2011 Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology

“Psychological Science & Well-Being: Building Bridges for Tomorrow”

Join psychology researchers, practitioners, educators, and students in a four-day scientific conference to:

• Promote the growth of psychology in the Caribbean
• Strengthen regional bonds and national organizations
• Support Caribbean psychology’s increased engagement with the global psychological community.

CRCP2011 is hosted by the Bahamas Psychological Association (BPA), under the auspices of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and the International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology (IACCP).

Registration Open: Early Bird Registration until 15 July 2011

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Presidents’ Forum / Chairs’ Forum
• Discussions of strengths and challenges to psychology in the region
Opening Session
• Welcome, Introductions, History, and a Call to Action
Keynotes & Plenary Sessions on Conference Themes
• Caribbean Culture & Psychology; Education & Training; Mental Health & Development;
Capacity Building; Psychology in the Public Interest – CRCP has applied for APA
Continuing Education Credit for each of the Plenaries
Cultural Event
• Entertainment, dancing, and the “global” village
Pioneer in Caribbean Psychology Luncheon
• Luncheon honouring Dr. Timothy O. McCartney (Bahamas) for his work in the region
Pre-Conference Workshops
• Regionalizing / Internationalizing the Curriculum; Methodology/Research, Culturally
Appropriate Treatment; Disaster Mental Health – CRCP has applied for APA Continuing Education Credit – 4 hrs/workshop

Conference Venue:

Wyndham Nassau Resort, Bahamas

Language:

The conference language is English, but abstracts may also be submitted in Dutch, French, Haitian Kreyol, and Spanish

The Caribbean Region:

The Caribbean Region includes the islands of: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands.

General Information: info@crcp2011.org

Submissions: abstractsubmissions@crcp2011.org

Organizer:
Bahamas Psychological Association
Telephone +242-356-0039

~ by Tracy G. M. James on July 29, 2011.