Mad in America

Join ISPS-US for our 16th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon!
Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States

http://isps-us.org/index.php
November 17-19, 2017

University Place Hotel
Cosponsored by the EASA Center for Excellence at PSU

The Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior (IAHB) is pleased to offer continuing education credit hours to counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, physicians, educators and certain other healthcare professionals for the ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting.

Register by September 17 to receive early rates. Preregistration deadline is October 27. After that, you may register at the meeting only.

Keynote Speaker: Gogo Ekhaya Esima
Sick or Gifted? Bridging the Connection Between Mental Health Issues and Spirituality

Honoree: Narsimha Reddy Pinninti, MD
Trauma, Psychosis and TIMBER Model to Treat Traumatic Psychosis

This program will interest psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, therapists, nurses, and other mental health professionals, students, academics and attorneys, as well as members of the lay public, including peer specialists, people with lived experience of psychosis/extreme states, and their families, who are interested in learning about the experience and treatment of psychosis and extreme states.

ABOUT THE MEETING

Extreme mental states and psychotic experiences occur within a context that includes a person’s unique family story, ethnicity, religion, race, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual identity, trauma experiences, and more. The attempt to isolate these states and experiences from the soil in which they grow often results in diagnosing people instead of understanding them. Yet individuals’ reactions and adaptation to the nexus of social constructs, cultural beliefs, and personal and collective histories that form the backdrops of their lives are sources of their strengths and their suffering alike. How can those who are struggling come more fully to appreciate the complexities of who they are, why they hurt, and what the possibilities might be for transformation? And how can helpers better understand the intersection of these layers of relevant factors so that assistance can be provided that truly fits the person?

ISPS has focused on psychological and social approaches to psychosis, madness, and extreme states of mind for over 50 years. The ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting will feature a diversity of perspectives on psychotherapies, research on recovery, and theoretical developments. The points of view of experts by experience and family members will be highlighted. A main focus will be intersectionality or the interconnected nature of social identities as they relate to systems of discrimination and oppression. We hope to see you in beautiful Portland, Oregon!