City Colleges of Chicago



Third Annual

Psychology Conference

Inter-college Psychology Committee of the City Colleges of Chicago (IPC-CCC)

Friday, April 16, 2010 / 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Harold Washington College

30 E. Lake Street

Chicago, IL 60601

One of the City Colleges of Chicago

Mission

The Inter-college Psychology Committee of the City Colleges of Chicago (IPC-CCC) is comprised of full-time psychology faculty who meet regularly to discuss issues pertaining to the needs of students who are interested in majoring in psychology. We work collaboratively to create opportunities that will facilitate students’ successful transfer into four-year colleges and universities as psychology majors, and graduate studies in psychology. We network collectively for the purpose of preparing our students well in advance for their careers in psychology. We share our ideas, best practices, and professional experiences with the aim of providing top-quality psychology course instruction through the use of classroom technologies, awareness of human diversity, and an appreciation for scientific methodology.

Members of the 2010 Inter-College Psychology Committee:

Faculty

Dr. Les White – Harold Washington College

Associate Professor Lynnel Kiely – Harold Washington College

Assistant Professor Theresa Tylka – Wilbur Wright College

CCC District Personnel

Debra Watkins, Coordinator of Academic Affairs

HWC Students

Brandy Olsen

Santiago Rodriquez

HWC Lecturer

Roberta Bole

Conference Schedule:

9:00 am – 9:30 am Student Registration Lobby

9:30 am – 9:45 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Room 103

Mr. John Wozniak, President of Harold Washington College

9:45 am – 10:50 am Keynote Address: Resiliency Room 103

Ms. Eleanor Chin

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Professional Speaker Presentations

• Anger Issues and Physical Symptoms – Barry Isaacson DC, MA, LCPC, CADC Room 305 A discussion of Adler's organ jargon and anger as an emotional response to a grievance and individuals choosing to either hold on to or let go of their anger and resulting elevation or reduction in physical symptoms.

• Applied Behavior Analysis in Chicago: It’s about Building a Better Future for Individuals -- Charles Merbitz, Ph.D., Room 306 After an overview of Applied Behavior Analysis, the presenter will provide a sample of local projects with a variety of learners, settings, and goals. To conclude he will discuss some survival issues and tactics for first-generation graduate students studying ABA and likely prospects for ABA professionals.

• Art Therapy -- Judy Sutherland, Ph.D. and Katie Patterson Room 318

Art Therapy is the therapeutic use of art making, within a professional relationship, by people who experience illness, trauma, or challenges in living, and by people who seek professional development and self-growth.  Art Therapists use art in treatment, assessment and research, and provide consultations to allied professionals. This experiential presentation will show how the creative process of art making encourages communication and self-awareness.

• Careers in Psychology – Associates of the HWC Wellness Center (Dustin Jacob, Erin Robertson, Jared Robl) Room 308 Three master's-level students will discuss the options they discovered for pursuing a career as a psychotherapist. Routes to gain clinical licensure as a psychologist and social worker will be explored, including types of jobs available and Chicago area schools to consider. The presenters will also field questions from the audience about career and educational choices.

• Current Status of Client-Centered Therapy – Jerome Wilczynski, Psy.D. Room 317

Client-Centered Therapy had its inception in the early 1940s in the United States; it had a profound influence on the fields of psychology and counseling. Carl Rogers, the founder of the approach, died in 1987. What is the current status of this therapy, especially since Rogers’ death?

• Dissociate Identity Disorder (DID) – Ron Moline, M.D. Room 319 DID (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder): should we believe it? Should we not? Does the condition provide insights more generally into psychiatric diagnosis and treatment?  

• Dreams: A Portal to the Self - Janice Nakao, LCSW Room 607 This presentation is an overview of dream psychology based upon the work of Carl Gustov Jung. Much of Jung’s discoveries about the psyche and dreams were developed after his legendary split with Sigmund Freud in 1913, leading Jung to establish his own methods of analytical psychology. Jung studied over 80,000 dreams and found them to be a deep inner resource, bringing critical information to the dreamer about his/her individuation path.

