APA, Division 52. & The Interamerican Society of Psychology:

A Fruitful Collaboration

Andrés J. Consoli - UCSBJudith L. Gibbons - SLUHéctor Torres - TCSPP

APA, Division 52, & The Interamerican Society of Psychology: A Fruitful CollaborationAndrés J. Consoli - UCSBJudith L. Gibbons – SLUHéctor Torres - TCSPP

Presentation Outline

•Brief overview of SIP

•Collaborations with APA

•Collaborations with Div 52

SIP

Sociedad Interamericana de PsicologíaInteramerican Society of Psychology

Sociedade Interamericana de Psicologia

Société Interaméricaine de Psychologie

www.sipsych.org

founded in México, DF, on December 17, 1951

to foster scientific, academic, and professional collaborations among persons

(NA-CA-Ca-SA).

to contribute in the development of psychology as a science and as a

profession in all of the countries of the Americas.

to facilitate international understandings through a broader comprehension of

cultural similarities and differences beyond national borders.

SIP Objectives

SIP’s Board of Directors

SIP’s Central Office

National Representatives

SIP’s Organizational Structure

Interamerican Congresses

(34 in 16 different countries, every other year)

Regional Congresses

(5 in as many countries –

Guatemala, Cuba, Paraguay, Bolivia, El Salvador)

Seed moniesAmbulatory Library – APA boothAPA Reception – APA president

SIP’s Collaboration with APA

Committee on International Relations in Psychology

CIRP members also SIP members

RecognitionAPA: Distinguished Contributions to the

International Advancement of Psychology Rubén Ardila & Maria Cristina Richaud

SIP: Interamerican Psychologist AwardAlbert Bandura, Alice Eagly, Robert Sternberg,

Judith Gibbons

SIP’s Collaboration with APA

Outstanding International Psychologist Awards

2010: Oliva Espin (U.S.) & Maria del Pilar Grazioso (non-U.S.)

2007: Martha E. Givaudan Moreno (non-U.S.)

2003: John G. Adair (non-U.S.)2002: Harry C. Triandis (U.S.) & Susan Pick

(Mexico)

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation

Edited by Judith Gibbons

SIP’s President, 2013-2015

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

International Perspectives in Psychology

Mission: to publish international research that addresses the everyday issues that people face.

Recent examples:Construction of wife and mother identities in women’s talk of intrafamily violence in Saraycık-Turkey by Gulden Guvenc. Attitudes and behaviors regarding traffic regulations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Wondwesen Girma Mamo and Deanna Haney, Yaya: Philippine domestic care workers, the children they care for, and the children they leave behind by Maria Rosario T. de Guzman Bribe taking acceptability and bribe payment among Thai organizational employees: The mediating effect of reciprocity obligation by Vanchai Ariyabuddhiphongs and Chanchira Hongladarom

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP)

Some current efforts in SIP:

•Sponsor Interamerican Congress of Psychology in Lima, Peru, 2015

•Sponsor Regional Congress in Rosario, Argentina in 2016

•Collaborate with other international organizations, including APA

•Increase membership, particularly in North America

•Recognize the rights and needs of unaccompanied child migrants

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

International Psychology Bulletin

Series featuring the accomplishments of the recipients of the

Interamerican AwardsSpanish/Portuguese Rogelio Díaz Guerrero

Consoli, A. J., & Morgan Consoli, M. L. (2012). Psychology in Latin America: Legacies and contributions - Part 1. International Psychology Bulletin, 16 (3), 71-74. Consoli, A. J., Morgan Consoli, M. L., & Klappenbach, H. (2013). Psychology in Latin America: Legacies and contributions - Part 2. International Psychology Bulletin, 17 (2), 36-41.Consoli, A. J., Morgan Consoli, M. L., & Klappenbach, H. (in preparation). Psychology in Latin America: Legacies and contributions - Part 3. International Psychology Bulletin.

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

International Psychology Bulletin

Heritage Mentoring ProjectNeal Rubin & Grant Rich

Series featuring distinguished Latin American Psychologists

Consoli, A. J., Corbella Santoma, S., & Morgan Consoli, M. L. (2013). International engagement as oxygen: Héctor Fernández Álvarez - Argentina. International Psychology Bulletin, 17 (1), 39-42. Consoli, A. J., Pérez Acosta, A. & Morgan Consoli, M. L. (in preparation). Heritage mentoring project: Rubén Ardila - Colombia. International Psychology Bulletin.

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

International handbook of psychological ethics Edited by M. Leach, M. Stevens, G. Lindsay, A.

Ferrero, & Y. Korkut

Consoli, A. J., Ardila, R., & Ferrero, A. (2012). Psychological ethics by Region: Latin and South America. In M. Leach, M. Stevens, G. Lindsay, A. Ferrero, & Y. Korkut (Eds.), International handbook of psychological ethics (pp. 308-320). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

International case studies in mental health Edited by S. Poyrazli & C. Thompson

Consoli, A. J., Hernández Tzaquitzal, M., & González, A. (2013). Mayan cosmovision and integrative counseling: A case study from Guatemala. In S. Poyrazli & C. Thompson (Eds.), International case studies in mental health (pp. 141-154). New York, NY: Sage.

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

Michael Stevens

Current Secretary for North America of SIP

Previous Roles in Division 52•President•Treasurer•Member-at-Large•Chair, Award Committee•Chair, Finance Committee•Chair, International Liaisons Committee•Chair, Information Clearinghouse Committee•Chair, Nominations & Elections Committee•Chair, Teaching and Curriculum Committee•Co-chair, Program Committee

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

National Latina/o Psychological Association (NLPA)

Presidential Initiative

Latina/o identities across borders & International Engagement

Chaired by Héctor Torres

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

NLPA International Liaison Goals

•Internationalization work group

•identify and support opportunities for international partnerships and collaborations

•Facilitate awareness and advocate for the inclusion of international/global perspective in the organization’s discussions, publications, and other means of communication.

SIP’s Collaboration with Div 52

Contact informationAndrés Consoli aconsoli@education.ucsb.eduJudith Gibbons gibbonsjl@slu.edu Héctor Torres htorres@thechicagoschool.edu