Article archive / March 1, 2010
Originally published: . Volume 1, No. 7. Source pages: 1, 12.
LPA is holding its annual convention in Baton Rouge, April 22-24, at the Marriott. Program Chair, Dr. Kelly Ray noted that the featured speaker for this year’s event is Shane Lopez, Ph.D. “He is the architect of the Gallup Student Poll, a measure of hope, engagement and well-being,” she said.
Dr. Lopez is the Senior Scientist in Residence at Gallop and his research helps identify what drives achievement in American students. “He is also the director of the Annual Gallup Well-Being Forum,” Dr. Ray noted. This forum is a group of scholars and decision makers who collaborate on health and global issues of well-being.
Dr. Lopez has also published extensively in the area of Positive Psychology, over 100 articles and chapters, and seven books including Positive Psychology: Exploring the Best in People, and Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths, winner of Sage Press Book of the Year Award. He has been an editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, editorial board member of Journal of Positive Psychology, and advisor for Discovery Television.
“This years workshops will include those by Dr. Lopez’ on Positive Psychology, and also many other useful training topics,” said Dr. Ray. She noted that there will be up to nine hours of training available in ethics. Also, workshops in assessment and treatment of neuropsychological problems in the PTSD population, prevention of dementia, the assessment of autism in children, and a workshop on gearing assessments of learning problems toward interventions with youngsters. Also, she noted there will be workshops on group interventions and neuropsychological assessment.
Discounted room rates will be available. Detailed information will be available on LPA’s website by 3/15 at www.louisianapsychologist.org.
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