• Eating Disorders: Sociocultural Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts – Jessica Shulman Psy.D. Room 608 This power point presentation will highlight the risk factors of eating disorders, the rising trends in prevalence, recent prevention and treatment efforts and contributing sociocultural risk factors.

• Employee Assistance Programs: Mental Health Services in the Workplace – Ellen McGury Stone, Psy.D Room 609 A brief overview of the history and current practices in Employee Assistance Counseling based on the psychology of Alfred Adler will be reviewed. Specific topics discussed will include: assessment, management consulting, coordination of benefits and employee/management intervention and training.

• Individual Responsibility : Personal, Civic and Civil Engagement…Why You Need All Three – Terri Thorkildsen, Ed.D. Room 614 Various forms of engagement will be compared and contrasted. Emphasis will be placed on the roles of school in society and students’ awareness of their emerging responsibilities and the systematic planning necessary to foster all forms.

• Integrating Spirituality into the Counseling Process: Exciting Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls – Paul Priester, Ph.D. Room 618  This presentation will explore ethical ways in which a clinician can actively integrate spiritual and/or religious issues into the counseling process. A specific model (Spiritually Oriented Cognitive Behavior Therapy) developed by the Dr. Priester will be used as a map to understand how to incorporate spirituality into clinical work.

• Mindfulness in Psychotherapy and Personal Development – Michael Davison, Psy.D. Room 619 This presentation will focus on learning about mindfulness meditation and its specific applications to counseling and psychotherapy through content and experiences.  Mindfulness has been shown through research to diminish symptoms of anxiety and depression, reduce relapses for individuals with addictions, as well as increasing self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-compassion.  

• Parents Now: Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology – I. Lynn Rinehart, Ph.D. Room 620 When does prenatal parenting really begin? Why is it critical? This presentation will focus on enhancing/saving the lives of babies, enhancing the lives of parents and examining Parents Now: A New Perspective on Parenting.

• Recovery Management – Dee Dee Osobor Room 621 This presentation will focus on the key components relating to “Recovery Management,” which assists individuals who have gone through addiction treatment but have not been able to break the cycle of addiction. Various forms of addictions, triggers, blind spots, and cognitive behavior will be discussed.

• The Impact of Bullying on Students and Employees -- Geraldine M. Katovich, MS, MHP. Room 622 Teaches at a young age, "Learned Helplessness" and the bullied are "outcast and outsiders". The presenter will discuss how victims go on to exhibit victimization traits of becoming a bully themselves and seek employment in positions that reward aggressive behavior.

• The Wheel of Life Tasks: Assessing Your Personal Goals – Al Milliren, Ed.D., NCC, BCPC Room 623 Participants will have an opportunity to examine sixteen areas of life “tasks,” including career, education, finances, friendship, and intimacy. Discussion will focus on assessing the degree of importance each area has for the individual and the level of satisfaction currently experienced in each area. The “Wheel” can be used as a springboard for present and future life planning.

12:10 pm – 12:50 pm City Colleges of Chicago Student Presentations

• A Deeper Evaluation of Teenage Depression in Chicago -- Dianne Perez Room 305

Why are Chicagoland teenagers prone to stress and depression? The presentation will address the possible reasons why teens are stressed out, what they do when they are stressed out, and will compare depression in adolescents to depression in adults.

• Adlerian Psychology – Santiago Rodriquez Room 306 Learn about Alfred Adler (1870 – 1937), one of the “giants” of psychology, whose School of Individual Psychology has impacted most of today’s popular psychological theories. Santiago will be assisted by Dr. Al Milliren, the president elect of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP), one of the largest psychology associations in the nation.

• African American Inferiority and Identity Versus Role Confusion – Nehemiah Frank and Whitney Swine Room 308 The presentation will address a recent survey conducted which was aimed at measuring the level of identity/role confusion among African Americans.

• Dance Movement Therapy-- Meghan Murphy-Sanchez Room 318 The presentation will cover the general description of dance/movement therapy, how it is applied to aspects in modern society (example will be shown on overhead projector) followed by an interactive demonstration of a dance/movement therapy activity.

• Exploring Industrial Organizational Psychology -- Dia Chatterjee Room 319 The field of Industrial-Organizational (I/O) psychology is perhaps least understood by most students, and is thus often overlooked as a possible career choice. This presentation is focused towards exploring what I/O psychology is as a field of study, and towards informing the students about various job profiles within the industry.

