International Conference "LIFE DESIGN & CAREER COUNSELING: Building Hope and Resilience" in Padova, Italy on 20-23 June 2013

"Call for Papers" Deadline: January 30, 2013

The Members of the Organizing Committee are pleased to announce the International Conference "LIFE DESIGN & CAREER COUNSELING: Building Hope and Resilience" to be held in Padova, Italy on 20-22 June 2013. For more information, please visit the conference site: http://larios.psy.unipd.it/conference2013/pages/zen-index.php.

Conference prizes will be awarded to young researchers who have distinguished themselves for their work on issues of Vocational Designing and Career Counseling. These awards are offered by the European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling and by the Larios Laboratory of the University of Padua. Details on how to apply for participation for the awards are available on the conference website.

Some of the themes of the conference include:

·         Hope and optimism at a time of crisis

·         Hope and optimism in career counseling

·         Hope and optimism and multiculturalism

·         Positive psychology in career counseling and coaching

·         Hope and optimism in education

·         Resilience and time perspective in counseling

·         Increasing hope and optimism in counseling

·         Vocational Guidance, career education, career counseling: researches and instruments

·         Family, hope, optimism and resilience

We looking forward to seeing you in Padova this summer!

With our best wishes,
Laura Nota, Ph.D.
Professor

Salvatore Soresi, Ph.D
Full professor
Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione
Università di Padova
35131 Padova (Italy)

Bernardo J. Carducci, Ph.D.

President, Italian American Psychology Assembly

APA Fellow, Division 52: International Psychology

Professor of Psychology and Director

Shyness Research Institute

Indiana University Southeast

New Albany, IN USA 47150

bcarducc@ius.edu