International Mentoring Orientation Committee (IMOC) Roundtables at 2016 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention

• Topic 1: Tips for Applying to Pre-Doctoral Internship, Drs. Bong Joo Hwang and
  Elena Yakunina
• Topic 2:  Exploring academic career paths and research publications in U.S., Drs. Hang-Shim Lee&  Chiachih Wang
• Topic 3: Clinical path, career options, and visa considerations in the U.S., Drs. Chun-Chung Choi & Jiyoon Lee
• Topic 4: Exploring jobs outside U.S. and processing emotions, Drs. Hung Chiao & Makiko Kasai

2015 IMOC Events

International Mentoring Orientation Committee (IMOC) Roundtables at 2015 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention

• Topic 1: Tips for Applying to Pre-Doctoral Internship, Drs. Bong Joo Hwang and
  Elena Yakunina
• Topic 2: Advice on Pursuing an Academic Career in the U.S. or Abroad. Drs. Yu-Wei Wang and Hanako Suzuki
• Topic 3: Advice on Pursuing a Practice-Oriented Career in the U.S. or Abroad, Drs. Jinhee Kang and MinJung Doh

2014 IMOC Events

International Mentoring Orientation Committee (IMOC) Roundtables at 2014 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention

• Topic 1: Applying for Internship, Dr. Bong Joo Hwang
• Topic 2: Academic Career in the US, Drs. Stef Aegisdottir & Ayse Ciftci
• Topic 3: Practice-Related Careers in the US, Drs. Chun-Chung Choi & Shonali Raney
• Topic 4: Career Paths Back Home, Drs. Makiko Kasai & Hung Chiao

2013 IMOC Events

• International students, scholars, and anyone with an interested in providing services or conducting research to this population should attend.

2012 IMOC Events

• International Mentoring Orientation Committee (IMOC) Roundtables  at 2012 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention
• When: Thursday, August 2, 11:00am – 11:50 am
• Where: Division 17 Hospitality Suite, Champions Gate, Hilton Hotel
  Who: International students, scholars, and anyone with an interested in providing services or conducting research to this population should attend.

Roundtable #1 Professional development in the governance of local/departmental and national organizations

Speaker: Dr. Barry Chung,President, Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of American Psychological Association

Roundtable #2 Research development

Speaker: Dr. Karl Kwan, Editor, International Forum, The Counseling Psychologist

Roundtable #3 Internship application

Speaker: Dr. Arnold Abels, Associate Director, Training Director, UMKC Counseling Center; Coordinator for APPIC Mentorship Program for New and Developing Training Programs

Speaker: Dr. Yoko Mori, Interim Assistant Director of InTouch Crisis Hotline Group Therapy; Coordinator, University of Illinois – Chicago Counseling Center

Roundtable #4 Career Choice, immigration Issues, and career development outside of the U.S.

Speaker: Dr. Chi-Ping Deng, Assistant Professor, Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Speaker: Dr. Sayaka Machizawa, Associate Director, Department of Community Partnerships; Adjunct Faculty; The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Roundtable #5 Clinical path, career options, and visa considerations

Speaker: Dr. Chun-Chung Choi, Clinical Associate Professor, Counseling & Wellness Center, University of Florida

Planned and organized by the International Mentoring Orientation Committee:

• Current Chair: Chun-Chung Choi, Ph.D.
• Past Chair: Jean Tzou, Ph.D.
• Membership and Publicity Subcommittee Chair: Sayaka Machizawa, PsyD
• Convention Planning Subcommittee Chair: Zeb Lim, M.S.
• Mentor-Mentee Subcommittee Chair: Yoko Mori, Ph.D.
• Professional Development Subcommittee Chair: Ruth Riding-Malon, Ph.D.
• Website Subcommittee Chair: Hung Chiao, Ph.D.

2011 IMOC Events

• APA Convention, Washington, DC, Aug 4, 2011
• Date: Thursday Aug 4th, 2011
• Time: 12:00- 12:50 pm
• Location: Renaissance Suite is Suite #1138 (eleventh floor) 999 Ninth Street NW · Washington, District Of Columbia 20001.

1. Internship Application
2. Career Choices: academic vs. Clinical practice
3. Research mentoring
4. Cultural and academic adjustments

2008 IMOC Events

• International Counseling Psychology Conference (ICPC), Chicago, March 6-9, 2008
• Working Group: Mentoring and Orientation Programs for International Students in Counseling Psychology Programs
  • Friday (7th) from 10AM to noon & Saturday (8th) from 10AM to noon
• IMOC Business Meeting
  • Hospitality Suite from noon to 1PM on Saturday (8th)

2007 IMOC Events

• APA Convention, San Francisco, Aug 27 2007
• The International Mentoring and Orientation Meeting was held in Royal Suite (Division 17 Hospitality Suite) at Palace Hotel on August 17, 2007.
• After a brief greeting by Dr. Linda Forrest, the president of Div. 17, Dr. Jeeseon Park (McGill University) introduced the IMOC, its mentoring program, and ways to maximize APA [Link to Tips for maximizing your experience at APA.doc] experiences. Then, approximately 20 attendees broke into roundtable discussions on the following 4 topics

The roundtable discussions were productive; the student attendees had an ample opportunity to discuss the unique challenges of international students, and to ask questions to the facilitators who are themselves former international students. The facilitators provided them with valuable tips that were based on their experiences.