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2012 CONFERENCE

2012 AAPC ANNUAL CONFERENCE

April 19 - 21, 2012

 Construction & Collaboration: Pathways to the Future

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National Conference Center (NCC Linked)

Leesburg, VA

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Invitational Letter from the Program Planning Committee

 

Dear AAPC Membership,

Our excitement is growing as we finalize our plans for the 48th Annual AAPC Conference at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Our theme, “Construction & Collaboration: Pathways to the Future,” is indicative of many emerging pathways in our collective journey as an association.
 
Many are aware of the changing organizational and membership structures that promise to open new avenues for a wide diversity of professionals to engage in the work and mission of AAPC. We anticipate these changes bringing us into closer proximity not only with other therapists and counselors, but also with healthcare professionals, pastors, physicians, community organizers, and other social and human service professionals. As one emerging pathway to the future of AAPC, we imagine collaborative relationships with this diversity of professionals will enrich our work as pastoral counselors and spark new visions for how we carry out the mission of AAPC.
 
We are also happy to be planning a conference that invites the association to engage the leading edges of theory and practice in counseling and psychotherapy. Among our clinical offerings, we are including a selection of workshops that will engage social constructionist thought that is at the cutting edge of theory in the social sciences. Introductory workshops will offer attendees the opportunity to enter conversation for the first time around social constructionist thought and postmodern therapies, while others will find more advanced offerings for the furthering of the theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy.
 
Our plenary speakers bring a wealth of experience and innovative thought and stand as pioneers in their respective disciplines:
 
  • Rev. Pamela D. Couture, Ph.D. is the Jane and Geoffrey Martin Chair in Church & Community at Emmanuel College, Toronto, Canada. Previously having attained Fellow status in AAPC, Pamela’s work is influenced by narrative therapy and she has long worked at the intersections of the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which pastoral care and counseling operates.
 
  • Harlene Anderson, Ph.D. is recognized internationally as working at the leading edge of postmodern collaborative practices as a therapist, consultant, and educator. She has authored numerous books and articles and is the recipient of the prestigious 2000 Outstanding Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy Award from AAMFT.
In both the workshop offerings and the plenary sessions, you will notice an intentionally clinical focus that will offer opportunities to enhance the practice of clinicians. In addition, we will have workshops directed explicitly toward clergy, educators, and those engaged in community settings.
 
Conference details will be forthcoming in the months ahead. Please keep checking the AAPC website (www.aapc.org) for updated information.
 
We look forward to seeing you April 19-21, 2012 in Leesburg, Virginia.
 
Sincerely,
Program Planning Committee

 

 

Conference Overview

(Details will be forthcoming in the months ahead)

Tuesday, April 17 thru Wednesday, April 18

 ·        Committee Meetings

Thursday, April 19

 ·        Committee Meetings

·        Pre-Conference Workshops (Full Day & Half Day)

·        Regional Chairs/Vice Chairs Meeting

·        Orientation – AAPC Committee Chairs

·        Conference Opening

·        A Gathering of People of Color

·        Dialogue on Training & Certification

·        Networking Groups

 Friday, April 20

 ·        First Timers Breakfast

·        Gathering of the Community– Keynote Speaker: Pam Couture

·        Regional Luncheon Meetings

·        Workshops – Early & Late Afternoon Sessions

·        Student Reception

·        Networking Groups

 Saturday, April 21

 ·        Denominational Breakfasts

·        Gathering of the Community – Keynote Speaker: Harlene Anderson

·        Workshops – Early Afternoon Session

·        Business Meeting

·        Banquet

 Sunday, April 22

·        Community Reflection & Liturgy

 

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - Brief Bios:
  • The Reverend Pamela D. Couture, Ph.D., is the Jane and Geoffrey Martin Chair in Church & Community at Emmanuel College, Toronto, Canada. She has long been concerned with the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which pastoral care and counseling operates. Her current research has focused on the peacemaking and reconciliation practices of rural United Methodist Congolese, as they worked to rebuild their society following the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1996 to 2008.  Her publications include Pastoral Care and Social Conflict, edited with Rodney Hunter (Abingdon, 1993) and Child Poverty: Love, Justice, and Social Responsibility (Chalice Press, 2007). She has been a frequent contributor to the Journal of Pastoral Theology and the Journal of Childhood and Religion.
  • Harlene Anderson, Ph.D., is founding member of the Houston Galveston Institute, the Taos Institute, and Access Success. She is recognized internationally as being at the leading edge of postmodern collaborative practices as a thinker, consultant, coach, and educator. Harlene has authored and co-authored numerous professional writings including her book Conversation, Language, and Possibilities -- A Postmodern Approach to Therapy. Among her many awards are the prestigious 2000 Outstanding Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the 1998 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

 

 

 


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