Past Events

CNPS Research Colloquium: From a “color blind” to an anti-racist psychology
Event Date: 2021/01/07

From a “color blind” to an anti-racist psychology Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021 11:30 – 1 PST Speaker: Dr. Dennis C. Wendt Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University Director of the Cultural and Indigenous Research in Counselling Psychology (CIRC) lab In recent decades, psychology and psychological science have […]
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Welcome to FoE Online Learning for Graduate Students
Event Date: 2020/9/3

Learn about your online course environment, the main communication tools and helpful resources at the Faculty of Education’s learning technologies orientation sessions. Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020 Time: 9 am – noon Agenda: 9:00-9:30 Introductions 9:00-9:05 Welcome (Dr. Teresa Dobson) 9:05-9:20 Chapman Learning Commons – ongoing tech support for students 9:20-9:30 Access to Library Resources […]
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ECPS Virtual Orientation 2020
Event Date: 2020/9/11

ECPS Faculty and Staff are excited to welcome all new incoming graduate students into the department on Friday, September 11th at 4:30 pm. This year, the orientation will be held in Zoom! Agenda: 1 Dean’s introduction 2 Introduction of Department Administrators, Staff, and Graduate Academic Assistants 3 In these unusual times of COVID-19, find out […]
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CNPS Research Colloquium: Career decision-making in an uncertain world
Event Date: 2020/12/3

Career decision-making in an uncertain world Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 11:30 – 1 PST Speaker: Dr. Hui Xu Assistant Professor, Loyola University of Chicago, USA While the Parsonian framework of career decision-making has provided seminal insights into the research and practice of career decision-making, the premises and practice of the Parsonian framework encounter challenges […]
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November Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
Event Date: 2020/11/30

A series of workshops offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) focusing on providing those considering to become a GTA in the future, as well as new and returning GTAs, with tips on how to navigate teaching assistantships. Please see the list of workshops for 2020 below. Another e-mail […]
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CIRCA Colloquium Series 2020
Event Date: 2020/11/17

A Secondary Prevention Model of Family-Centered PBS: The Low-“Down” Date: November 17, 2020 Time: 10:30-12:00 PST Presenter: Susan Fawcett, RSLP, Ph.D., Director of Therapy, Behaviour, and Family Support, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation This presentation will summarize the results of research examining a secondary prevention, family-centered, positive behaviour support (FCPBS) program for parents of young children […]
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CNPS Research Colloquium: Therapist Multicultural Orientation
Event Date: 2020/11/05

Therapist Multicultural Orientation Date: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 11:30 – 1 PST Speaker: Dr. Jesse Owen Professor University of Denver, USA. Editor-in-chief of Psychotherapy and a leading scholar in psychotherapy research Many mental health therapists are deeply committed to providing equitable and culturally relevant care to their clients. However, a common challenge for newer as […]
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Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
Event Date: 2020/10/22

A series of workshops will be offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) which will focus on providing those considering to become a GTA in the future, as well as new and returning GTAs, with tips on how to navigate teaching assistantships. Workshop Topics: Facilitating discussions both online and […]
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Graduate Student Town Hall
Event Date: 2020/10/22

Thursday, October 22nd, 4:00- 4:30pm HOW ARE YOU DOING? You are invited to join our ECPS town hall meeting to speak with your peers about your challenges this term and collaboratively participate in building your student community by sharing resources during this virtual cheek-in. Meeting will occur over Zoom Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/9032156144?pwd=Y3AxbnRPOElpSHdKdS9ONVFJNXlxZz09 Passcode: 250391
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CNPS Information Sessions 2020
Event Date: 2020/10/21

The CNPS Information Sessions will be chaired by Admissions Chair, Dr. Dan Cox 1st Session 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, Wednesday October 14th Hosted via Zoom (Please e-mail cnps.peer@ubc.ca to register by October 13th at 4pm) 2nd Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Wednesday October 21st Hosted via Zoom (Please e-mail cnps.peer@ubc.ca to register by […]
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