Upcoming 2008 conference
Check this space in April 2008 for more information.
Past conferences
2007: 7th Annual Conference; Joint Conference with the IARR
Generations of Relationships and Relationships Across Generations
10-11 November 2007
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Keynote speakers:
- Professor Marita McCabe, Deakin University
- Professor Philip Shaver, University of California at Davis, USA
- Professor Jeffry Simpson, University of Minnesota, USA
2006: 6th Annual Conference
Relationships - Near & Far
11-12 November 2006
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Keynote speakers:
- Julie Fitness, Macquarie University
- Garth Fletcher, Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand
National Forum on the Role of Family Relationship Centres
As part of the 6th Annual conference the Relationship Interest Group hosted a national forum on the role of the new Family Relationship Centres and asking:
- How will they benefit Australian Families?
- What roles will specialist psychologists and counsellors undertake in these centres?
2005
5th Annual Conference 2005: 'The good, the bad, and the ugly in relationships at the personal, national, and international level'
12-13 November
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Keynote speakers:
- Professor Alan Hayes: 'Not such splendid isolation: Developmental implications of limited opportunities for intimacy.'
- Rosalie Pattenden: 'The good, the bad, and the ugly'
2004
4th Annual Conference 2004: 'Relationship Transitions'
13-14 November 2004
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Keynote speakers:
- Professor Kim Halford: 'Can we psychologists make marriages better? The evidence on how effective we are at helping couples negotiate key relationship transitions'
- Associate Professor Kate Moore: 'The healthy balance among work, family, and personal relationships: Fact or fiction?'
