The Cultural Competency Conference (CCC) is an annual conference presented by MSP鈥檚 Student Engagement team, the聽Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (IDEA), and the聽Psi Chi Chapter at MSP. Students, psychologists, and members of the public are invited to attended. This year鈥檚 conference will be held virtually on May 7, 2021 and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Patricia Arredondo, EdD.
The goal of the CCC is to support current and future practitioners by providing an event where they have the opportunity to gain a larger foundation within cultural competencies. The conference is centered around presenters who are knowledgeable and/or immersed in different cultural communities sharing their experiences, insights, research and wisdom.
The CCC development committee is currently looking for presenters for this year’s conference – if you are interested to gain valuable presentation and public speaking experience,聽it鈥檚 not too late to make a proposal. In fact, we encourage you to apply! The conference experience is enriched by greater diversity in proposal topics; attendants will benefit greatly by hearing your unique voice and perspective.
When you propose, you will be asked to describe your/your team鈥檚 previous relevant experiences, research, and education in relation to your presentation topic. And, your proposal must also identify the APA guidelines from the聽Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality聽(see pp. 4-5) that you (and/or your team) are competent in with regards to the population in which you are presenting on.
The CCC committee will accept proposals to present at this year鈥檚 CCC until聽January 15, 2021.聽Example proposals聽and聽an outline聽are provided. Still unsure? Check out聽this student experience about presenting.