Virginia Brabender's Last Lecture and Retirement Celebration!

10 South Chester Road,Swarthmore PA 19081

07 May, 2022

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Please join us for a last lecture and celebration to honor the career of Virginia Brabender! Kindly RSVP by Wednesday 4/20/22 Virginia Brabender's Last Lecture and Retirement Celebration TICKET INFORMATION and RSVP:Attending in person: $50 (IGCP students $25) – Includes reception and celebration, CE event and certificateAttending via Zoom: No cost for attendance ($10 administration fee for those requesting a CE certificate). This event will take place both in person and over Zoom. Zoom link to be distributed to those who are pre-registered. Kindly RSVP by Wednesday 4/20/22MAKE A DONATION! Please consider making a donation to the IGCP Community Support Fund in Virginia's honor! This fund benefits IGCP students during times of financial hardship. Donations will be accepted at the event - those donating will receive a small gift in recognition of their generosity. Thank you! CREATE A VIDEO MEMORY FOR VIRGINIA! As part of the celebration, we will be creating a video montage of messages as a keepsake for Virginia. To create a video, please access the link below: https://www.tribute.co/virginia-brabender/ We look forward to celebrating with you on May 7th. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mary Foley at [email protected]. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MASTER LECTURE DESCRIPTION (1 CE credit for psychologists) : A last lecture: Creating a professional narrative to vitalize the present and move meaningfully into the future. This presentation will explore the value of psychologists constructing a professional narrative. Such a narrative can link up important pieces of a professional’s personal history with key developments over the course of one’s career. Narratives vitalize one’s experiences by transferring the past into the present and moving private experiences into the social world where they can be enriched. Professional narratives foster a sense of agency over one’s career and support the alignment of professional practices and personal values. They also contribute to a sense of continuity as a psychologist moves into retirement. Learning Objectives: 1. Gain insight and appreciation for the value of constructing a professional narrative as a tool in strengthening one’s professional identity. 2. Learn how narrative building can increase the congruence between values and professional activity. 3. Learn how to identify and use the narrative as a way of bringing one’s unique personal experience to the social world where they can be considered, analyzed, and form a basis for connection with others. Schedule of Events for CE Lecture: I. Introduction – The Professional Narrative II. The Value of the Professional Narrative III. Using the Narrative for Professional Enhancement IV. Using the Narrative as a Tool for Connecting with Others About the Speaker:Virginia Brabender, Ph.D., ABPP (cl) is a professor in Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology. She has written or edited 9 books and numerous articles on psychological assessment, group psychotherapy, adoptive families, ethics and professional issues. She is a Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and the Society for Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She served as Associate Dean and Director of Clinical Psychology for 13 years Director of Internship Training for 8 years. She has received numerous awards for teaching, service, and scholarship. Target Audience: The Post-Graduate Center (PGC) plans and promotes programs serving the continuing educational needs of psychologists, students, and professionals across a variety of disciplines. Through the provision of high quality programming, PGC hopes to support psychologists and other mental health professionals in their commitment to provide ethical, culturally sensitive and competent services to our community.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For disability accommodations, questions about accessibility, or any other program questions, please contact us at [email protected] The Post-Graduate Center at Widener University's Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Post-Graduate Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Important Notice:Those who attend the Master Lecture and complete the APA evaluation form will receive one continuing education credit. Please know that APA CE rules require that we only give credit to those who attend the entire lecture. Those signing into this in-person event or webinar more than 5 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving /signing off before the lecture is completed will not be eligible to receive CE credit. Additionally, we are unable to issue partial CE credits. This is an APA requirement.