New Zealand Psychological Society Conference

New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference

The New Zealand Psychological Society, the largest professional association for psychologists in New Zealand with over 1000 members and subscribers is holding its annual conference at the Rydges Hotel in Rotorua.

The conference begins at 9.00am on Sunday 18th July with a Mihi Whakatau and opening address from Scotty Morrison. The Conference ends at 5.00pm Tuesday 20th July.

The theme of the conference is “Psychology for a Sustainable Future” and over 350 delegates are expected to attend.

The Conference is being sponsored by the Mental Health Commission and the New Zealand Psychologists Board.

Presentation of Awards
On Sunday 18 July at 6.30pm at the Rydges Hotel the Society will host the conference welcome ceremony and the New Zealand Psychological Society 2010 awards will be presented. These are the Jamieson Award which recognises significant contributions to industrial and organisational psychology in New Zealand and the Hunter Award which recognises and encourages excellence in scholarship, research, and professional achievement in psychology.

The 2010 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.

Speakers at the conference include

• Christopher Fairburn from the University of Oxford- Transdiagnostic Theory and Practice –Eating Disorders or Eating Disorder

• Geoff Syme from Edith Cowen University- Psychology and the Rhetoric of Sustainability

• Cynthia Fisher from Bond University- Employee Happiness and Job Performance

• Averil Herbert who has worked for over twenty years in community and Māori settings – Applications of a Treaty Framework for a Sustainable Future for Psychology: Cultural Competencies in Context

• Rob Hughes from the University of Canterbury, 2009 recipient of the Hunter Award- A Work in Progress: Effects of Drugs on the Development of Adolescent Brain/Behaviour

• Rawiri Taonui from the University of Canterbury-Kia Anga Whakamua- One Nation,Two Peoples, Many Cultures Going Forward

• Wesley Schultz from California State University- Using Environmental Psychology to Promote Conservation

• Bob Montgomery from the University of the Sunshine Coast-The Psychology of Resilience: Helping Individuals, Organisations and Communities Bounce Back

• Hans Joachim Markowitsh from the University of Bielefeld, Germany-Functional Brain Imaging and Neuropsychological Correlates of Stress Related Memory Disorders

There are a range of other presentations which are likely to be of interest to the media- see http://www.psychology.org.nz/Conf2010 for more information.

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