HOMINIS ’99

HOMINIS ’99

Intercontinental Convention on Psychology and Human Sciences "Human Growth and Diversity"

HOMINIS ’99

November 1-5, 1999

International Conference Center

Havana, Cuba

Final Announcement

Final Announcement

HOMINIS ’99

The Cuban Society of Psychology and the Preparatory Committee of the HOMINIS ’99 Convention, made up by the School of Psychology of the University of Havana, the Cuban Society of Health Psychology, the Psychology Departments of the Central University of Las Villas and University of Oriente, the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, the Central Institute of Pedagogical Sciences attached to the Ministry of Education, the Sociology Department of the School of Philosophy, the Anthropology Chair at the University of Havana, the L.S.Vigotsky Chair, the Center of Women’s Studies and the Center of Psychological and Sociological Research of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, together with the Havana International Conference Center,

HEREBY INVITE professionals in Psychology and related disciplines, social sciences and all others who work for the wellbeing and happiness of human beings to participate in the HOMINIS ’99 Convention, to be held on November 1-5, 1999, at the Havana International Conference Center.

HOMINIS will provide plenty spaces for reflection through ten major events, including, among others:

THE 3rd CONFERENCE on the work and thought of L.S.Vigotsky and his followers, organized with the aim of discussing and reflecting on the contributions and projections that can be made on the basis of this conception.

HOMINIS ’99 recognizes that, at the dawn of a new century and millennium, it is of utmost importance to discuss and ponder on the expectations and demands being made on Human Sciences and, particularly, on Psychology. Therefore, the INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM "USER EXPECTATIONS FROM AND DEMANDS ON HUMAN SCIENCES" has been organized for all those who are users or are involved in such sciences, whether professionals or not.

Likewise, the INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY "PRESENT AND FUTURE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH" is aimed at strengthening the relevance of epistemological reflection for the achievement of practical goals in social sciences. The meeting will place particular emphasis on qualitative alternatives as an expression of different epistemological and methodological supports which have been traditionally backed by positivist research in Psychology and other social and human sciences.

We hope that the aims of this Convention will interest you and look forward to warmly welcoming you in our beautiful land.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Fernando González Rey

Chairman

Organizing Committee

LATIN-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY

"LATIN-AMERICAN OUTLINE OF AND PROSPECTS FOR PSYCHOLOGY"

5th INTERNATIONAL AND 6TH NATIONAL SYMPOSIA ON PSYCHOLOGY IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AN DEVELOPMENT

Purpose

— To promote the exchange of experiences on the theory, research and professional practice, the applications of Psychology to the improvement of organizational management and development. Such exchange should be based on different conceptual schemes and a multidisciplinary approach, allowing for contributions from different disciplines to problem solving in this sphere.

Topics

• Leadership and management excellence. Basic approaches and models. Effects of managerial practices on the climate, motivation, communication, creativity and productivity.

• Advanced management techniques for the development of human resources in organizations. Processes of continuous improvement, total quality and excellence.

• Training of a new generation of leaders in the 20th century. Managerial skills training programs for executives.

• Strategic management as a consultancy approach. The use of effective management models to make organizations successful.

INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON HUMANISM AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Purposes

— To foster contacts and controversy among specialists in different braches who share a humanistic calling in the performance of their professional and personal activities.

— To review the current situation of humanism in the region and the prospects for

strengthening and growth.

Topics

• Humanism, culture and society.

• Humanism in contemporary social sciences.

• Humanism, modernity and post-modernity.

• Everyday life and quality of life.

• Human development, thinking and learning.

• Human development as seen by different paradigms.

• Spiritual development and humanism.

• Humanism and scientific and professional societies.

• Humanism: the individual, society and identity.

• Creativity and humanism.

INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM "USER EXPECTATIONS FROM AND DEMANDS ON HUMAN SCIENCES"

Purposes

— To determine the personal, social and labor expectations and demands that can

be made on Human Sciences and, in particular, Psychology.

— To identify multidisciplinary participation in the achievement of the goals derived from said expectations and demands.

— To consider the meaning and value of Human Sciences and, in particular, Psychology, for individuals and the society.

Topics

• Objectives and contents of Human Sciences and possibilities of personal

development.

• Role and tasks of Human Sciences in the improvement and growth of society.

• Tasks of Human Sciences in politics and ideology.

• Consideration of technology in Human Sciences.

• Role of Human Sciences in humanizing labor and production.

• Confronting myths and fallacies in Human Sciences.

