Past Psychology Days at the UN
Psychology Day at the United Nations is a celebration of Psychology in the United Nations context.
The Inaugural Psychology Day at the United Nations was held in 2007. Subsequent Psychology Days were observed in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The next Psychology Day at the United Nations will be held April 19, 2012, in New York City.
Fourth Annual Psychology Day at the United Nations: Reach Them, Teach Them: The Role of Psychology in Achieving Universal Access to Education
April 14, 2011
Report: 2011 Psychology Day at the UN — A rousing event (Psychology International: July 2011, Volume 22, No. 2)
Report by Florence Kaslow (PDF, 259KB)
2011 Program (PDF, 1MB)
Morning Session
"The Role of Psychology in Achieving Universal Access to Education" (by Barbara G. Reynolds, EdD, Senior Advisor, Education Section, UNICEF)
"Teaching Reading & Writing at School and Children Endangered by Poverty" (by Maria Regina Maluf, PhD, President, The InterAmerican Society of Psychology; Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
"Education of Rural Migrants in Urban China" (by Henry M. Levin, PhD, Professor, Columbia University)
"Education of a Child in War-Torn Liberia" (by Foday Sackor, Masters in International Affairs, Columbia University; Liberian Refugee)
Afternoon Session: Challenges and Innovations
Introduction: Deanna Chitayat, Co-Chair of the 4th Annual Psychology Day at the UN; Main Representative of APA's team at the UN
Carol Goodheart, EdD, Past President of the APA
Keynote Address
"Pivotal Role of Family in Their Child's Learning" (by Florence Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Family Psychologist; Co-Chair, APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology)
Workshop #1: Innovative Ideas
Speakers: Erin Murphy-Graham, EdD; Sue Osterhoudt, MLS; Andrew Simon, PhD, PsyD
Workshop #2: Innovative Technology
Speakers: Pamela Flattau, PhD (PDF, 725KB); Janet S. Twyman, PhD, BCBA
Workshop #3: Challenging Places and Situations
Speakers: Fr. Wismick Jean-Charles, MA, MSc; Michael Fleshman; Colette Daiute, PhD
Wrap-Up Plenary
Deanna Chitayat, PhD, and Mary O'Neill Berry, PhD, Co-Chairs, 4th Annual Psychology Day at the United Nations