• I’m So Sorry: Are They Really Sorry or Just Sorry They Got Caught – Judy Garrett Room 607 This presentation will examine the the psychology  behind powerful people and deceit.  Are the people really sorry or just sorry they got caught?

• Is He or She Really Bipolar? – Kaitlyn McCarthy and Peter Mbinglo Room 608

The dynamics of Bipolar Disorder will be discussed including: the requirements for diagnoses and treatment using the DSM, case studies and personal experience. A group activity and Q & A will follow.

• Music as Healing—Brandy Olsen Room 614 How does music affect the neurology of the brain, our emotions and help in healing medical diseases? The benefits and applications of music therapy will be discussed.

• Playing With Your Nervous System: Stress Management 2010 – Sue Shekut Room 609 The effects of modern day stress on the nervous system will be examined and innteractive stress management techniques (basic yoga, diaphragmatic breathing, possibly creative visualization and/or progressive relaxation) will be practiced.

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Effects of Haiti’s Earthquake on Children –

Edith Bahena Room 619 Ms. Bahena will focus on the Haitian children following their recent catastrophic earthquake. Emphasis will be placed on how Haitian people are coping and on the risks of contracting PTSD based on sex and cultural differences.

• Psychological Effects/Symptoms of Prion-Related Illnesses – Sarah Themel

Room 620 Learn about prions. A prion is an infectious agent, composed of protein. Most prion-related diseases attack the brain and often destroy brain structures and other neural tissue. They are all currently untreatable and universally fatal.

• Psychosocial Effects of an Epilepsy Diagnosis -- Michele Mastrodomenico Room 622

The presentation will explore the psychosocial stigmas still surrounding an Epilepsy diagnosis in the modern world, and ways to dispel the myths.

• Rehabilitation of Illinois Prisoners and Its Social Consequences -- William Hall Room 623 Mr. Hall conducted a survey of 25 men that are serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Through this survey and other data referring to this subject, he will discuss the perceived job of IDOC, the expected outcome of the inmates, and how he plans to use the data to see if the IDOC is living up to what society expects.

• Revisiting Psychoanalysis -- Nicolo Magundayao, RN Room 621 Psychoanalysis has long left the realm of modern psychology and is considered as archaic psychotherapy. However, there might be more to Freud’s theory than what meets the eye, and this “archaic psychotherapy” may have some use in 21st Century psychology from a nursing perspective.

• Social Perception in Emerging Adulthood – Sarra Aberin Room 317 How do emerging adults view, interact with, and influence each other? This presentation will address this question and incorporate several activities such as on getting to know each other, first impressions, and certain conflicts that can arise from wrong individual perceptions.

• The Seduced Child: Pornography’s Affect on Children who have been Exposed to it at an Early Age -- Jennifer Montanez Room 614 Children are being affected by pornography without the knowledge of parents and teachers. During this presentation you will see testimonials, stories, statistics, and what you as a parent, teacher, or family members can do to protect the children in your life. Pornography is after our children.

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm. Student Poster Sessions and Lunch (Room 102/103)

Rotate among the many presentations provided by your peers!

