Conference Schedule
Explore the 3-day lineup of pre-conference workshops, keynote addresses, research presentations, and AGM sessions.
Date
25–27 March 2027
Thursday – Saturday
Venue
Taylor’s University
Malaysia
Theme
Mental Health in Action
Bridging Science, Practice, and Community
Jointly Organised by
Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology
Taylor's University
Day 1: Pre-Conference Workshops
Thursday, 25 March 2027
Note: All workshops run concurrently from 0900 to 1630[cite: 1]. Please select one workshop to attend.
0900 – 1630
Supporting Children with Anxiety: A CBT-Based Approach for Working with Parents
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Joe Nuttorn Pityaratstian[cite: 1]
Clinical Interventions & Psychotherapy
Mental Health Across Populations
0900 – 1630
An Introduction to DNA-V: A Contextual Model to Working With Adolescents and Young People
Speaker: Dr. Erica Woo Jhia Mae[cite: 1]
Clinical Interventions & Psychotherapy
Mental Health Across Populations
0900 – 1630
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A One-Day Introductory Workshop
Speaker: Prof. Shian-Ling Keng[cite: 1]
Clinical Interventions & Psychotherapy
0900 – 1630
Motivational Interviewing: Facilitating Behaviour Change among Individuals Living with Chronic Illness
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hariyati Shahrima Abdul Majid[cite: 1]
Health & Behavioural Medicine
0900 – 1630
Effective Clinical Supervision: Navigating Feedback, Difficult Conversations and Supervisory Challenges
Speaker: Dr. Aaron Frost[cite: 1]
Professional Practice, Ethics & Training
0900 – 1630
Digitalizing Community Mental Health: Frameworks, Practice, and SEHAT Experience
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Adil Zainal Abidin[cite: 1]
Community & Public Mental Health
Research, Innovation & Emerging Technologies
1300 – 1430
Shared Lunch Break (1300 – 1430)[cite: 1]
Day 2: Main Conference Day
Friday, 26 March 20270830 – 0900
Registration
0900 – 0930
Opening Ceremony
0930 – 1030
Why Evidence Is Not Enough: Designing Behavioural Architecture to Support Mental Health Care
Speaker: Dr. Saiful Adli bin Suhaimi
Community & Public Mental Health
Health & Behavioural Medicine
1030 – 1100
Tea Break
1100 – 1200
Building Competent and Ethical CBT Practitioners: Bridging Science, Practice and Quality Mental Health Care
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Firdaus Mukhtar
Professional Practice, Ethics & Training
Clinical Interventions & Psychotherapy
1200 – 1330
Poster Viewing
1330 – 1430
Lunch
1430 – 1600
Parallel Oral Presentations
Oral Session 1
Oral Session 2
Oral Session 3
Oral Session 4
Oral Session 5
Oral Session 6
1600 – 1630
Tea Break, Networking & Adjourned
Day 3: Conference & MSCP AGM
Saturday, 27 March 20270900 – 1000
Pioneering Professional Standards: Driving the Science, Practice, and Future of Clinical Psychology in Malaysia
Speaker: Dr Lim Hooi Shan
Professional Practice, Ethics & Training
1000 – 1130
Mental Health Care at a Crossroads: What Must Change?
Forum Panelist: TBD | Moderator: TBD
Community & Public Mental Health
Professional Practice, Ethics & Training
Research, Innovation & Emerging Technologies
1130 – 1230
Closing Ceremony & Awards
1230 – 1400
Lunch & Networking
1400 – 1530
Break
1530 – 1830