2nd Annual Cultural
Competency Conference (CCC)
May 1, 2020
About the Conference
The goal of the CCC is to support current and future practitioners by providing an event where they have the opportunity to gain a larger foundation within cultural competencies. The conference is centered around presenters who are knowledgeable and/or immersed in different cultural communities sharing their experiences, insights, research and wisdom.
The CCC is co-hosted by MSP’s Student Engagement team, the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (IDEA), and the Psi Chi Chapter at MSP. Students, psychologists, and members of the public are invited to attended.
Previous presentations have included a wide variety of topics, such as: “Building Competency: Considerations When Working with Arab Americans & Muslim Americans;” “Exploring Cultural Competency with an Invisible Orientation: Asexuality;” “Latina/o/x Psychology, Cultural Resilience, & Working with [email protected] in Therapy;” “Counseling Jewish American in the Age of the Alt-Right;” and “Neurodiversity: From Deficit to Celebrated Difference.”
Conference Structure
The conference runs from 2:00 – 7:30 PM on Friday, May 1st. There are four concurrent rounds of presentations in the afternoon followed by dinner and the keynote speaker. Presentation will be 50 minutes long.
Call For Proposals
Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to submit proposals for the conference that include their abstract and an outline of the presentation. Proposals will be accepted between November 1, 2019 and February 1, 2020.
Registration
General registration for the conference is $35 with discounts for students, MSP alumni, and presenters. Registration opens March 1, 2020. Registration is limited. Register early!