1. African American Inferiority and Identify Versus Role Confusion – Nehemiah Frank and

Whitney Swine

2. Art Therapy and Autism – Briana Colton

3. Authoritative Parenting Style and Horse Training – Ray Eklund

4. Bilingual Children: From Disadvantages to Advantages – Viktoriya Saban

5. Bipolar Disorder and Suicide – Malgorzata Krupa

6. Benefits of Touch: Massage Therapy for Stress Management – Nicole Carufel

7. Black Men and the Criminal Justice Revolving Door – Sidney Taylor

8. Child Abuse – Karla Suarez

9. Considering the Attachment Relationship between the Drug Using Parent and the Neglected Child – Dale Carter

10. Dissociative Identity Disorder -- Lizzete Marchan  

11. Domestic Violence – Vianey Contreras

12. Effects of Room Temperature on Sleep – L. Arielle Ayala, Alsandra Rodriguez and Nehemiah Frank

13. Effects of Shift Work on Sleep – Noreen Hart

14. Environmental Affects of Sleep: Temperature/School/Relationships– Brandon Tilton

and Sarai Medina

15. Fatigue and Performance: Consequences of Sleep Deprivation – Jonathan Branam

and Kabir Burkhari

16. Is Naptime Overrated? – Kathleen Rivero and Alyson Thiel

17. Mindful Eating: Why do People Overeat? -- Molly Barnes

18. Psychological Disorders Among Professional Athletes – Jackie Cohen

19. Psychology in the Elementary Environment – Taylor Harvey

20. “Raised in the Wild: The Psychology of Feral Children” -- Danielle Zutter and Jessica Miranda

21. Sleep and the Sensory Deprivation Tank – Marissa Thomas, Natalie Vesga and Laurelie Thill

22. The Effects of Institutionalization on Adolescents – Sarah Bonner and Courtney

Goldstein

23. The Psychology of Aging – Kevin Elizabeth Morrison

24. The Psychology of Batman -- Mark Bonus

25. To Be or Not to Be Sad? That is the Question -- Ashunda Harris

26. Work Out and Psychology – Ewelina Siniecka & Pervis Colbert

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Transfer Fair (Room 103)

Learn about transfer curricula and degrees, scholarships, tuition, housing, etc.

Adler School of Professional Psychology

Argosy University National Louis University

Chicago State University   North Park University

DePaul University Northeastern Illinois University

Elmhurst College Roosevelt University

Governors State University St. Xavier University

IL Institute of Technology University of Illinois-Chicago

Lake Forest College University of Phoenix

Lewis University Walden University

Loyola University Chicago Western IL University

1:50 pm – 2:50 pm Panel Discussion – Professional Speakers (Room 1115)

And Professional Speaker Presentations (see list below)

• PANEL DISCUSSION (Room 1115) Several panel presenters will answer your specific questions and offer valuable advice on topics of your choice! Panel Members include: Michael Davison Psy.D, Barry Issacson, Paul Priester, Ellen Stone, Psy.D., Judy Sutherland, Ph.D., Lynn Rinehart, Ph.D., Eric VanDenburg Ph.D. and Jerome Wilczynski, Psy.D. Moderator: Brandy Olsen

• Affects of the Media: Cognition and Behavior – Elizabeth Schewe and Michael Lachney. Room 305 Through the lens of cognitive science and social learning theory this presentation will address the many influences that media has on thinking and behavior. Experiential exercises will give attendees a chance to explore and discuss their own reactions and feelings to media exposure.

• Alzheimer’s – Roberta Bole Room 622 What is Alzheimer’s Disease? How prevalent is it? How is it diagnosed and treated? Is new research being done? What can one do to decrease one’s chances of acquiring Alzheimer’s Disease?

• Benefits of Psychotropic Drugs – Joan Anzia, M.D. Room 306 An overview of the major classes of psychotropic medications - their indications and uses, mode of action, efficacy and effectiveness, as well as side effect profiles and contraindications will be presented.

• Dissociate Identity Disorder – Ron Moline, M.D. Room 318 DID (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder): should we believe it? Should we not? Does the condition provide insights more generally into psychiatric diagnosis and treatment?  

• Forensic Psychology: Definitions and Directions – Douglas Craig, Psy.D. Room 308

This presentation will focus on general definitions of forensic psychology and provide examples of career paths one can take to engage in such activities. Attendees will have the opportunity to dialogue during the presentation to address specific interests/questions. Professional memberships related to forensic psychology will also be discussed.

• Meeting the Challenges of Life through the Development of Positive Personality Characteristics – Derrick Johnson, Psy.D. Room 319 Dr. Johnson, who had been a City College student, will present on how individuals can reframe their experiences and change their perspective on life in order to develop the life skills needed to be successful in the workplace and in relationships.

• Mental Flexibility – Scott Mochinski Room 623 This presentation will explore inefficient ways we typically perceive the world around us and offer alternative ways of thinking about things in order to better accomplish our goals.

