*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:
· The question of human freedom vs. determinism
· The question of altruism vs. egoism
· Individualistic vs. collectivistic models of being a person
· Biological essentialism vs. social constructionism
· Modern vs. postmodern views of the self
· The intersection of trauma research and views of the self
· The question of being a person and the problem of suicide
· The “self” that is taken for granted in self-esteem, self-confidence, self-efficacy, etc.
· The question of human nature vs. culture
· Humanism and the counseling profession
Paul H. Smith, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS
Assistant Professor
Program Coordinator, MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mercer University
Ph: 678.547.6025
Pronouns: he/him/his
