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413 The Disproportionate Impact of September 11

This symposium will address how the world has changed since September 11; how the changes have impacted public interest constituencies (ethnic minorities, women, children, youth and families, the elderly, persons living with HIV/AIDS, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gays and bisexuals); and how psychologist can and should address these issues.

This symposium is designed to help you:

1. Discuss similarities between the September 11th terrorist attack and African-American experiences within the U.S; and list at least three terrorist attacks on the African-American community during the 20th century;
   
2. Think critically about the meaning of words used in communications involving the public, the media and policy making governmental institutions; and analyze public or societal events in regard to their significance for psychology as it is practiced and in developing theories about behavior;
   
3. Recognize unique social and environmental issues of the disability experience and the ways in which individuals and communities can be affected by large scale crisis; and apply crisis-related knowledge of disability issues to clinical practice, research methodology, and teaching curriculums;
   
4. Understand psychological well-being after the events of September 11th; and understand actions psychologists can take to enhance well-being after 9-11;
   
5. Recognize the impact of the events of 9-11 on women, children, youth and families;
   
6. Describe findings from prior research on natural disasters on the reactions of older adults. In particular, they will be able to identify that older adults are unlikely to develop a new episode of post-traumatic stress disorder, but that they are vulnerable to confusion and depression if disasters disrupt everyday routines for a sustained period; and
   
7. Discuss how the events of Sept. 11 do and do not fit the kinds of disasters studied in prior research, and thus to consider hypotheses concerning how the events of Sept. 11 may have similar and different impacts on older adults than previously studied disasters.

Speakers: Julian Barling, PhD Queens Univeristy, Kingston, ON, Canada; Carl Bell, MD University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Meg Bond, PhD University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; Robin Gurwitch, PhD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK; Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; Ethel Tobach, PhD American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; Antoinette Zeiss, PhD Palo VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA;
Fees: none
Enrollment limit: N/A
CE Credits: 2
Time: 8/22, Thursday, 2:00pm - 3:50pm
Location: McCormick Place, Convention Center
Lakeside Center, Level 2, Room E259                         

Diversity and Psychological Services: Preparing Psychology for the Demands of a Changing World

This symposium will highlight current efforts being undertaken and future critical issues to meet the needs of psychology's diverse constituencies (ethnic minorities, women, children, youth and families, the elderly, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gays and bisexuals).

This symposium is designed to help you:

1. Recognize issues of gay, lesbian and/or bisexual teens in the "coming out" process; apply appropriate therapeutic interventions to issues of gay, lesbian, bisexual clients; and describe specific issues that impact "aging" gay, lesbian and/or bisexual individuals and couples;
   
2. Identify at reasons why there will be more older adults in the client loads of psychologists in the future; and identify ways that psychotherapy with older adults may need to adapted from typical younger adult models;
   
3. Identify at least four unique needs of immigrant children, youth and families for psychological services; and describe at least three types of psychological services currently being provided and at least three culturally appropriate ways in which service delivery can be improved;
   
4. Summarize current demographic trends related to persons with disabilities; and describe training issues in psychology related to disability demographics;
   
5. Identify the unique needs of women for psychological services; discuss current demographic trends related to women; and describe relevant training issues in psychology related to women; and
6. Identify and discuss the unique needs of children, youth and families for psychological services; discuss current demographic trends; and describe relevant training issues in psychology related to children, youth and families.

Speakers: Bob Knight, PhD University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Terry DeRocher Lerma, PhD Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Martita Lopez, PhD Rush Presbyterian, St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Vickie Mays, PhD University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Maria Root, PhD Private Practice, Seattle, WA; Felicisima Serafica, PhD Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Alan Storm, PhD Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
Fees:none
Enrollment limit: N/A
CE Credits: 2
Time: 8/24 Saturday, 11:00am-12:50pm
Location: McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
Level 2, Room E258                         

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