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Stepping Up to the Plate: Giving Back to the Community
APA 2007 Society for Counseling Psychology (SCP)
Community Engagement Events
Stepping Up to the Plate: Giving Back to the Community is offering multiple opportunities for
SCP members to get engaged and make a difference in the city
of San Francisco during the Division 2007 APA Convention. Consistent
with the convention theme, In Service to Others: Changing
Lives via Embracing a Social Justice Agenda, we have
arranged volunteer projects, social justice advocacy
training, donations, and workshops for several segments of the San
Francisco mental health and education community. We are also
maintaining a commitment to the community of New Orleans and have
arranged several events to continue to publicize the needs of the
city as well as contribute to the reconstruction of the mental
health services.
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Calendar of Events:
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Friday: August 17, 2007 |
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9 .m.-2 p.m.
St. Anthony Foundation
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Justice Education and Advocacy Event- St. Anthony
Foundation: Volunteer & Learning Opportunity
Social justice education and service around poverty and
homelessness issues.
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10-10:50 a.m.
Moscone Center
Room 305
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Improving Trauma and Disaster Readiness---Learning From New
Orleans Post-Katrina: Symposium
Chair: William D. Parham, PhD, John F. Kennedy University
Facilitating the Recovery of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services in New Orleans
Sarah Hoffpauir, LCSW, Louisiana Public Health Institute,
New Orleans
Ecological and Cultural Considerations in the Aftermath of
Disasters
Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD, Lesley University
Discussant: Rebecca L. Toporek, PhD, San Francisco State
University
**1 CE Credit**
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1:00-2:50 p.m.
Moscone Center
Room 3016
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Social Justice Prevention and Intervention Models for
Community Engagement: Symposium
Chair:
Michael Mobley, PhD, University of Missouri--Columbia
ACCESS: Advancing Career Counseling and Economic Support for
Survivors
Krista Chronister, PhD, University of Oregon
Bakari Project
Thomas A. Parham, PhD, University of California--Irvine
Going for the Goal (GOAL): Life Skills Center
Steven J. Danish, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Bridges Project: Transforming and Learning for Woman Abuse
Survivors
Susan C. Rodger, PhD, University of Western Ontario, London,
ON, Canada and Alan L. Leschied, PhD, University of Western
Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Discussant
Thomas A. Parham, PhD
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3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Moscone Center
Room 2011
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Social Justice--- Implementing Prevention and Intervention
Programs for Community Engagement: A Hands-On Workshop
Co-chairs:
Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD, Lesley University
James L. Werth, Jr., PhD, University of Akron
Facilitators:
Chanda C. Corbett, PhD, University of New Hampshire
Sue Jacobs, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University,
Fatima Jinnah, M.S., Foothill College, Los Altos, CA
Michael Mobley, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia
Rebecca Toporek, Ph.D., San Francisco State University
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Sunday: August 19,
2007 |
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11-11:50 a.m.
SCP Hospitality Suite, Palace Hotel
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Legislative Social Justice Advocacy: A Hands-On Workshop
Taking Action: Current Legislative Issues for Our
Communities and What We Can Do
Facilitators: APA Public Interest Directorate and Give Back
STG
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In the Hospitality Suite
In addition to events, Give Back will also present resources and
information in the SCP Hospitality Suite.
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Community Engagement Shopping and
Dining Guide
featuring shops and restaurants in San Francisco whose business
practices and profits go directly toward addressing social
justice issues in the community
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Information about our community partners
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Legislative advocacy information and tools for taking action on
issues relevant to the San Francisco community (and probably
your home community as well!) such as immigration, poverty,
violence, HIV, and other issues
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Give Back Events Serving the San Francisco Community
One of the goals of the Give Back initiative is to promote community
engagement, specifically with communities that have been
marginalized in terms of resources. In conjunction with community
partners, we have organized a number of continuing education
workshops that will be conducted by counseling psychologists
attending APA. The following are highlights of the workshops that
will be held in conjunction with various San Francisco community
partners.
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Recognizing and coping with secondary trauma – A workshop for
Crisis Response Teams working with community violence
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Clinical practices to better serve Native American communities
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Issues and interventions for transition to adulthood with urban
youth
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Use of therapeutic games with youth (this workshop accompanies a
donation of therapeutic games to be distributed to New Orleans
and San Francisco mental health providers)
If you are interested in participating in any of these activities,
please contact
Rebecca Toporek or
Michael
Mobley. Please indicate which specific activity and dates you
are interested in as well as relevant expertise if appropriate.
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Recognitions and
Thanks!
Lastly, we would like to recognize and thank the Give Back –
Community Engagement STG members including Priscilla
Dass-Brailsford, Alvin Alvarez, Fatima Jinnah, Chanda Corbett, Sue
Jacobs, Abner Bolles, Jim Werth Bobbie Celeste, and Li-fei Wang as
well as the leadership of the SCP Presidential Trio.
REMEMBER:
If you are interested in participating in any
of these activities, please contact
Rebecca Toporek or
Michael
Mobley. Please indicate which specific activity and dates you
are interested in as well as relevant expertise if appropriate.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Give Back – Community Engagement Co-Chairs
Rebecca Toporek
San Francisco State University
rtoporek@sfsu.edu
Michael
Mobley
University of Missouri-Columbia
MobleyMi@Missouri.edu |
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