Coping with the Many Faces of Violence [Flier]
Chair: Roy Aranda, PsyD, JD
Welcome: Rochelle M. Balter, JD, PhD
The many faces of violence Roy Aranda, PsyD, JD
Religion-based hate crimes Daniel Kaplin, PhD
School violence Jonathan Cohen, PhD
Gun violence Frank Corigliano, PhD
Suicide Clara Fajardo, PsyD
Sexual abuse Jeffrey Singer, PhD
Sunday, June 23, 2019, 4-7 pm
Fordham at Lincoln Center, room 1022
All are welcome. Refreshments are served at 3:30 pm.
Most of us have known or cared for someone with cancer. There are millions of survivors! In this one-day Conference, you will learn to transfer your clinical skills and build new ones to help patients, as well as personal and professional caregivers. The program will highlight psychological, social, and spiritual/existential approaches to alleviate distress experienced by cancer survivors and their families. Through the plenaries and breakout sessions, attendees will begin to develop a toolbox of new competencies to use in their work in a wide range of settings. Registrations begins at 8:30 am. Welcome, Suzanne Roff-Wexler, PhD
Dr. Jimmie Holland, recognized internationally as the founder of Psycho-Oncology will present at the morning (9:00-10:30 am) plenary “Psycho-Oncology and the Care of Patients with Cancer,” focusing on changes in attitudes and stigma toward cancer and psychological care.
Dr. William Breitbart will present Meaning and Existential Issues in End of Life Care: Meaning Centered-Psychotherapy, a treatment aimed at helping people sustain a sense of meaning and purpose (1:10-2:30 pm). 
Concurrent Morning Breakout Sessions (10:40-11:40 am):
Lunch and Networking (12 noon – 1:00 pm)
Concurrent Afternoon Breakout Sessions (2:40-3:40 pm):
Concluding Caring for the Caregiver and Summary Panel (3:50-4:45 pm)
FEES (includes onsite lunch):
All Professionals $70 — Students $20 — MPA Members – Free
NO REFUNDS after 10/27/16. CEUs for Psychologists are pending. CEHs for Social Workers are $30.
To register by mail, please send your name and contact information. Make your check payable to “Manhattan Psychological Association” and mail it to:
Manhattan Psychological Association
909 Third Avenue, #7844
New York, NY 10150
To contact the Conference Chair, Suzanne Roff-Wexler, PhD, email: mpapsych@aol.com
Manhattan Psychological Association is a regional affiliate of the New York State Psychological Association. Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service is recognized by The State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers – #0066.
Conference Location: Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
Cancer is treatable and there is hope for many.
Let’s de-stigmatize cancer and support psychological care together!
Announcing a symposium
at the 24th Pace University Psychology Convention **
on
Engaging students in international work: Why and how?
May 7, Saturday, 1:10- 2:25 pm
“How can we best encourage students to engage in international and cross-cultural study, research, or organizations (like ICP or the United Nations)?” This panel brings together 5 experts to offer their guidance on this question.
Chair: Harold Takooshian, Fordham University
Presenters:
Linda Lubranski, Director for Academic Engagement, St. Joseph’s College Engaging students in study abroad
Maryam Zoma, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn-Queens
Fulbrights for undergraduate students
Teresa M. Ober, APA team @ the UN
Engaging students in United Nations work
Uwe P. Gielen, St. Francis College
International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Child Psychology.
Discussant:
Samvel Jeshmaridian, Psi Beta & TCI Technical Careers Institute
** This symposium is part of the 24th Pace University Psychology Conference, at 1 Pace Plaza on Saturday, 7 May 2016. A free “international lunch” is served at noon, immediately preceding the 1:10-2:25 pm symposium. This symposium is arranged in cooperation with SPSSI-New York and the Manhattan Psychological Association. For any details, contact takoosh@aol.com, or check
www.pace.edu/dyson/departments/psychology-nyc/24th-annual-conference
We rescheduled our first event of 2016 due to record-breaking weather! Join us on Sunday, March 13th for an informal panel discussion on 21st century issues in Psychology.
