The 2013 National Multicultural Conference and Summit Coordinators (NMCS) are pleased to announce the “Call for Programs” for the 2013 NMCS scheduled on January 16-18, 2013 in Houston, Texas.  The conference theme is “Transforming Multicultural Psychology: Engagement, Renewal, and Action across Generations.”

Proposals for symposia, skill-building workshop sessions, roundtable conversations, roundtable difficult dialogues, and poster presentations will be considered for inclusion in the program if they are received by midnight Pacific Standard Time on Friday, May 4, 2012.

2012 Winter Roundtable Conference
Teachers College - Columbia University
The conference will take place in New York City on Friday/February 24th and Saturday/February 25th. (Agenda and event details will be available early 2012.)The early registration discount is only available for a limited time:
  *Student non-credit: $125.00
  *Professional non-credit: $225.00
Click here to learn more and register

NEW: Proposal deadline for 2012 Great Lakes Counseling Psychology Conference has been extended to February 3. Click here for details.

2012 Great Lakes Counseling Psychology Conference, March 23-24, Purdue University. This year’s theme is Searching for Cultural Understanding: An Intentional Focus on Diversity, Social Justice, and Internationalization. The deadline to submit proposals for the Ball State University Great Lakes Counseling Psychology Conference Student Award is February 28!

The Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests (CNPAAEMI) in collaboration with the Society of Counseling Psychology is launching a Leadership Development Institute (LDI). Read more...

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
SOCIETY OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT AWARDS Click here

Co-Chairs Bryan Kim and Karen O’Brien, on behalf of the SCP Awards and Recognition Committee, request nominations for the following Division 17 Awards:
Student Awards (deadline: February 15, 2012)
BARBARA A. KIRK AWARD
DONALD E. SUPER FELLOWSHIP

Members of the Division 17 Awards and Recognition Committee and members of the Executive Board may make nominations. However, if they do so, they must withdraw from the voting process related to any nominee for whom they have written a letter of support. Announcement of all award winners is made at the annual APA Convention (all award recipients are notified confidentially prior to the convention). Current members of the Division 17 Executive Board are not eligible for these awards during their term of office.

GENERAL NOMINATION MATERIALS:
Nominations should include and be limited to the following: (a) a nomination letter indicating the significance of the nominee’s contributions and achievements as these relate to the award criteria; (b) no more than three supporting letters from other psychologists; and, (c) a copy of the nominee’s vita. Additional materials for particular awards are noted below.

SEND MATERIALS ELECTRONICALLY TO Karen O’Brien, PhD (kmobrien@umd.edu)

• Please collate nomination materials into one PDF document titled with nominee’s name and award name. For example, “Linda Jackson SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD.pdf”
• Send only one nomination per email.
• Faxes or mailed submissions will not be accepted.  (If you don't have access to email, please work with a colleague who does).
• Please notify one of the committee chairs if you would like to resubmit a nomination packet from last year.

A Counseling Psychology Video Campaign Contest is now underway. Submission deadline is May 15, 2012. Click here for information.


The Fall 2011 Newsletter is now available online.

Congratulations to the 2011 Society of Counseling Psychology Award Recipients!.