ACP2014 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

ACP2014 - The Fourth Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences 27th to 30th March 2014 Osaka, Japan Enquiries: acp@iafor.org Web address: http://acp.iafor.org The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global university partners, including London University, Waseda University and Virginia Tech, is proud to announce the Fourth Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, to be held from March 27-30 2014, at the Rihga Royal Hotel and the adjoining Osaka International Conference Center, Osaka, Japan. This international and interdisciplinary conference will again bring together a range of psychologists, medical doctors and a wide assortment of social scientists to discuss outside the traditional confines of narrow fields of specialism, and in new directions of research and discovery in psychology and the behavioral sciences. As with IAFOR's other events, and by bringing together a number of university scholars working throughout Japan, Asia, and beyond to share ideas, ACP 2014 will afford the opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and networking across higher education and beyond. 2014 Conference Theme: "Individual, Community and Society: Conflict, Resolution and Synergy" Conflict is an integral part of the human condition. The universal struggle between our personal selves â �who we are as unique, separate and different from others, with our specific blend of experiences, abilities, attitudes, aspirations, needs and wants â �and our social selves, intricately connected to, and interdependent on, others â �our loved ones, our friends and favoured groups, our communities and cultures â �leads inevitably to internal as well as interpersonal conflict. Conflict among our communities and societies is also natural, given that these groups are founded on commonality â �of geography, values, attitudes, beliefs, aspirations â �and differentiated from others based on these. Diversity, however, though it may lead to conflict, plays an important role in the flourishing of communities and societies. One of the challenges of modern society is harnessing the synergy that emerges from the interaction of these differences. We hope and expect that the conference theme will excite interesting new interpretations and explorations, and we hope you can join us in Osaka in 2014! Professor Dexter Da Silva Professor of Educational Psychology, Keisen University, Japan Dr Monty Satiadarma Clinical Psychologist, and Former Rector, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia Professor Jiro Takai Professor of Psychology, Nagoya University, Japan For more information about submitting an abstract, please submit through the website at www.acp.iafor.org PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES: Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the planned conference journal. A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP: IAFOR works with our university partners to nurture and encourage the best in international, intercultural and interdisciplinary research. We work with senior administrators and professors in our partner institutions to develop programs which are timely, thought-provoking and academically rigorous. The global partnership alliance means that our interdisciplinary conferences are backed by some of the world's foremost institutions of learning. ACERP2014: The Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences 2014 will again be held alongside the Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion and Philosophy. Registration for either conference will allow attendees the option of attending sessions in the other. Enquiries: acp@iafor.org Web address: http://acp.iafor.org CONFERENCE CHAIRS AND FEATURED SPEAKERS: ACP 2014 Conference Co-Chair and ACP/ACERP 2014 Featured Speaker Professor Jiro Takai Secretary General of the Asian Association for Social Psychology Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University Jiro Takai is professor of social psychology at Nagoya University, and received his PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has served in the executive committees of the Japan Society for Social Psychology, the Japan Group Dynamics Society, the Japan Intercultural Education Society, the Communication Association of Japan, and the Japan-US Communication Association (affiliate of National Communication Association). Although he was born in Japan, he spent 15 years as a youth growing up in Canada, and has also spent two years living in the United States. Because of such a background, he has an interest in cross-cultural matters, particularly in the context of interpersonal communication as well as research interests in interpersonal competence, self-presentation and Multi-faceted self concept. ACP 2014 Conference Co-Chair Dr Monty P. Satiadarma Clinical Psychologist and Former Rector, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia Monty Satiadarma is an academic and psychologist who has lectured around the world, and who continues to practice in his native Indonesia. He was the Dean of the department of psychology at Tarumanagara University from 1997-2005, and Rector of the University from 2008-2010. Dr Satiadarma has a particular interest in educational psychology, and in music and art therapy, methods with which he treated survivors of the Indonesian tsunami on behalf of the International Red Cross and the United Nations. He is a board member and area chair of the International Council of Psychology, and a founder and board member of the Asian Psychology Association. ACP 2014 Conference Co-Chair Professor Dexter Da