Date: Sunday, March 13 — 2 pm to 3:30 pm
Location: Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
Event: An informal, interactive panel discussion about 21st century issues in Psychology presented by our new Board members and with audience participation. Enjoy refreshments while networking (Meet & Greet). Share your interests and expertise with us.
Panelists (in alphabetical order) are:
Rochelle Balter, JD, PhD
Lenny Davidman, PhD
Lisa Nichols, MBA. PhD
Helen Rozelman, PhD
Dinesh Sharma, PhD
We will be presenting a number events throughout the year. This first one of the year is complimentary, so don’t miss it.
Wondering what we mean by 21st century issues? Think Leadership, Technology, Big Data, Healthcare, Critical Research Opportunities…
RSVP: For planning purposes, please email your name to mpapsych@aol.com to indicate your intention to join us on March 13th.
Dr. Ruth Ochroch (1919-2015) is fondly remembered by the Board of MPA. She was a strong woman and still is remembered as a role model by many. She was elected President of the New York State Psychological Association twice (in the 1980’s and 2006); she was also involved in the founding of the Division of Women’s Issues. In 1992, she realized the unique needs of Manhattan psychologists and spearheaded the establishment of the Manhattan Psychological Association. She and others nurtured MPA during its early years. We were most fortunate that she resided and worked in Manhattan. Given her visionary nature, she may have foreseen that we would one day thrive addressing “all things psychological in Manhattan.”
Dr. Ochroch served for many years on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Professional Psychology, the Association for the Advancement of Psychology, and the New York Society for Clinical Psychologists. She was also a consultant to the State Education Department’s Office of Professional Discipline. Her interest in and support of ethical principles and values was a constant through all of her years of service. She maintained a private practice in New York from the 1950s until she retired to California. Dr. Ochroch was awarded a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology as well as Psychoanalysis from ABPP. She was a Professor of Clinical Psychology at New York University (where she taught and served on dissertation committees for 35 years). Her students and those whom she mentored include many who have served the Profession proudly. While there is much more to say, what is most important is that her career contributions and her loving impact on her family, colleagues, students and patients will long be remembered. Thank you, Ruth. Rest in peace.
Announcing a Fordham public forum
on June 30, 2015
“Since 1879, why has no city on earth had a greater impact than New York on the science and practice of psychology?” Here, a three-part forum addresses this question with:
(1) An illustrated tour of the remarkable sweep of NYC psychology–people, places, and events–with MPA President Harold Takooshian.
(2) Comments by a panel of distinguished discussants below.
(3) At 6:30-8 pm, a reception and joyous centenary salute to the City’s preeminent psychologist, Jerome S. Bruner.
Comments about psychology in NYC by a panel of experts:
Frank Farley, Florence L. Denmark, Uwe P. Gielen, Sharon Brennan, Leonard Davidman, Rafael A. Javier, Henry Solomon
30 June 2015, Tuesday at 5-8 pm
Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, room 816
All are welcome. Beverages served.
** Note: This forum is hosted by Fordham University, in cooperation with the Manhattan Psychological Association, SPSSI-NY, NYSPA-OCW, Fordham Psi Chi.
For any details: takoosh@aol.com
Announcing an International Psychology lecture on
Dmitry Leontiev & Evgeny Osin
Is happiness just a positive emotion or a specific way of life? Does it work as the guiding principle of human conduct? What meaning can add to the understanding of human thriving? What are the differences in the ways people make sense of their lives? The recent findings and current problems of meaning as a dimension of positive functioning will be discussed.
Dmitry Leontiev and Evgeny Osin are on the faculty of the elite NRU Higher School of Economics in Moscow, where their prolific team does research in the International Laboratory of Positive Psychology of Personality and Motivation.
