Welcome To the 9th Annual Conference
• February
13, 2010
The Counselor Education Program at Georgia Southern
University has establishing a lecture series to honor Dr. William Cross Jr.,
currently a professor of counselor education at the University of Nevada
at Las Vegas, Cross is a member of the editorial boards of Race & Ethnic
Minority Psychology and the Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development.
His text, Shades of Black: Diversity in African-American
Identity (Temple
University Press, 1991), is considered a classic in the discourse on black
identity. Cross earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Princeton University
in 1970. Since that time, he has taught for nearly 40 years in the psychology
and Afro-American Studies programs at Princeton University; Rutgers University;
The Rockefeller University; Cornell University; The Pennsylvania State University;
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and the University of New York. This
year’s
lecture will be the second in a series that will provide a forum to raise
awareness and call to action counselors, educators and community activist.
The lecture series was established at the initiative of the Counselor
Education Program. The establishment of this lecture series also recognizes
Dr Cross’s
continuous efforts in creating, supporting and maintaining opportunities
for social justice, anti-oppression and counseling.
OVERVIEW
This conference focuses on racial identity development (Black, White,
and other people of color, ethnic identity development (African American, European
American, and other ethnic groups), and gender and sexual orientation, from
infancy through adult maturity. An understanding of this development is necessary
to understand the dynamics of multi-ethnic and multi-racial groups in the United
States. The workshop embraces an anti oppressive and multi cultural perspective.
OBJECTIVES
• Develop a working understanding of the notions of racial identity,
ethnic, and sexual identity.
• Compare the stages of identity development for different ethnic, racial,
and cultural groups.
• Construct a picture of the way identity operates in the everyday adjustment
of people of color and other oppressed groups.
• Recognize how racial and cultural identity experience can influence
interpersonal relations in corporate and educational settings.
Sponsors
- Child and Family Guidance of Georgia
Milledgeville, GA
- College of Education, Department of Counselor Education Program of Leadership,
Technology & Human Development, The Multicultural Student Center and
The Continuing Education Center, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro,
GA.
- College of Education, School Counseling Program in the Department of Counseling
and Educational Leadership, Albany State University, Albany, GA.
- Counselor Education Program, Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling,
and Special Education, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA.
- Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, College of Education,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
- Licensed Professional Counselor Association, Atlanta, GA
Register Early! Spaces fill fast!
Major Topics Include
- Identity Development: Racial, Gender, Ethnic, Sexual Orientation and Ability
- White / Male / Heterosexual Privilege
- Cultural Diversity
- Cultural and Ethical Competence in Counseling and Education
- Anti-Oppression / Anti-Racism
