*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
2020 Association for Humanistic Counseling National Conference
Denver, Colorado --- May 28th – May 31st,
2020
Conference Theme: Raising the Question of the Meaning of Being
Human in Humanistic Counseling
Deadline for proposals: November 22nd, 2019
URL for proposal
submission: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZoRfSzjjlSKW7OjkYh3RTapOXOrlpboMCw2DXHo9z9DNzbg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Questions about
conference: ahc2020conference@gmail.com
Information about
proposals:
Participants who plan to
attend the AHC National Conference are invited to submit proposals to present
in one hour and 50-minute sessions or panels, 50-minute education sessions,
50-minute roundtable sessions, or 30-minute poster presentations. The AHC
conference committee will review the proposals. Presentations should
explore the question of personhood or being a self in the context of counseling
practice, research, supervision, or education. For example, a presentation
might focus on the topic of human nature in private practice settings. A
presentation might explore how to teach holism in instructional contexts. Or, a
presentation might address the source of problems that prompt a person to seek
help from a counselor. Presenters are welcome to integrate content from
the fields of sociology, anthropology, philosophy, literature, and/or
history.Additional topics might include:
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The question of human freedom vs. determinism
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The question of altruism vs. egoism
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Individualistic vs. collectivistic models of being a person
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Biological essentialism vs. social constructionism
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Modern vs. postmodern views of the self
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The intersection of trauma research and views of the self
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The question of being a person and the problem of suicide
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The “self” that is taken for granted in self-esteem, self-confidence,
self-efficacy, etc.
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The question of human nature vs. culture
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Humanism and the counseling profession
