SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL COUNSELING
PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE
Holistic Care:
Considering the Whole Person,
the Context, and the Environment
Friday, October 29
Heth Hall
Radford University
Radford, Virginia
Tentative Schedule
The conference is part of Radford University’s Centennial Celebration. Therefore, the Keynote
Addresses are open to anyone. The rest of the conference sessions and the lunch are only for
those registered for the event. In addition, two continuing education sessions will run
concurrently with the conference (separate registration is required for the CE sessions).
We are awaiting confirmation that noted author bell hooks will be presenting Thursday night
and that she will be available to meet with students the morning of the conference.
7:30
8:00 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:10
9:10-10:00
10:10-11:00
11:10-12:00
12:15-1:00
1:00- 2:00
2:10- 3:00
3:10- 4:00
4:10- 5:00
5:30- ??
Registration opens
“Breakfast with bell” [TENTATIVE]  for students registered for the conference
Opening remarks
Symposium/Paper Session 1
CONCURRENT Diversity CE Workshop
Symposium/Paper Session 2
9:10-11:00
Keynote Address 1: Dr. Melba Vasquez
Lunch
Keynote Address 2: Dr. Tania Israel
Symposium/Paper Session 3
CONCURRENT Ethics CE Workshop
Symposium/Paper Session 4
2:10-4:00
Town Hall meeting and closing
Student social time
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Melba Vasquez will be the 2011 President of the American Psychological Association.
Serving in this capacity is the culmination of decades of service to the APA, the Texas
Psychological Association, and the field of psychology in general. Dr. Vasquez received her Ph.D.
in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently in private
practice in Austin and is well-known for her work in diversity, ethics, and professional practice.
For more information about Dr. Vasquez please go to
http://melbavasquezforapapresident.com/index.php
Dr. Tania Israel is the 2010-2011 President of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17
of the American Psychological Association). She is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and
received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University. Dr. Israel is wellknown for her work related to providing services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
clients and for her interest in privilege. For more information about Dr. Israel please go to
http://education.ucsb.edu/Faculty-Research/Faculty-Listing/bio.php?first=Tania&last=Israel
Conference Presentations
In addition to the Keynote Addresses by Dr. Vasquez and Dr, Israel, some of the presentations
already accepted include:
 Assisting Individuals with the Transition from Prison to Home: Roles and Responsibilities
for Counseling Professionals
 Counseling Psychology and Poverty: Practicing Against Social Exclusion
 Filipino American Ethnic Identification: Examining the Cultural Bomb
 Holistic Care and Social Justice: Walking the Talk
 Integrated Primary Behavioral Health Care: An Ongoing Learning Experience
 Needs Assessment of Faculty / Student / Staff Awareness of Sexual Assault Resources
 Reliability and Validity of TIPS: A Brief Psychotherapy Outcome Measure
 Spirituality in Health and Wellness Practices of Older Adults
 We Shall Rise Again: Resilience and Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse
Ethics CE Sessions
Radford University is an approved CE sponsor for the Virginia Board of Psychology. Attendees
from other disciplines and other states need to check with their respective Boards regarding
whether they will accept CEs from workshops led by psychologists and sponsored by RU for
licensure purposes.
9:10 -11:00
Diversity: Looking Beyond Labels at the Whole Person
Valerie Leake, Ph.D., & Ruth Riding-Malon, Ph.D.
Summary to be posted soon.
Drs. Leake and Riding-Malon are Assistant Professors in Radford
University’s Psy.D. Program in Counseling Psychology
2:10-4:00
Ethics on the Spot: You’re Sitting with a Client when Suddenly…
James L. Werth, Jr., Ph.D., ABPP
Ethics workshops are often canned presentations where the presenter provides a lot of
information that raises anxiety levels, perhaps in part because the suggestions may seem
unrealistic from the perspective of the practitioner sitting with a client and suddenly is facing an
ethical/legal/regulatory dilemma. Similarly, cases offered in workshops are often pre-prepared
and may not seem reflective of real-life situations. In this presentation I will attempt a new way
(for me) of providing ethical/legal/regulatory information. Specifically, I will incorporate one or
more ethical dilemmas that are presented on the spot by a session attendee. We (the audience
and me) will work through how to deal with the situation while incorporating relevant ethics,
law, and regulations. We will then debrief and I will cover additional didactic material.
Handouts at the session will be generic and I will send more specific information pertaining to
the cases we explore after the session. This will be an experiential workshop so please come
prepared and ready to role play a case and/or to serve as an active participant during the
consultation phase of the analysis.
Dr. Werth is Director of Radford University’s Psy.D. Program in Counseling Psychology.
He serves as the Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Virginia Psychological Association
and was a member of the American Psychological Association’s Ad Hoc Committee on
Legal Issues. He has published widely on ethics, including co-editing a recent book on
the duty to protect (with Drs. Elizabeth Welfel and Andy Benjamin).
Registration Information
Conference registration will be handled online by RU Conference Services. The website will be
available soon. Please check the Psy.D. Program Conference Page to see whether the link is
operational:
http://www.radford.edu/~psyc-web/psyd/psyd2/2010%20Counseling%20Psychology%20Conference.html
Registration Fees
Students
(do not need CE
credits)
Morning CE Only
Afternoon CE
Only
Conference
Conference +
Morning CE
Conference +
Afternoon CE
$10
$10
Faculty /
Professional
Wanting
CE Credits
$35
$35
Faculty /
Professional
Not Wanting
CE Credits
$20
$20
$30
$40
$50
$85
$50
$70
$40
$85
$70
Hotel Information
All of these hotels are off of I-81, Exit 109, and are located between the Interstate and the
University on Tyler Avenue (which is the road onto which you turn once you exit the Interstate).
Below are typical rates. Add 10% for taxes.
Best Western Radford Inn
(Go to the pull-down menu for “Link Here…”
and click on Radford – Best Western)
1501 Tyler Avenue
(540) 639-3000
Typical rate: $70-$80
La Quinta Inn
1450 Tyler Avenue
(540) 633-6800
Typical rate: $55-$65
Comfort Inn & Suites [furthest from campus]
(Under the locator map, look at the first hotel,
which should be the Comfort Inn)
2331 Tyler Road
(540) 639-3333
Typical rate: $65-$75
Super 8 Motel
1600 Tyler Ave.
(540) 731-9355
Typical rate: $45-$55