PROGRAM
REGISTRATION
8.00 - 9.30 AM

EARLYBIRD ELECTIVE SESSIONS

8.30 - 9.20 AM

The Perils and Passions of Positive Parenting -
Dr Brent Yorgason,
noted author, speaker and family counsellor, of Provo, Utah, USA
OR
 Are Children Angels, Devils or Clay? Working With Human Nature -
Professor Wally Goddard, Family Life Specialist at the University of Arkansas, USA

PLENARY SESSIONS

9.30 - 10.40 AM
9.30 – 9.35 AM - Welcome
by MC, Mark Holzworth, Queensland vice-president of the Australian Family Association
9.35 – 9.50 AM - Opening Remarks
by His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC,Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
9.50 – 10.40 AM - The Frightful and Joyous Journey of Family Life -
Professor Wally Goddard
MORNING TEA
10.40 - 11.00 AM

PLENARY SESSION

11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Raising Confident, Competent Children -
Professor Alan Ralph, Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Principal Research Fellow of the Parenting and Family Support Centre at the University of Queensland
LUNCH
12.00 - 1.30 PM

LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPS - ELECTIVES

12.30 – 1.20 PM

Languages of Love – More Than Saying I Love You -
Professor Wally Goddard
OR
How to Drug-Proof Your Kids -
Mrs Sue Clarke, national board member of Focus on the Family Australia
PLENARY SESSIONS

1.30 - 3.10 PM

1.30 – 2.20 PM - Does Working at Your Marriage Work? Five Things You Can Work on and Five Things You Cannot -
Professor Kim Halford,  Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Psychological Health Research Centre at Griffith University
2.20 – 3.10 PM - Making Marriage Magic -
Dr Brent Yorgason
AFTERNOON TEA
3.10 - 3.30 PM

PLENARY SESSIONS

3.30 - 5.00 PM

3.30 – 4.10 PM - Building a Family Heritage
Mrs Sue Clarke
4.10 – 4.50 PM - Capturing Your Dreams: Experiencing Change from the Inside Out -
Dr Brent Yorgason
4.50 - 5.00 PM - Closing Remarks
by Mrs Patti Smith, vice-president of the Family Council of Queensland