Annual Diversity Conference | Division of Counseling Psychology

GSO-“Your GSO funds at work”

DATES:	March 26th, 27th (Thursday & Friday)
WHERE:	Standish Room, University at Albany, NY
TIME:	8:30AM – 4:30 PM / 9:30AM – 4:30 PM


Thursday, March 26th
8:30 - 9:00	Complimentary Light Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30	Keynote Speaker - Elizabeth Vera, Ph.D. (Loyola University) – The Pursuit of Social Justice
10:45 - 12:00	Experiential Activity – Take a Stand!
12:15 - 1:00	Complimentary Lunch
1:15 - 2:15	Alex Pieterse, Ph.D. (SUNY at Albany) - On Doing Social Justice in an Era of Change: Barack Obama and the Psychology of Race
2:30 - 3:30	US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants – Protecting Refugees, Serving Immigrants, Upholding Freedom since 1911
3:45 - 5:00	Panel – Culturally Diverse Therapists: Working Across Identities
6:00 - 8:00	Potluck Dinner (location TBA)

Friday, March 27th
9:30 - 10:00	Complimentary Light Breakfast
10:00 - 11:30	Mary Burke, Ph.D. (Carlow University) - Towards the End of Human Trafficking
11:45 - 1:00	Terry Sherman, Ph.D. - Diversity Issues within Faith Counseling
1:15 - 2:00	Complimentary Lunch
2:15 - 4:15	Viewing and discussing For the Bible Told Me So – A Documentary Examining the Intersection of Biblical Scripture and Homosexuality
4:15 - 4:30	Closing ceremony