NORTHERN IRELAND BRANCH of the BPS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 202115 - 16 APRIL 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
INVITED SYMPOSIA
Health behaviour
during a pandemic: what can be learnt from health psychology?
Sponsored by DHPNI
The pandemic has been life changing for many of us with
working at home, home schooling, caring responsibilities and the loss of social
engagement and freedoms due to restrictions on movement and socialising.
Adaptation to this “new normal” has been difficult and a challenge for many. View full abstract here
Paper 1: Advance care planning in a COVID-19 outbreak:
Development of an online educational programme for care home staff and family
members
Paper 2: Predictors of screening for COVID-19: employing the
Health Belief Model (HBM)
Paper 3: Factors influencing perception and beliefs about
Covid-19 vaccines safety and acceptance amongst young adults. A qualitative
study
Paper 4: The impact of COVID-19 on quality of life, stress and coping in women at mid-life: A focus group investigation
Psychological Approaches to Obesity Management
Sponsored by DCPNI
Paper 1: The role of psychology within the Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Weight Management Service
Paper 2: Raising the Issue of Childhood Obesity
Paper 3: FIT Families
Paper 4: Developing Health Coaching interventions for people living with long term conditions
Promoting Psychological Wellbeing at Work
Sponsored by DOPNI
This symposium from DOPNI brings together psychologists working in a range of areas relating to wellbeing at work. They will share insights from their own research and practice about what works in relation to promoting psychological wellbeing in the workplace or supporting employees when they are experiencing difficulties. View full abstract here
Paper 1: Agile Working: How to Develop Digital Resilience and Thrive
Paper 2: Retirement – what else? Supporting older workers career options
Paper 3: Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and wellbeing at work: A goal-based perspective
Paper 4: IGLOO resources enabling sustainable return to work following mental ill-health
Forensic Practice in Covid Times
Sponsored by DFPNI
Paper 1: Building Better Psychological Futures: The Opportunities and Challenges in Improving Outcomes For Children and Young People in Residential Care in Northern Ireland
Paper 2: The challenges facing unaccompanied minors entering the looked after care system in Northern Ireland
Paper 3: Trauma Exposure and Domestic Violence Offending Severity in a Probation Sample
Paper 4: Continuing practice in lockdown: Forensic Psychologists response to adapting to remote working, use of technology and ethical considerations for future practice
NIBPS 2021
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