The 3rd ANNUAL NATIONAL Black Co

Theme: “In the Aftermath of Katrina: Addressing Preexisting Health Disparities & Emergent Psychological Needs in the Black Community”

The Howard University Counseling Psychology Program will host the 3rd Annual Black Counseling Psychologists Conference, Friday, April 14 through Saturday, April 15, 2006 at the Howard University’s Blackburn Center. The conference theme will be, “In the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Addressing Preexisting Health Disparities and Emergent Psychological Needs in the Black Community.” In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed glaring health, economic, political, and educational disparities within the Black community, and resulted in loss, grief, and trauma among citizens who were disproportionately African American. The goal of this conference is to examine disparate conditions and explore effective ways to address the emergent mental health needs of trauma victims.

he 3rd Annual National Black Counseling Psychologists Conference will:

§ Explore ways to reduce health disparities in poor urban communities by assembling panels comprised of mental health researchers and mental health professionals who specialize in working with underrepresented communities.

§ Discuss clinical, ethical and procedural issues involved in working with survivors in transitional settings, such as shelters.

§ Identify and resolve long-term problems emergent from trauma, grief, loss, and displacement.

§ Disseminate findings of researchers who studied the psychological effects of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes on the survivors.

Highlights from this conference will be published in a special edition of the New African Journal, and circulated to community-based mental health and substance abuse facilities in selected gulf-coast cities, as well as other densely-populated cities with high-rates of poverty.

This event is free to everyone who registers online before April 12, 2006. To register, click here: FREE Registration .

Contact: Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D.

Counseling Psychology Program

Human Development and Psycho-educational Studies Howard University School of Education

2441 4th Street N.W.

Washington, DC 20059

(202) 806-6410