Div. 32 Annual Conference

Dates: March 21-24, 2019
Location: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore. 
Theme: Embracing our Fear, Courage and Love in Pursuit of a Just Community

In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” As we seek to build a just community for all to live, work and strive in peace, we must first seek to answer the question, “How do we create such a society?” Research by Aly and Green has shown fear as a key factor that creates discord among individuals, groups, cultures and religions. Therefore embracing our fear challenges us to understand "the other" in his or her true humanity. To face our fears, we must embrace courage. Courage is the strength to act on our beliefs despite disapproval, grave danger, pain or grief. Often when we find courage, we also find heroes who touch our hearts deeply with gratitude and admiration. As tennis player and social activist Arthur Ashe noted, courage "is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." Our desire to "serve others" is primarily rooted in Love. As Mahatma Gandhi believed, “peace between countries,” and therefore our communities, “must be based on love between individuals.” Please join us in 2019 at the upcoming 12th Annual Society for Humanistic Psychology Conference. Let us together honor our quest for a just community by embracing what we fear with great courage and abundant love. 

Continuing Education Credits: The annual Society for Humanistic Psychology conference will provide Continuing Education (CE) credits for approximately 75 percent of its sessions. The fee for CE credits is $75. 

Call for Proposals: Div. 32 is now accepting proposals for its 2019 annual conference. While proposals that relate to the conference theme are especially invited, all proposals addressing issues in Humanistic Psychology and Psychotherapy are welcome. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1, 2018. Please review the call for proposals on the conference website for more details and submission information.

Find more information on the conference website.

Dates: March 22-25, 2018
Location: Boulder, Colo. 
Theme: Liberation through Wisdom and Love: Humanistic Psychology, Social Justice and Contemplative Practice

Hosted by Naropa University and the Society for Humanistic Psychology. Find more information and register on the conference website.

Dates: March 17-20, 2016
Location: San Francisco
Theme: Humanistic (R)evolution 2.0: Re-Visioning Human Potential, Education & Healthcare

Hosted by San Francisco State University and the Society for Humanistic Psychology. View conference website.

Dates: March 29 - April 1, 2012 
Location: Pittsburgh 
Theme: Person, Consciousness and Community 
Keynote Presenters: Isaac Prilleltensky, PhD, Constance Fishcer, PhD, and Robert Stolorow, PhD

Hosted by Point Park University and the Society for Humanistic Psychology

Dates: April 15 - 17, 2011 
Location: Chicago 
Theme: In the World...On the Edge 
Keynote Presenters: Ernesto Spinelli, David Elkins, Voyce Hendrix, Maureen O'Hara

Conference Sponsors: APA Division 32, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, International Institute for Humanistic Studies, Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, Existential-Humanistic Institute, Louis and Heatherlynn Hoffman, Todd and Jennifer DuBose, Switzer Counseling Center, Saybrook University, Kerry Moustakas and The Center for Growth.

Dates: October 8 - 11, 2009 
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. 
Theme: Humanistic Psychology, Psychotherapy and Action: Transformation in a Time of Change 
Keynote Presenters: Leslie Greenberg, Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Tom Pyszczynski