Silva Professor of Educational Psychology, Keisen University, Japan Dr Dexter Da Silva is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at Keisen University in Tokyo. He has taught EFL at junior high school, language schools, and universities in Sydney, and for the past two decades has been living and teaching at the tertiary level in Japan. Professor Da Silva was educated at the University of Sydney (BA, Dip. Ed., M.A.), and the University of Western Sydney (Ph.D.) He has presented and co-presented at conferences in Asia, Australia, Europe and the U.S., and written or co-written articles and book chapters on education-related topics, such as trust, student motivation, autonomy, and content-based language teaching. He is a past editor and current associate editor of On CUE Journal, regular reviewer for conferences and proceedings, and recent co-chair of the 2011 CUE Conference on Motivation. ACP 2014 Keynote Speaker Minoru Karasawa Professor, Psychology Unit, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University Minoru Karasawa received his Master's degree from Kyoto University and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, both majoring in psychology. After teaching at Aichi Gakuin University and Kobe University, he has been at Nagoya University since 2006. Dr. Karasawa's primary research area has been social cognition, covering various issues such as social categorization, intergroup cognition and emotions, and the role of culture and language in social inferences. He is also heading a research project on the psychological mechanism underlying judgments of responsibility and punitive motives in legal contexts. He has been an Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Social Psychology and the Editor of the Japanese Journal of Social Psychology. Academic associations that he has served as a board member include the Japanese Society of Social Psychology, the Japanese Group Dynamics Association, and the Japanese Society for Law and Psychology. He has been a member of the Science Council of Japan since 2006. ACP 2014 Featured Speaker Dr Kurt Bickford For Dr. Kurt R. Bickford the pursuit of higher education is really the pursuit of knowledge leading to competence in training others to maximize their own personal growth and development. While education at the earlier levels (high school through bachelor's level) was often boring and uninteresting, advanced training became increasingly intriguing and rewarding. Dr. Bickford has earned two Master's degrees and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with specialization training in a number of areas including neuropsychology, neurotherapy, hypnosis, family systems and couples work. In addition to professional standing as a licensed Clinical Psychologist, he is also a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, a credentialed Educational Psychologist, and credentialed teacher. He is also an Independent Medical Examiner for the State of California. Dr. Bickford has practiced in the profession of psychology at a variety of levels since 1974, including positions at California State Hospital (Pacific State), Veterans Administration Hospital (J. Pettis VA Hospital), San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health, community clinics, teaching, counseling and educational psychologist positions in four California school districts, and a private practice in Redlands, California for the past twenty-five years. This practice has evolved to include executive and Consciousness coaching, working with private industry, educational institutions and healthcare systems. Dr. Bickford has also served as an expert witness for the Superior Court system in California. He continues to pursue advanced training from masters in the field, and is now teaching and training others in the understanding of human behavior, and the path of higher consciousness through a seminar series and a monthly radio show. He believes that all things start with the self/Self. ACP 2014 Featured Speaker Dr Tracy Covington Dr. Tracy J. Covington traveled an eclectic path, pursuing many interests before finding her passion in the field of psychology. Upon completion of a Master's Degree followed by a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, she began her career as an Assistant Professor and Staff Psychologist at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), Department of Anesthesia, in Southern California. During her tenure at LLUMC, she enjoyed opportunities integrating psychological concepts with a diversity of chronic pain conditions and life threatening illnesses. This included the creation of Transitions, a clinical support group specific to young adults challenged by severe health conditions such as cancer. With her life and business partner, Dr. Kurt Bickford, she developed a rehabilitation center for the treatment of chronic pain and stress conditions where she developed and utilized an inter-disciplinary approach, now a standard in the industry. Opportunities to share this treatment model and research were offered at both national and international levels. Her private practice of 23 years has been a composite of services including psychotherapy, applied physiology, executive and organizational coaching, collaboration on professional monthly seminars, a monthly radio show and a variety of publications emphasizing consciousness, psychology, temperament and the possibilities of the human endeavor. Dr. Covington is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who is Board Certified in Biofeedback and a Diplomate in Pain Management. Enquiries: acp@iafor.org Web address: http://acp.iafor.org www.iafor.org