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Pathways to Resilience IV: Global South Perspectives

Please note that there are two different conference venues:
June 14/15 - Century City Conference Centre
June 16 - Kirstenbosch Conference Centre (transportation available)

Christiaan Bekker

North West University Vaal Triangle Campus
Junior Lecturer
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

Lecturing psychology undergrad and post-grad modules
PhD student researching boredom in academic contexts
Research interests include: Positive psychology, meaning in life, psychological well-being

07:30 SAST

Conference Registration Century City Conference Centre

08:45 SAST

Opening Ceremonies and Performance by Ikamva Marimba Band Hall A/B

09:00 SAST

Welcome from Michael Ungar and Linda Theron Hall A/B

09:30 SAST

Opening Keynote by Dr. Relebohile Moletsane "Nurturing Feminist Remembering and Building Resilience Among Young People in the Context of Structural Violence" Hall A/B

10:45 SAST

Plenary Hot Topic Debate Panel "Is Resilience Futile? Adaptation in Contexts of Structural and Social Disadvantage" - Amarnath Amarasingam, Sarah Thomas de Benitez, Lane Benjamin, Sandy Lazarus Hall A/B

13:00 SAST

Resilience in Teachers - Wassilis Kassis, Caroline Mansfield, Marietjie Oswald and Timothy Cornelissen Room 05

14:30 SAST

Promoting Resilience in Women Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse - Hayley Walker Williams, Baaqira Kays Ehraim, Marinda Henning Room 07

16:30 SAST

Building Resilience in Academic Settings - Nathan Vyklicky, Annalakshmi Narayanan, Martha Gatehi Room 07

18:00 SAST

Poster Presentation, Lite Dinner, Wine Tasting, and Local Bazaar Century City Conference Centre

08:00 SAST

Youth Mental Health in School Settings - Jessica Deighton, Tannia de Castaneda, Sohee Jeong Room 05

09:30 SAST

Health - Nataly Woollett, Elmari Deacon, Claudia Lefko and Mazin Al-Jadiry Room 08

11:30 SAST

Keynote by Dr. Michael Ungar and Dr. Linda Theron "Innovations in Resilience" Hall A/B

13:30 SAST

Resilience in University Settings - Alyson King, Petro Erasmus Room 06

15:00 SAST

Researching Resilience - Andrea Breen, Barbara Hanfstingl Room 04

16:30 SAST

The Role of Practicioners - Elmien Truter, Sarah Maiter, and Sarah Robinson Room 04

09:15 SAST

Keynote by Dr. Ann Masten "Resilience in Science and Action: Contributions of the Global South" Kirstenbosch Conference Centre

10:45 SAST

Global South Panel "Social Ecological Pathways to Resilience in the Global South" - Qing Gu, Silvia Koller, Jace Pillay, Masego Katisi Kirstenbosch Conference Centre