Thanks to all who made the 2008 CIC a success!
The annual Cultural Impact Conference brings clinicians, academics, and professionals together to explore ideas, share research, and challenge one another about the most salient multicultural topics of our day.
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Friday, September 5, 2008 & Saturday, September 6, 2008
The Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
The Cultural Impact Conference was created to recognize and promote multicultural competence and cultural sensitivity in mental health services. The Conference represents the Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s effort to bring mental health professionals from across the country together to explore ideas, share research, and discuss best practices in multicultural psychology in a scholarly manner. The theme for this year’s conference is “Psychology in the Service of Latino Communities”, which coincides with the introduction of the new and dynamic Center for Latino Mental Health (CLMH) here at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
The 2008 Cultural Impact Conference will shed light on the complex issues related to caring for and working with the Latino population—our nation’s largest and fastest growing ethnic group.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Melba Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP.jpg)
A member of the APA Board of Directors, Dr. Vasquez is an award-winning and nationally recognized psychologist and scholar. She has coauthored two books and published more than 60 journal articles and chapters in the areas of ethics, ethnic minority psychology, psychology of women, supervision and training, and counseling and psychotherapy.
Some of our Speakers:
Dr. Azara Santiago-Rivera, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: Therapy with Bilingual Individuals
Dr. Azara Santiago-Rivera, Gregory Benson, and William Reyes, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee:Behavioral Activation
Dr. Laura Glassman, Medical College of Wisconsin: Psychological Barrier to Health-Seeking Behaviors among Latino Males
Dr. Elina Manghi, University of Illinois: Autism in the Latino population
Dr. Jim Choca, Roosevelt University: Clinical Assessment Issues with Latino Clients
Dr. John Benitez, Dr. Virginia Quiñonez, Dr. Hal Fuentes, The Chicago School of Psychology and Dr. Elizabeth Vera, Loyola University: Round Table in Contemporary Issues in Latino Mental Health
Karen Rothstein-Pineda, LPC, Center at Halstead: Best Practice in the Work with Latina LBT Women
Dr. Richard Renfro, DePaul Community Center: Barriers to Services
Student Poster Session
As a part of this year’s conference, The Chicago School of Profession Psychology will have a student poster session that features students’ work in the area of psychology as the service of Latino community. We invite poster proposals that reflect some focus on multiculturalism, diversity, and/or social justice in mental health services. Proposal topics may include current research (empirical or conceptual), use of theory and application, intervention work, activism, training, or other endeavors related to mental health services. Strongest consideration will be given to those proposals that focus on the theme of the conference.
Questions regarding poster proposal submissions should be directed to Dr. Tamba-Kuii Bailey, at tbailey@thechicagoschool.edu.
For further information please email cic2008@thechicagoschool.edu
