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Conference Theme
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was born in Martinique and trained in psychiatry in France before practicing in Algeria and Tunisia. Despite dying at age 36, he made significant contributions through his psychological writings, innovations to psychological practice, and political writings. His writings have long been under-appreciated in psychology, including most of humanistic and existential psychology. Much of his psychological writings focused on issues of colonization and racism. Throughout his writing and work, Fanon advocated for a new humanism. This new humanism would embrace the humanity and dignity of all people, including the marginalized and oppressed.
While we will consider proposals that do not focus on Fanon or a new humanism, including proposals on a wide array of topics relevant to humanistic, existential, and transpersonal psychology, we will give preferential review to presentations that consider Fanon and/or a new humanism, particularly for the live presentations. We recognize that many are unfamiliar with Fanon’s work. For those wishing to engage Fanon’s writing to integrate into their presentation, we are developing Frantz Fanon Resource Page. Additionally, we will be developing a number of short videos on Fanon that will be available on our YouTube page and linked to from the Fanon resource page.
Registration (Use Promo Code “EarlyBird” at checkout through July 31, 2023 to receive $10 off your registration)
Conference Schedule
Friday
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Morning and Afternoon Workshops and Activities are at 1767 S. 8th Street, Colorado Springs, CO, Second Floor |
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9:00-10:00 AM |
Registration at the RMHCPA Building |
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10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Preconference Workshop Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Applications to Psychotherapy and Mental Health (2 CEs) Kirk J. Schneider |
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1:00-4:00 PM |
Preconference Workshop Culturally Sensitive Embodied Practices in Psychotherapy to Foster Recovery from Grief and Trauma (3 CEs) Ilene Serlin |
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Evening Events are at the Drury Inn & Suites 1170 Interquest Parkway (Allow about 20 minutes for the drive, Uber, or Lyft) |
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4:30-6:00 PM |
Dinner on your own |
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5:30-6:00 PM |
Registration Open at the Drury Inn & Suites |
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6:00-7:00 PM |
Keynote Address Saying ‘Yes’ to Fanon: Implications for Psychotherapy (1 CE) by Leswin Laubscher |
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7:00-7:30 PM |
Awards Ceremony Student Poster Awards
Emory G. Cowan & Susan Cooper Lifetime Service Award Recipient: Ron Smith
Sandy Sela Smith Humanistic Exemplar Award Recipient: H. Luis Vargas
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7:30-8:30 PM |
Poster Session & Social |
Saturday
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8:00-8:45 AM |
Registration Open at the Drury Inn & Suites, 1170 Interquest Parkway |
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8:45-9:00 AM |
Conference Opening – Ballroom |
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Ballroom |
Breakout Room |
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9:00-10:00 AM |
Social Justice, Critical Psychology, and Transpersonal Perspectives on McMindfulness (1 CE) Ian Wickramasekera |
Political Bad Faith and an Unconscious Spirituality of Mutuality: Why Fanon Says We Can’t Wait…for Academics or Psychotherapy (1 CE) Steve Bennett
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10:00-11:00 AM |
Fostering Socially Just Authenticity in Existential-Humanistic Clinical Supervision (1 CE) Matthew A. Gonzales & Alfredo F. Palacios |
Existential Isolation, Alienation, and Loneliness: Considerations for Psychotherapy from Fanon and Existential Scholarship (1 CE) Louis Hoffman
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11:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Internalized Classism: Implication for Homelife and Relationships (1 CE) Lindsay Edwards & H. Luis Vargas |
Time, Being, and Presence: Existential Phenomenological Perspectives for a Deep Understanding Our Therapeutic Practice (1 CE) Erik Craig |
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12:00 – 1:30 PM |
Lunch on your own |
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1:30-2:30 PM |
These Black Kids: Culturally Responsive Poetry and the Lived Experience of African American Adolescent Girls (Invited Presentation) (1 CE) Jennifer Bacon |
Affirming Parenting of Transgender Children & Adolescents (1 CE) Shawn Rubin |
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2:30-3:30 PM |
Love: The Prohibited Substantive Factor in Existential-Humanistic Therapy (1 CE) Nathaniel Granger, Jr. |
Innovative Ways of Working with Children to Build Confidence and Resilience (1 CE) Barbara Williams, Heather Williams, & Shawn Rubin |
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3:30-5:00 PM |
From Our Roots to Our Future Panel Discussion Kirk J. Schneider, Ilene Serlin, Erik Craig, Theopia Jackson, Leswin Laubscher, & Louis Hoffman
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5:00-5:15 |
Conference Closing (Ballroom) |
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5:15-5:45 |
Remembering Donna Rockwell, PsyD |
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5:45-6:30 PM |
Poster Session, Book Signing, & Social (Ballroom) Book Release of These Black Kids: Culturally Responsive Poetry and the Lived Experience of African American Adolescent Girls by Jennifer Nicole Bacon |
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Sunday
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8:30-9:00 AM |
Welcome with Coffee and Donuts RMHCPA Building, 1767 S. 8th Street, Second Floor, Colorado Springs, CO |
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9:00-12:00 AM |
Post-Conference Workshop Dare We Actualize Fanon’s Revoluti7onary Humanism and Traumatology Activism: Implications for Psychological Praxis (3 CEs) Theopia Jackson |
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1:00-4:00 PM |
Post-Conference Workshop The Radiant Children of the Night: A Depth Existential Approach to Working with Dreams in Psychotherapy and Life (3 CEs) Erik Craig |
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4:00-5:00 |
Reception and Tour of the RMHCPA Building |
Poster Presentations
- The Charting of Aesthetic Chills: Data Analysis by Anompreet Bal
- Moving Beyond Ceilings: Utilizing Decolonized and Liberatory Frameworks by Shannon Chang
- Black Beats, White Notes: Incorporating Latin Jazz and Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks in Humanistic Psychotherapy by Matthew A. Gonzales
- Nurturing Emergence: Exploring Psychedelic Encounters with Gender Identity by Aurore Lyon
Keynote Address & Awards Ceremony
Friday, October 20, beginning at 6:00 PM
Saying “Yes” to Fanon by Leswin Laubscher
Awards Ceremony begins at 7:00 PM
Pre-Conference Workshops
Friday, October 20, 9:30-11:30 AM: Life-Enhancing Anxiety by Dr. Kirk Schneider
Friday, October 20, 1:00-4:00 PM, Culturally Sensitive Embodied Practices in Psychotherapy to Foster Recovery from Grief and Trauma by Ilene Serlin
Post-Conference Workshops
Sunday, October 22, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Dare We Actualize Fanon’s Revolutionary Humanism and Traumatology Activism: Implications for Psychological Praxis by Theopia Jackson
Sunday, October 22, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM The Radiant Children of the Night: A Depth Existential Approach to Working with Dreams in Psychotherapy and Life by Erik Craig
Accommodations
Please reach out to Dr. Louis Hoffman for disability accommodations and for additional questions regarding continuing education programming. Email Dr. Hoffman at ce@rmhcpa.org (please note this is a shared email) or call at (855) 764-2721.
Student Scholarship Fund
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