BPS Conference Themes

Welsh Branch Conference Sustainable Well -Being Saturday September 10 th 2011 Catrin Finch Centre, Glyndr University, Wrexham Conference Themes There will be a ses sion with th ree spea kers unde r each them e, with two sessions run ning in pa rallel Theme Topics/areas under theme Mental health, healthcare and positive psychology Key influences on mental and physical health in our times. Promoting enduring behaviours that improve and sustain mental/ physical health. Positive psycho logy: Overco me barriers t o individuals and commun ities fulfilling their potential. Speakers include: Professor Christopher Alan Lewis (Glyndr University), Dr Jane Henry (Open University), Dr Emyr Willi ams/Mandy Robbins (Glyndr University) Education, Lifelong Learning and well- being over the life span Role of education and lifel ong learning in p romotin g individual and community well-being. Ensuring that edu cation mee ts the well -being needs of the individual in society, not just economic needs. The differ ent issues in well-being over the life cycle of the individual. Maximising well - being post-retirement and in old age. Speakers include: Professor John Willi ams (Un iversity of Aberystwyth), Dr John Haworth (Manchester Metropolitan University) Work, leisure, stress and work/life balance Key factors in improving well-being at work: physical environment; management structure; l eadership and man agement skills/competency/style, job satisfaction; work load; stress management; role clarity; work/life balance. Leisure and well -being. Speakers include: Professor Ivan Robertson (Robertson Cooper Associates and University of Leeds), Professor Suzan Lewis (Middl esex University) ; Professor Andrew Smith (Cardiff University) Behaviour, Environment and Well -being The influence of the built and natural environment on the sense of well - being. Improving well -being through the design and managemen t of built, urban and rural envir onments. Fosteri ng environment friendly behaviour . Speakers include: Professor David Uzzell (University of Surrey); Dr Ambra Burls (Anglia Ruskin University); Professor Catharine Ward Thompson (Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh University) Disadvantage, tr auma an d disability Restoring and maximising well-being in individuals disadvantaged or traumatised by physical, neurological, psychological or social causes Speakers include: Professor Linda Clare (Bangor University), Professor Stephen Joseph (Nottingham University) Community and Society The impact of the evolving political, economic and social system on the well-being of individuals and communities at different levels in the system; the psychological and social impact of inequality. Building and s ustaining well -being in disadvantaged communities. Speakers include: Professor Carolyn Kagan (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Professor David Fryer (Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia)

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