Pre-Conference One Day Workshop
"Contemporary Approaches to Quality of Life Measurement"

 

Presenters

Prof. Bob Cummins, School of Psychology, Deakin University

Assoc. Prof. Anna Lau, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Date

19 November 2008 (Wednesday)

9am–4.30pm (registration from 8.30am)

Content

• Quality of Life (QOL), Subjective Wellbeing (SWB) concepts
• Benefits of SWB and International Wellbeing index
• Other SWB approaches (e.g. WHOQOL, SF36)
• Practical issues in QOL measurement
• Administration of the International Wellbeing Index and parallel forms (e.g., for people with cognitive
  impairment)

Targeted participants

Practitioners (e.g., therapists, nurses, social workers, doctors, psychologists), researchers, administrators,
service managers and others of all professions involved in health and social services.

The content is suitable for participants having either limited or some prior knowledge about QOL and its measurement.

Course Format

Lectures, practical exercises, interactive discussions

Venue

LT12, Building x
Deakin University
Melbourne campus at Burwood
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood, Melbourne VIC

Burwood Map for Conference & Workshop (pdf)

Fee

	non-member	member*	student
Workshop 19/11/08	$190	$150	$75
Conference 20/11/08	$170	$120	$60

* member of Australian Centre on Quality of Life - to join see our member's page
Includes morning and afternoon tea, lunch and copies of the International Wellbeing Index manuals.

Registration

Deadline for registration - Friday 31 October 2008

You can register for this workshop by either completing the online registration form or by printing out the registration form (pdf) and sending it to us.

For more information on this workshop take a look at our brochure (pdf).

More Information on 9th Australian Conference on Quality of Life

For enquiries contact Ann-Marie James (Telephone +61 3 9244 6844 or Email annmarie@deakin.edu.au)