• Organizational Psychology: The Use of Self-Reflection for Success in the Workplace – Peter Liu, C.M. and Paul Fitzgerald, Psy.D. Room 618 The importance of self-reflection and self-understanding tasks for helping professionals, educators, and managers will be defined and explained, along with suggestions for frameworks and tools for achieving greater self-understanding and self-reflection. Concepts from the fields of emotional intelligence, reflective practice, and personal construct theory will be included.

• Psychotropic Drugs – Dr. Joan Anzia Room 619 An overview of the major classes of psychotropic medications - their indications and uses, mode of action, efficacy and effectiveness, as well as side effect profiles and contraindications will be presented.

• Speaking the Unspoken: Generating Ideas for Research – Linda Teplin, Ph.D. Room 620 To demystify the process of planning research.  I will present material on how researchers decide whom to study, what to study and how they develop their methodological approach. 

• The Future of Diagnosing: Looking toward the DSM-V -- Carol Donnelly, Ph.D., Room 621 The “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” is the guidebook that psychiatrists and psychotherapists use to help assess their patients. Learn about the controversies surrounding the therapists’ “bible” and the new categories and disorders slated to be included in the DSM’s next edition.

• A Spectrum of Art Therapy Services in Different Settings with Different Populations. Art Therapists, Patrick Morrisey, LCPC, Suellen Semekoski, LCPC, and Violetta Woznicka, LCPC -- Room 317  This introductory overview will highlight applications and clinical approaches and artistic considerations when working in different settings with different populations. All three presenters are members of the Illinois Art Therapy Association's Public Works Project.

• Using Meds for “Neuro-Enhancement”: Issues and Controversies -- Christopher Lane, Ph.D. Room 614 “Neuro-enhancement” refers to the use of prescription stimulants such as Adderall, Ritalin and Dexedrine --drugs that come with a litany of side effects and possible profound state dependence. With high usage among college students, we must examine the long-term consequences, medical risks, and clarify its use.

Keynote Speaker – Eleanor Chin – Biography [pic]

Ms. Eleanor Chin is an executive and life coach, trainer and business consultant and is the founder and principal of Clarity Partners Coaching and Consulting ). She holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a program founded and led by Dr. Martin Seligman. With over 20 years of management experience, she helps institutional and individual clients navigate change, create inclusive and dynamic systems, and leverage strategic strengths for growth, learning and competitive advantage.

In her coaching practice, Ms. Chin coaches executives, entrepreneurs and individuals on making the most of strategic business and life transitions, along with consulting and training on management practices. Trained at the Coaches Training Institute in life coaching and at the Center for Right Relationship in Organizational and Relationship Systems coaching, she is also a member of the International Coach Federation. Her coaching and consulting practices use positive psychology as the evidence base for change.

She also works with the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Penn Resilience Program training team, currently training teachers and the U.S. Army in resilience skills. A regular columnist on Positive Psychology News Daily and Zone Positive, two online blogs, she is also a contributing author in two books: one is a chapter about women’s networks and mentoring across difference in the book The Glass Ceiling in the 21st Century published by the American Psychological Association and the other is as a chapter author in Resilience: How to Navigate Life’s Curves.

Professional Speakers’ Biographies

Joan Anzia, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine

Douglas Craig, Psy.D., Adler School of Professional Psychology

Michael Davison, Psy.D., Adjunct Faculty: Argosy University, Schaumburg, IL 

Carol Donnelly, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University; Licensed Clinical Psychologist,

Paul J. Fitzgerald, Psy.D., Core Faculty, Master’s in Counseling and Organizational Psychology Program, Adler School of Professional Psychology

Barry Isaacson, DC, MA, LCPC, CADC

Dustin Jacob, HWC Wellness Center Intern, Master's Student in Social Work, Loyola University.

Derrick Johnson, Psy.D., Founder and president of Youth and Family Guidance Inc., an organization of over 40 highly qualified psychotherapists and tutors who provide in-home and on-site bi-lingual therapeutic/academic services for adults, children, and families.  

Geraldine M. Katovich MS MHP, President and Executive Director of Anger Clinic

Michael Lachney. M.A. Media Studies candidate at Depaul University. B.A. Film and Video, Columbia College Chicago

Christopher Lane, Ph.D. is the Pearce Miller Research Professor at Northwestern University. He is the author of such bestselling books as “Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness,” “The Burdens of Intimacy,” and “Hatred and Civility.” He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, New York Sun, Herald Tribune, and New Statesman and Society. Check out his blog on the “Psychology Today” website!

