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Pre-conference workshop
Wednesday 7 May, 9am - 5pm
Day 1
Thursday 8 May, 8.50am - 5:30pm
Day 2
Friday 9 May, 8.50am - 5:30pm
Post Conference Workshops
Saturday 10 May
Morning Workshops 9am - 12pm
Afternoon Workshops 2pm - 5pm
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All the excitement of the 2nd Annual Happiness & Its Causes Conference is now available on DVD.

We captured over 10 hours of footage from the conference and compiled it into a 4-disc set of DVDs. All of the speakers and all of the panel discussions from the 2-day conference are included.
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"Absolutely fascinating, uplifting, enjoyable, funny, insightful & entertaining. If I could live in this conference every day I'd be elated…Thank You." Samantha Bell, Consultant, VIC
"Nice synthesis of different perspectives - science to spirituality, well grounded… Authentic." Kerry Tabour, Spirit of Design, VIC
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This event is endorsed and supported by a wide range of organisations.
Member discount - Members of Supporting Organisations qualify for a 10% discount on the conference ticket price.
Professional Development Points - Members of some Supporting Organisations are entitled to claim conference attendance as professional development.

Endorsing Organisations 2008
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The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) is a National progressive professional peak association of counsellors and psychotherapists with over 2500 individual members.
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The Foundation was established in 1981 by a group of mental health & business entrepreneurs in response to awareness that governments could not permanently fund voluntary organisations.
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The Mental Health Association of NSW Inc is a non-government organisation and registered charity. The Association's vision is a society that maintains, promotes and protects the mental health of everyone and in which people who have, or have had, mental illness participate to their full potential.
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The Mental Health Association of Qld Inc is a non-government organisation and registered charity. The Association's vision is for communities in which all people are provided with opportunities to optimise their mental health and participate as valued members of society.
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Relationships Australia (RA) is Australia's leading provider of professional services to support relationships. It is a not-for profit community based organisation.
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The Quest for Life Foundation provides a range of residential programs and services that encourage, empower and educate people living with cancer, neurological and other serious illnesses, or who are suffering from grief, stress or trauma and for those who care for them.
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The Gawler Foundation is best known for its innovative and integrated support for people affected by cancer and other illnesses since the early 1980s. It was established by Dr Ian Gawler, one of Australia's best known cancer survivors.
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The Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA) is a national, voluntary non-profit organisation and is the peak medical body that promotes the safe integration of holistic and complementary medicine with current mainstream medical practice, in pursuit of complete whole person care.
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Australian General Practice Network (formerly Australian Divisions of General Practice) is the peak national body representing 117 Divisions of General Practice, the key infrastructure for integrated, quality primary health care services delivered through general practice.
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CAPPE constitutes the largest concentration of philosophers working on applied philosophy and public ethics in Australia, conducts ground-breaking research, and promotes community discussion and professional dialogue on pressing matters of public and political concern.
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The Australian Association of Social Workers is the peak body representing 6,000 social workers nationally, promoting the profession of social work and actively supporting social structures and policies that promote social justice.
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The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association is the national industry body for publicly funded hospitals and healthcare organisations, including aged and extended care, primary and community health.
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The Black Dog Institute is an educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility dedicated to improving understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders.
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NCOSS is the peak body for the social and community services sector in New South Wales playing a coordination, advocacy, policy development, leadership and information role. Members range from the smallest community-based services to the largest welfare organisations.
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Carers Australia represents the needs and interests of carers at the national level through advocacy, networking, providing carers with information and education resources, and undertaking community awareness raising activities.
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The Australian Human Resources Institute is recognised as Australia's leading human resources professional body, actively setting standards and building the capability of the profession.
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beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
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The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research centre funded by grants from philanthropic trusts, memberships and commissioned research.
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The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, Inc. is a peak body for Member Associations which meet the standards developed by consensus as appropriate for professional practitioners within the disciplines of Counselling and Psychotherapy in the Australian community.
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The Inspire Foundation is a national non-profit organisation established in 1996 with a mission to create opportunities for young people to change their world.
Inspire serves young people aged 16-25 through the delivery of three key programs, Reach Out!, ActNow and Beanbag.
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Good Therapy Australia is an integrity-based not-for-profit company, dedicated to making good therapy more accessible, enabling Australians to find the best possible suport for awakening awareness, creativity and responsibility.
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Dalai Lama in Australia Limited was established in 2000 to facilitate visits by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Australia most recently the 2007 Open Arms Tour. DLIAL maintains a website which is a channel of communication for all the Dalai Lama's friends and supporters in Australia
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The Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors and Psychotherapists (AABCAP) is to bring therapists together in order to discuss, learn and study the two disciplines of psychotherapy and Buddhism, with the purpose of integrating their experience and knowledge into daily life and their work.
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The Australia Tibet Council is an independent, non-profit national organisation working to achieve the United Nations resolution 1723 of 1961 calling for "the cessation of practices which deprive the Tibetan people of their fundamental human rights and freedoms".
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Holistic Services Group (Aust) is the first integrated corporate health business of its kind in Australia, covering Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. We offer you an all-inclusive range of workplace health and wellbeing services - corporate massage, yoga, counseling, management coaching, team building, stress management, work / life balance programs as well as our award winning "Stretch Break" software.
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The Australia Tibet Council is an independent, non-profit national organisation working to achieve the United Nations resolution 1723 of 1961 calling for "the cessation of practices which deprive the Tibetan people of their fundamental human rights and freedoms".
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