Global Solutions through the Science and Practice of Psychology
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Events Related to the CSW
SAFECHR (SAFE Coalition for Human Rights)
CSW69 March 13 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. AI and EI: Challenges to Healing Women and Men Globally. Church Center – 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor (44th at First Ave, NYC). Hosted by ATOP (MeaningfulWorld)
CSW 69 March 14, 2:30-4 PM. Church Center, UN 11th Floor. Empowering Women in Climate Action and Emerging Technologies. UN CSW69 Parallel Event | March 2025 Hosted by: Society of Taiwan Women in Science and Technology (TWIST)
CSW 69: March 20 6:30-8:30PM. Church Center. UN, NY Beijing 30 Years Later: Reflections of 4 Countries, 4 Continents
Events at the Eastern Psychological Association
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SYMPOSIUM III Saturday, March 8, 2025, 1:40pm – 2:40pm The Power of Collective Psychological Advocacy: PCUN’s latest initiatives at the UN
Chair, KATLYN RICE (UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER)
The Psychology Coalition at the United Nations (PCUN) is a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the shared goal of psychological advocacy at the United Nations (UN). This panel of key PCUN representatives will: 1) summarize recent PCUN initiatives, 2) describe advocacy at the UN, and 3) summarize the annual “Psychology Day at the UN”. Broadly, the panel will describe past and current PCUN efforts on international advocacy actions.
Presentations
- PCUN Initiatives by Kalyani Gopal (SAFE Coalition for Human Rights), Elaine Congress (Fordham University)
- Advocacy at the UN by Ani Kalayjian (ATOP Meaningful World), Harold Takooshian (Fordham University)
- Psychology Day at the UN by Katlyn Rice (University of Rochester Medical Center), Angela Santee (University of Rochester Medical Center), Ana Luisa Barbosa Torreao Dau (University of Rochester Medical Center)
Discussant Katlyn Rice (University of Rochester Medical Center)
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SYMPOSIUM IV Saturday, March 8, 2025 , 2:50pm – 3:50pm
THE UNITED NATIONS AT 80: WHAT ROLES FOR PSYCHOLOGY NGOS?
Chair: HAROLD TAKOOSHIAN (INSTITUTE FOR MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING & EDUCATION SERVICES)
As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary on 26 June 2025, what are the growing roles of psychological science and practice at the UN? This panel brings together many of the 12 NGOs that now form the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations (PCUN)–each with its own unique history and emphases. Each NGO will describe briefly its activities at the UN, followed by open discussion of future opportunities.
Presentations
- SAFE by Kalyani Gopal (SAFE Coalition for Human Rights)
- APA by Heidi Kar (American Psychological Association)
- IAAP by Walter Reichman (International Association of Applied Psychology)
- WCP by Judith Kuriansky (World Council for Psychotherapy)
- SPSSI by David Livert (Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues)
- ICP by Elaine H. Olaoye (International Council of Psychologists)
- EHPS by Katlyn Rice (European Health Psychology Society)
- IMCES by Elaine P. Congress (Institute for Multicultural Counseling & Education Services)
- ATOP by Ani Kalayjian (ATOP Meaningful World)
- SPSP by Madalina Vlasceanu (Society for Personality & Social Psychology)
Discussant Ani Kalayjian (ATOP Meaningful World)
Psychology Day at the United Nations
18th Annual Psychology Day – April 24, 2025, Virtual
From Crisis to Growth: Psychological Contributions to Building Global Resistance