MULTICULTURAL
COUNSELING CONFERENCE 2007
Reed College
Portland, Oregon
Reed College will host the third CHAS Targeted Professionals Meeting for psychological counselors on September 20-21, 2007.
This year the meeting is expanded to include not only mental health counselors but multicultural affairs deans/directors and student affairs officers in order to discuss best practices in
coordinating collaborative services and outreach to underrepresented students of color.
CHAS member colleges are invited to send at least one representative from counseling services, student affairs and multicultural affairs to this meeting.
Member colleges are
invited to send at least one rep from counseling services, one student affairs person and one
multicultural affairs staff person to this meeting
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There is no
Registration Fee for CHAS Members
Agenda:
All sessions will be held in the Kaul Auditorium Building, Grey Lounge.
Breakout groups will meet in the Grey Campus Center, rooms B,C, and D.
Thursday
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome
9:30 AM Keynote presentation: Counseling the Culturally Diverse by Dr. Charles R. Martinez, Jr.,
Clinical Psychologist and Interim Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity at
the University of Oregon. Since 1999 Martinez has directed the Oregon Prevention Research Center's
Latino Research Team (LRT) in collaboration with partners from Centro LatinoAmericano, and the local
Latino community. One of the main functions of the LRT is to provide cross cultural methodological
consultation to OSLC and other prevention researchers. He has extensive experience providing clinical
and prevention services to diverse populations. He has published numerous methodological and
substantive papers related to general cultural issues in prevention and preventative intervention
effects for families coping with difficult life circumstances. Dr. Martinez received a B.A. from Pitzer
College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology.
10:45 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Panel for presentation of cases highlighting success and challenges in cross-cultural counseling and outreach
Panelists are team members from Reed, Pomona, Vassar and Williams Colleges.
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Breakout groups each discuss one case, and prepare recommendations for both the counseling session(s) and involvement of collaborating offices
1:45 PM Recommendations offered to the larger group
2:45/3:00 Black and Latino Males: Discussions on outreach to and service for under-represented
student groups.
Facilitated by Larry Cerecedes, Psychological Counselor, Vassar College.
5:00 PM Reception (drinks/appetizers)
6:00 PM Independent Dining in Portland
Friday
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Panel on best practices in interoffice collaboration and related challenges, including confidentiality.
Facilitated by:
Michael Brody, Director of Health and Counseling Services,
Lisa Moore, Assistant Dean, Multicultural Affairs, Peer Mentor Program
and Sarah Parshley, Associate Dean of Students, all of Reed College.
9:45 AM Breakout groups by office, discuss challenges to and successes in collaboration with other two offices
10:45 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Discusses challenges to interoffice collaboration in larger group
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Presentation on institutional change, and interoffice collaboration by Dr.Suraiya Baluch,
Director of SHARE (Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education ) at Princeton University.Prior to her appointment as director of Princeton's Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and
Education (SHARE) office, Ms. Baluch was affiliated with the counseling center at Barnard College, as
a staff psychologist, and was named associate director in February 2004. She also served as a clinical
supervisor for Columbia and Barnard's Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center and as an adviser to
Columbia's Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program.
Suraiya holds bachelor's degrees in psychology and religion from Rutgers University, a master's degree
in psychological counseling from Columbia and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Fordham University.
2:00 PM Breakout groups by college, discuss effective collaboration in serving the needs of underrepresented students. How can current patterns of communication or lack of communication be changed to achieve effective collaboration?
3:30 PM Reconvene to share strategies developed by college teams.
5:00 PM Close Conference
Dinner in observance of Jewish tradition, Kosher meal available.
Yom Kippur services will be observed at a synagogue in downtown Portland.
Registration has been extended to September 7, 2007 --Please do so as soon as possible at:
REGISTRATION
Any dietary restrictions or special food accommodations should be directed to
Kelsey Wirtzfeld at kwirtzfe@reed.edu
DIRECTIONS:
http://web.reed.edu/apply/gettingtoreed.html#downloadmap
Shuttles will be available between the hotels and Reed College twice daily
(once in the morning and once at the end of the day)
LODGING:
Accommodations will be made available at a group rate at the following hotels
Please reserve your rooms early and ask for REED College rate
808 SW Taylor Street
Portland, OR 977205
503-223-9900
$125.00/night (available until 8/30/07)
Four Points by Sheraton (Downtown Portland)
50 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97204
503-221-0711
$90.00 Traditional SOLD OUT
$110.00 Deluxe Rooms (available only until 08/28/07)