The conference was a great success with delegates commenting on the quality of the opening, keynote and guest speakers as well as the other presentations. Delegates said there were ‘excellent keynote speakers”, “extremely inspiring”, “great Māori and Pasifika speakers”, “diverse, informative and compelling”, “wide range of important topics covered”. The conference as a networking opportunity was highlighted by many. The atmosphere was described as “very positive, open vibe”, “very welcoming and friendly”; “vibrant and invigorating”.

Please click here for the 2017 conference handbook, containing all abstracts.

Presentations have been made available from the following:

Dan Murrie’s keynote address: How reliable are forensic psychological evaluations?
Michael Corballis’ keynote address: Mental travels in space and time
Suzanne Pitama’s keynote address: The role of health professional education in addressing Māori health inequities – accompanying papers
Martin Dorahy’s guest address: The impact of shame for those exposed to trauma- Dissociation, intimate relationships and implications for treatment

Keynote speakers:

	Michael Corballis* Keynote: Mental travels in space and time
	Suzanne Pitama Keynote: The role of health professional education in addressing Māori health inequities
	Devon Polaschek Keynote: Twenty-five years into the correctional rehabilitation revolution: Keeping the science and art of psychology relevant
	Gil Reyes  Keynote: The Necessity of a Longitudinal Public Health Approach to Responding to Disasters: An All-Hazards Model of Resilience to Pervasive Adversities
	Dan Murrie Keynote: How reliable and objective are forensic psychological evaluations?
	Julia Ioane Keynote: Pacific and Psychology – Through the lens of a Samoan psychologist. Are we there yet?

Guest Speakers

Martin Dorahy: The impact of shame for those exposed to trauma: Dissociation, intimate relationships and implications for treatment
Kim McGregor: Introductory Overview of an Abuse-focussed Trauma Therapy Framework

The Coaching and Learning stream has Gordon Spence headlining with Exploring different outcomes from coaching: Key findings from two studies examining goal ownership and “sleeper effects”.
The Health, Safety & Wellbeing stream is headlined by Michael Leiter who speaks on Improving workplace culture for reducing job burnout.
These streams are concluded by the guest address from Stuart Carr: Is Working Poverty any of our Business?

Pre-conference workshops on 30 August:

Full day workshop, 9.00am – 5.00pm Reducing bias in pursuit of more objective and accurate forensic evaluations  – presenter Dan Murrie

Full day workshop, 9.00am – 5.00pm Practical Applications of Psychological First Aid (PFA) within a Compassionate Community Framework (CCF)– presenter: Gil Reyes

Full day workshop, 9.00am – 5.00pm A framework for practising coaching psychology– presenter: Sam Farmer

Full day workshop, 9.00am – 5.00pm “Mahia te mahi” – A guide to establishing and developing collaborative relationships with Māori – presenter Aroha Waipara-Panapa

Full day workshop, 9.00am – 5.00pm Introduction to working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse – presenter: Kim McGregor

HANDBOOKS FROM EARLIER CONFERENCES

2016 Conference

2015 Conference

2014 Conference

2013 Conference