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Regional conferences—A capacity-building mandate: Report on CRCP2011—Building Bridges and Building a Regional Structure

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Pages 1321-1331 | Published online: 07 Oct 2013
 

Abstract

The Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 15 to 18 November 2011, under the auspices of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), and the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP). The conference was hosted by the Bahamas Psychological Association, and organized by a committee chaired by Dr Ava Thompson, College of the Bahamas. The CRCP2011 attracted over 400 participants from 37 countries, including 20 nations/territories in the Caribbean. A broad scientific program, organized around six conference themes, addressed strengths and challenges to psychology in the region; the current state of psychological research, assessment, and intervention; historical, cultural, and language influences; and links between Caribbean and global models. Conference outcomes included planning for a series of publications to expand on conference themes and presentations, as well as establishment of a steering group to launch a regional organization to support the science and practice of psychology in the Caribbean.

La Conferencia Regional del Caribe de Psicología se celebró en Nassau, Bahamas, del 15 al 18 Noviembre de 2011, bajo los auspicios de la Asociación Internacional de Psicología Aplicada (IAAP), la Unión Internacional de Ciencia Psicológica (IUPsyS), y la Asociación Internacional para la Psicología Transcultural (IACCP). La Asociación Psicológica de las Bahamas fungió como anfitriona del evento y el mismo fue organizado por un comité presidido por la Dra Ava Thompson, del Colegio de las Bahamas. Más de 400 participantes de 37 países, incluyendo 20 países y territorios en el Caribe asistieron al CRCP2011. Un amplio programa científico giró en torno los seis temas de la conferencia, a saber, atender las fortalezas y desafíos de la psicología en la región; el estado actual de la investigación psicológica; evaluación e intervención; las influencias históricas, culturales y influencias lingüísticas; y los vínculos entre el Caribe y los modelos globales. Resultados de la Conferencia incluyen la planificación de una serie de publicaciones para ampliar sobre los temas y las presentaciones de la conferencia, así como el establecimiento de un grupo timón para desarrollar una organización regional de apoyo a la ciencia y la práctica de la Psicología en el Caribe.

Le Congrès régional de psychologie des Caraïbes (CRCP) s'est tenu à Nassau, dans les Bahamas, du 15 au 18 novembre 2011 sous le patronage de l'Association internationale de psychologie appliquée (IAAP), de l'Union internationale de psychologie scientifique (IUPsyS) et de l'Association internationale pour la psychologie interculturelle (IACCP). Le congrès était accueilli par la Société de psychologie des Bahamas et organisé par un comité présidé par Dre. Ava Thompson, Collège des Bahamas. Le CRCP 2011 a attiré plus de 400 participants en provenance de 37 pays, incluant 20 états/territoires des Caraïbes. Un vaste programme scientifique, organisé autour de six thèmes du congrès, a abordé les forces et les défis de la psychologie dans la région; l'état actuel de la recherche en psychologie; l'évaluation et l'intervention; les influences historiques, culturelles et linguistiques; et les liens entre les Caraïbes et les modèles globaux. Les résultats du congrès comprenaient la planification d'une série de publications pour développer des thèmes et des présentations du congrès, ainsi que la création d'un groupe d'organisation pour lancer une organisation régionale pour soutenir la science et l'exercice professionnelle de la psychologie dans les Caraïbes.

The Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology (CRCP2011) was held in Nassau, Bahamas from 15 to 18 November 2011. Hosted by the Bahamas Psychological Association, the conference was organized and implemented by a broad group of psychologists representing the range of nations, states, and territories in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Region was defined as including the insular Caribbean islands/states of Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Eustatius, Saba, St Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, and the nations/territories of Belize, which lies on the Caribbean coast of Central America, and Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname, which border the Caribbean in the northeast coast of South America.

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1 The term “majority world” refers to those countries often referred to as developing or low-income countries. It reflects the fact that these countries are in the majority in terms of population and numbers of countries. According to Adair (Citation2005), it was first coined by Cigdem Kagitcibasi, a Turkish psychologist.

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