The School of Psychology at The University of Queensland is delighted to announce the return of the UQ Compassion Symposium for 2023.
The eighth iteration of this beloved event, the Symposium will bring together researchers, clinicians and students from a range of disciplines to showcase compassion-based research and practice.
Keynote: Friday 8 September 2023
Conference: Saturday 9 September 2023
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (exact location details to be confirmed)
The 2023 full-day format will again include two concurrent streams to provide an array of session options to conference delegates. Presenters will be given a 30-minute time-slot, which includes time for questions and discussion.
Program
| Time (AEST) | UQ Compassion Symposium 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Conference Registration | |
| OPENING PLENARY SESSION | ||
| Open | Dr Stan Steindl Welcome Address | |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Prof Nathan Consedine Epic Failure and the Application of Compassion Science in Healthcare | |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Alina Pavlova Healthcare compassion interventions’ co-design and feasibility inquiry with clinicians and healthcare leaders in Aotearoa/New Zealand | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea (30 Minutes) | |
| MORNING CONCURRENT STREAMS | ||
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Prof Jane Clemensen Compassion as an Antidote to Burnout in Healthcare | Dr Chris Edwards & Dr Ru Ying Cai The Aspect Self-Compassion Program for Autistic Adults (ASPAA) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Dr Petrina Barson The Richards Trauma Process: SelfCompassion in a Bottle | Dr Madeleine Fraser There is no self without the other: The Concordance of Self-Other Compassion in Daily Life and Its Link to Well-Being |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Stacey Freebody Self-Compassion as a Non-Negotiable Scaffold for Early Career Psychologists | Dylan Moloney-Gibb Three Circles: Validating a new digital measure of the three-affect regulation model that underpins compassion focused therapy |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Dr Nadine Levy & Caitlin Delainey A Duoethnographic Exploration of Compassionate Pedagogy: Risks, Opportunities, and Teaching Techniques | Sorcha Kaufmann Perceived Parental Support and Psychological Control and the Development of Adolescent SelfCompassion: A longitudinal, WithinPerson Approach |
| 10 minutes | Session Buffer Accommodates for stream-swapping and speaker setup | |
| 12:40 – 13:20 | Lunch (40 minutes) | |
| AFTERNOON CONCURRENT STREAMS | ||
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | |
| 13:20 – 13:50 | Alicia Jones Children’s ability to identify regret and relief in others | Dr Jonathan Davies What do we Know about Compassion Meditators in Australia and Abroad? Population Level Insights from Recent Representative Surveys |
| 13:50 – 14:20 | Rita Princi-Hubbard The Student and Teacher Relationship: Exploring Behavioural and Neuroscience Variables that Impact upon Student and Teacher Wellbeing | Julia Adams The guru in your Pocket: Findings from a cross-sectional study on characteristics of aspiring, engaged and disengaged meditation app users |
| 14:20 – 14:50 | Glenys Oberg Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Teachers. How they contribute to burnout and how they are related to Trauma Awareness | Dr Courtney Walton Self-Compassion and Mental Health in the Performing Arts |
| 14:50 – 15:20 | Dr Karyn Healy, Dr James Kirby, Kirsty Payne Can a brief compassionate focused therapy intervention enhance wellbeing of stressed staff in schools? | Dr Rachel Hannam Feeling Into Our Needs: A Body-Based Approach to Self-Compassion |
| 10 minutes | Session Buffer Accommodates for stream-swapping and speaker setup | |
| AFTERNOON PLENARY STREAMS | ||
| 15:50 – 16:20 | Dr Lynne Reeder & Dr Marcela Matos Future Research Directions in Compassion Science | |
| 16:20 – 16:50 | Dr Marcela Matos An Experiential Practice of Compassion | |
| Close | Dr James Kirby Conference wrap-up session | |
| 17:00 | Estimated End of Event | |
Please note this will be an ‘in person’ only event.
About Compassion Symposium
This cross-disciplinary symposium is designed to bring together academics, clinicians, researchers, and students from different disciplines within The University of Queensland and from the community, to present on how compassion is or could be a part of their research, studies, or practice.
The compassion symposium consists of the free keynote address, and the full-day conference.
About the Event
The School of Psychology at The University of Queensland is delighted to announce the return of the UQ Compassion Symposium for 2024. The ninth iteration of this beloved event, the Symposium will bring together researchers, clinicians and students from a range of disciplines to showcase compassion-based research and practice.
Registration for the Keynote Address and the Compassion Conference is now open. See below for full details and to register.
Key dates
Keynote
Friday 27 September 2024 (commencing at 6pm, pre-drinks and nibbles from 5pm)
Location: Abel Smith Lecture Theatre, St Lucia Campus
Conference
Saturday 28 September 2024 (registration from 8:30am, 9:00am - 4:00pm)
Location: Oral Health Centre, Herston Campus
The 2024 full-day format will again include two concurrent streams to provide an array of session options to conference delegates. Presenters will be given a 30-minute time-slot, which includes time for questions and discussion.
Registration details will be released shortly. Please note this will be an ‘in person’ only event
Call for presenters
The UQ School of Psychology's Compassionate Mind Research Group is pleased to invite submissions for presentations for the 2024 UQ Compassion Symposium conference on Saturday September 28.
We are interested in research and practical applications of compassion across the lifespan (children, teens, adults, older adults) and in multiple contexts (therapy, workplace, school).
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Compassion
- Self-compassion
- Mindfulness
- Empathy
- Altruism
- Morality
- Positive psychology
- Forgiveness
- Emotions (e.g. shame, anger)
- Intervention research
- Assessment research
Application Requirements
Applications to present should include the following information:
Personal Information:
- Full name
- Organisation/affiliation
- Email address
- Contact number
- Brief professional bio (250 words max) to be included in the conference program
- Professional photo
Presentation/Poster Information
- Presentation or poster title
- Abstract/summary (250 words max)
- Focus (research, practice, philosophy, etc.)
- Format (lecture, workshop, demonstration)
Submission and review
Please submit your completed application via the link below. Submissions close Friday 19 July. All submissions will be notified via email of the status of their application. All accepted speakers will receive free admission to the Symposium.