Chair & Moderator: Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati Welcomes: Judy Kuriansky, Chair, Psychology Coalition at the United Nations Uwe P. Gielen, Director, Institute for Intl & Cross-Cultural Psychology Discussants: Michael Ivanov, www.nycpsychological.com
Yuliya Komarova, Fordham Gabelli School of Business
30 June 2015, Tuesday 8 pm lecture, 9 pm discussion Fordham University
113 West 60 St., room 910
All are welcome
** Note: This session immediately follows the gala reception with Dr. Jerome Bruner at 6:30 pm. It is hosted by Fordham-LC Psi Chi and Fordham Institute, in cooperation with the Manhattan Psychological Association, PCUN, IAAP, and APA Divisions of International Psychology and Social Issues (SPSSI-NY). For details: takoosh@aol.com.
Public Remembrance Hour
New York City
Family, Friends and Colleagues
of
Richard H. Wexler, PhD
(December 23, 1944 – December 6, 2014)
14 June 2015, Sunday 2-3 pm
Fordham University Atrium, 113 West 60th Street, NYC
Richard Wexler considered himself to be a healer, lover, and warrior. He fought for what he believed in. He deeply believed in the power of love and gave generously of his time to assist others. He heroically battled cancer until succumbing in December 2014 but not before touching many lives through his bravery and compassion.
Richard was the Founder and President of Personnel Systems, Inc. and Past President of the New York State Psychological Association. He was an entrepreneurial licensed psychologist, certified personnel consultant, executive coach, trainer, dynamic speaker, leader in Industrial, Organizational and Personnel Psychology, author, and educator who was committed to creating new opportunities for 21st century psychologists. He was active in many professional organizations. Honors included the Presidential Award in 2005 and Distinguished Service Award in 2006 from the NYS Psychological Association.
The Society of Colleagues of Dr. Richard H. Wexler, Inc. will officially launch at his Memorial. It will carry forward his vision of developing the current and next generation of professionals by addressing emerging and evolving 21st century issues. www.Psychology21C.org
Once again on April 26, this year’s 43rd Hunter College Psychology conference is free, and all are welcome. Three MPA afternoon panels below, 12:30-3:50 pm. Guests are welcome.
Harold Takooshian, PhD
Fordham University, New York NY 10023, USA
Council of Representatives, American Psychological Association (International Division)
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12:30-1:30 pm: Cross-cultural Psychology
Chair: Martha Ann Carey, Kells Consulting
The United Nations Association: Opportunities for students. Isis Quijada, Fordham
Adventures in Kyrgyzstan. Deborah Harris-O’Brien, Trinity Washington University
Feminism across cultures. Priyanka Srinivasan
Discussant: Jason R. Young, Hunter
Three diverse presentations on cross-cultural psychology teaching, research, and service.
1:40-2:40 pm: Psychology in New York City: People
Chair: Henry Solomon, Past-President, Manhattan Psychological Association
History of psychology in Manhattan. Harold Takooshian, Fordham University
James McKeen Cattell: Architect of U.S. psychology. Andreina C. Vegas, Fordham University
John B. Watson: From classroom to boardroom. Sarah E. O’Brien, Fordham University
Discussant. Leonard Davidman, President, NYS Psychological Assn
In this one-hour session, 3 speakers describe diverse aspects of psychology in New York City, and how the Manhattan Psychological Association is “all things psychological” in New York City.
2:50-3:50 pm: Psychology in New York City: Programs
Chair: Rochelle M. Balter, John Jay College
Graduate psychology programs in Greater New York. Sally Capanzano, Fordham University
GABSI: The Greek American Behavioral Science Institute. Thomas Mallios, GABSI
The impact of Albert Ellis in NYC. Debbie Joffe Ellis, author and REBT therapist
In this one-hour session, 3 speakers describe diverse aspects of psychology programs in New York City, and how the Manhattan Psychological Association is “all things psychological” in New York City.
