This presentation will introduce individual development from biopsychosocial and spiritual perspectives. It will also discuss main psychological approaches to what does living a good life mean and what it means to be well as a person. Conflicting social and spiritual values will be discussed using Christmas as an example. This session will be concluded having a discussion of the introduced material with the audience and allowing time for the questions.

By Valeria Zoteyeva

• Master of Psychology(Health) from Monash University.
• At Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia Valeria was a Psychologist/ Lecturer in Psychology, specializing in Organisational Psychology.
• She is a practicing Psychologist, general registration with Health psychology endorsement, Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency.
• She is also a full member of the Australian Psychological Society,
• She has worked at private hospitals and community organisations, with over 10 years of experience in psychology research, internationally, and clinical practice in different settings in Australia.
• The Holy Protection Russian Orthodox parish, Russian Ethnic Council and Valeria, are at the moment, supporting and collaborating in the setting up of a low-cost Orthodox psychology Clinic in Melbourne.