Peter Liu, C.M., C.Psych.,, Program Director, Master’s in Counseling and Organizational Psychology Program, Adler School of Professional Psychology

Charles Merbitz, Ph.D BCBA-D Professor and Chairman, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Al Milliren Ed.D., NCC, BCPC Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Governors State University; President-elect, North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP)

Ron Moline, M.D. Faculty member, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago. In the year 2000, Dr. Moline was awarded the Merton M. Gill award for excellence in mentoring and teaching, awarded by the psychiatric residents at the UIC Department of Psychiatry. He also is a Life Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association, and the author of several publications.

Patrick Morrisey ATR, BC, LCPC is an art therapist at the Jesse Brown Veterans Hospital in Chicago.

Janice Nakao, LCSW is a Jungian Psychoanalyst employed at the Jung Institute of Chicago.

Dee Dee Osobor, President and Founder of Sisters in Sobriety, Transformed, Anointed, & Healed (SISTAH). She is working on her CADC certificate at Harold Washington College and Kennedy King College.

Katie Patterson, LCPC, ATR-BC, CADC

Paul E. Priester, Ph.D., North Park University

I. Lynn Rinehart, Ph.D., Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Behavior, United States Internat’l Univ, San Diego, CA. M.Ed. in Community Counseling, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. M.A. in Human Relations (Student Pers. Adm.), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. B.S. in Group Work Education, George Williams College, Chicago & Lake Geneva, WI

Erin Robertson, HWC Wellness Center Intern, Master's Student in Counseling Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Jared Robl, HWC Wellness Center Intern, Master's Student in Social Work, Loyola U.

Elizabeth Schewe, M.A. Counseling Psychology candidate at the Adler School of Professional Psychology B.A. Television Arts from Columbia College Chicago

Jessica Shulman. Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student. Adler School of Professional Psychology

Suellen Semekowski, ATR, BC LCPC is an art therapist with a private practice in Andersonville. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is involved in the Vet Art Project, a community based program of collaboration between artists and veterans and their families.

Ellen McGury Stone, Psy.D., ,CEAP, CAADC, is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private

therapy and consulting practice

Judy Sutherland, PhD, ATR-BC, LCPC, is professor emeritus at the Adler School of Professional Psychology where she developed and was the Program Director of the M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy.  She has presented workshops at conventions and for professional groups across North American and Europe, and is in private practice.

Linda A. Teplin, Ph.D.  Owen L. Coon Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director, Psycho-Legal Study Program.  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Theresa (Terri) Thorkildsen, Coordinator of the PhD in Educational Psychology. Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Educational Psychology. Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Eric VanDenburg, Ph.D. Clinical psychologist with the Department of Veterans Affairs

Jerome Wilczynski, Psy.D., is the Chair of Undergraduate Studies at Argosy University, Chicago.  He is a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed clinical professional counselor.  In addition to his career in academia, Dr. Wilczynski has a part-time generalist private practice in Chicago.  

Violetta Woznicka ATR, BC, LCPC is an art therapist specializing in working with survivors of domestic violence, trauma, sexual abuse of children and rehabilitation services. She is currently employed as the art therapist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.  

Sincere appreciation to the following individuals and organizations for their support and contribution toward making the conference a success:

Cheryl Hyman, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago

Cynthia Armster, Associate Vice Chancellor Office of Student Affairs – CCC District Office

John Wozniak, President - Harold Washington College

HWC Student Government – John Roach, Treasurer

HWC Strategic Planning Committee – Keenan Andrews, Director

HWC Reprographics – David Locke, Manager

HWC Psi Beta and Psychology Club – Brandy Olsen, President

Faculty members John Majer (Richard J. Daley College) and Olga Ruiz (Harry S Truman College)

Catering Vendors – Sam’s Club & Brown’s Chicken

Harold Washington College Wilbur Wright College

Harry S. Truman College Malcolm X College

Richard J. Daley College Kennedy King College

Olive Harvey College

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