Brouneus)
There are a range
of other interesting presentations which are likely to be of
interest to the media- see www.psychology.org.nz/conf2011for more
information.
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