2025 Scientific Program

Thank you for your interest in the scientific program portion of our 45th national conference.

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Program highlights include:

Who What Title
 Judith S Beck  Keynote Plenary Address  Integrating recovery-oriented techniques into cognitive behaviour therapy (live-streamed from the US, not pre-recorded)
 Pat Dudgeon  Keynote Plenary Address  Indigenous psychology: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social & emotional health & wellbeing
 Liz Pellicano Keynote Plenary Address  How can we tackle inequalities, exclusions and injustices to promote Autistic flourishing?
 Nicole Lee  Plenary Session  From AA to AI: the past, present and future of alcohol and other drug treatment
 Yael Perry  Plenary Session  Supporting the mental health of trans and gender diverse people
 Lauren Breen  Plenary Session  Childhood grief
 Vance Locke  Master Clinician Session  Functional Neurological Disorder

 

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Our full conference program is now available - click through to view, and you can also download the Eventee app for use on your mobile device.

 

(search for our event code "24418" or "AACBT")


The 2025 Abstract book is now published. (.pdf)

The full listing of Posters (rapid presentations and static displays) will be here(.pdf)

The workshop information page is here.

 


AACBT Early Career Mentoring/Networking Event

This is a networking event for PhD students, Post-Doctoral fellows, Honours students, clinicians in training, clinicians and anyone who may be early in their career. The networking event will provide an opportunity for people to chat with senior clinicians and researchers who will share their knowledge and tips for success! There will also be the opportunity for networking with peers.

This event is organised by the AACBT ECR sub-committee and is **free** for delegates who are registered for the scientific program.

This will be held on Thursday, after the final plenary session of the day.

Our panel members will include luminaries of our CBT community:

  • Liz Pellicano
  • Lauren Breen
  • Vance Locke
  • Kristin Gainey
  • Caroline Donovan
  • Lara Farrell

 



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