ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #146-AMCD’s Town Hall Meeting: Courageous Conversations When Talking Race in America—Implications for the Counseling Profession (Room 519B)

01 Apr 16
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Ethics and Legal Issues, Multicultural and International Issues, Regions

Speaker(s): Shon Smith; Patricia Arredondo; Michael Brooks, Associate Professor, North Carolina A&T State University; S. Butler, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida; Courtland Lee, Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision Program, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology-DC; Tarrell Portman, Dean, College of Education, Winona State University; Shannon Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Education & Clinical Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Cirecie West-Olatunji

As concerns about police bias continue to affect communities, the racial/ethnic bias and interracial distrust will be the focus of this session. The panel will discuss how stereotypes affect people’s assumptions about minority groups, how police and their communities can use knowledge of psychological research to improve race/ethnic relations, the effect of Barack Obama’s presidency on how Americans talk about race/ethnicity, and the impact that race/ethnicity and interracial relations have had on the professional counseling field.