5th Annual National Black Counseling Psychologists Conference 40 years following the: Black Power Movement, formation of The Association of Black Psychologists, the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the ascendancy of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Social Justice & The Psychological Impact of Black Leadership
April 11 - 12, 2008
FREE
Light food will be served
Friday, April 11th, 12noon - 4pm (followed by Book Signing at Sankofa from 6-8pm)
Saturday, April 12th beginning at 10am in Blackburn Center Gallery Lounge
Howard University Blackburn Center Gallery Center for Friday and Saturday
(and Sankofa for Friday night at 6pm)
Location for Dr. Bynum Workshop Friday 12-4
(Ralphe J. Bunche Center 2218 6th Street, N.W.)
Friday's Featured speakers include community activists and renowned authors Dr. Edward Bynum (a master teacher) who will be speaking on Clinical Utility of Hypnosis and its African Origins (Ralphe Bunche Center) and Dr. Benson G. Cooke (president elect of ABPsi) who will be addressing Trauma & the Gulf Coast: Healing the Historical Wounds Post Katrina (Gallery Lounge in Blackburn) in concurrent workshops.
Saturday's conference workshops will feature community activists and scholars such as Dr. Ivory Achebe Toldson, Dr. Angela Ferguson,Dr. Fred Harper, Dr. Nickole Scott-Conerly, Dr. Alex Pieterse, Dr. Shawn O. Utsey, and Brother Dhoruba Bin Wahad as keynote (former New York Black Panther Party member and Political prisoner), and more.
Student presenters include Mr. Bedford Palmer (President Elect of ABPsi Student Circle); Ms. Maryam Jernigan (Boston College), and Ms. Nicole Mann (Howard University).
Dr. Clemmont E. Vontress will receive an eldership award for his over service of over 40 years to issues of race in counseling.
All Attendees Must Registration in Advance by April 9th: Please forward email indicating your plans to attend to HU_AnnualBCPC@yahoo.com. Please take a moment (i.e., this moment) to register for the upcoming National Black Counseling Psychologists Conference.
Questions can be directed to (202) 865-8347 or email HU_AnnualBCPC@yahoo.com. For more information, see the website at http://www.gs.howard.edu/nbcpc/default.htm. The bios and speakers info are not updated.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Free African psychology conference at Howard U.
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1 comments:
guess that's where all the ladies be at. lol.
sounds good tho.
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