• Promoting the role of culture in Human Sciences.

• Role of Human Sciences in the economy.

• Projections of health-related scientific and practical work in Human Sciences.

• Human Sciences and Natural Sciences. Interrelations and demands.

"OPENING THE DOORS TO THE FAMILIES OF THE YEAR 2000"

3rd LATIN-AMERICAN MEETING ON THE FAMILY AND 2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

Purposes

— To promote the exchange and dialogue about the issue of the family on the basis of different conceptual schemes and multidisciplinary approaches.

— To provide a space for reflection on the theory, research and professional practice with a view to fostering scientific cooperation and joint projects.

— To favor the integration of our peoples and encourage social policies for the benefit of family development and human well-being.

Topics

• The family, globalization and human development.

• Conceptual, methodological and instrumental problems in research and family intervention.

• The family, legislation and social policies.

• The family, education and life cycle.

• The family and health.

• The family, labor and quality of life.

• The family, community and the environment.

• The family and the media.

• Human sexuality. Sexual and reproductive health.

• Family relations. Problems, conflicts and prospects. Violence in the family.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON PSYCHOLOGY OF LABOR AND ORGANIZATIONS

Purpose

— To promote exchange among Cuban and foreign specialists on issues related to research, training and professional practice in this discipline.

Topics

• Psychology of labor and organizations as a field of work for psychologists. Possibilities and challenges in the 21st century.

• Teaching Psychology of labor and organizations at the university. Experiences

in Cuba and other countries.

• Role of Psychology of labor and organizations in the management of human resources. Diagnostic and intervention methods and techniques.

• The study of work activity and its demands on men in the light of the present-

day and future scientific and technical development.

• The gender approach in Psychology of labor and organizations.

• Psychological study of labor organizations.

• Psychology of labor and organizations and its role in organizational development.

• Occupational health in Psychology of labor and organizations.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY

Purposes

— To provide a space for theoretical and methodological reflection on fundamental issues in these scientific disciplines.

— To encourage exchange and contacts among specialists from different countries and the awareness about diverse professional experiences by people interested in these subjects.

— To contribute to identifying new areas of work related to social and community Psychology.

Topics

• Current state and epistemological construct of Social Psychology.

• Current theoretical developments in Social Psychology. Opportunities for identifying and solving contemporary social problems.

• Theoretical models in Community Psychology. Current developments.

• Theoretical and methodological problems associated to social and psychosocial intervention.

• Social Psychology and current problems in contemporary society.

• Fields of work for social and community psychologists: Convergence with other disciplines.

• Community Psychology and participation. Methodology for community intervention.

• Community intervention programs: Preparation and assessment in different contexts. Videos and individual papers.

3rd CONFERENCE "HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LEGACY, RELEVANCE AND PROSPECTS OF L.S. VIGOTSKY’S WORK"

Purposes

— To identify the challenges posed by the development of the historical-cultural approach at present.

— To assess and determine the implications of the historical-cultural approach on sciences.

— To identify instances of divergence and convergence between the historical-cultural concept and other parts of psychological knowledge and Social and Human Sciences in general.

— To assess the impact of the historical-cultural approach in social practice.

— To promote international joint projects .

Topics

• Challenges and alternatives in the development of the historical-cultural concept for sciences. Epistemological issues in the historical-cultural concept.

• Categories and principles in the historical-cultural concept.

• The historical-cultural concept and its expression in education and other spheres of application and practice.

• Approach to human development in the historical-cultural concept.

1st INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM "TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF PSYCHOLOGISTS"

Purposes

— To provide a space for reflection and experience-sharing among specialists devoted to the training and education of psychologists in various academic, scientific and other institutions.

— To enhance the participants’ knowledge about current developments in the training of psychologists across the region.

— To discuss deeply and with favorable results the trends in the labor market for psychology professionals and the search for more contextual and appropriate training strategies.

— To identify needs concerning integrated or individual profiles in the current state of the profession.

Topics

• Training of psychologists in the new scientific development conditions and current labor market.

• Training of psychologists for the 21st century.

• Trends in curricular preparation. Regional experiences. Essential curriculum core and extracurricular alternatives. Ethical education and training of psychology professionals. Didactics in the teaching of psychology. Concrete training experiences in specific disciplines. Practical pre-professional training.

• Psychology in the training of professionals of other disciplines and specialities.

• Continuous education and training. Continuation of studies.

• Bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs.

• Inter-institutional links. Establishment of cooperation and exchange networks.

• Publications.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP "ADVANCES IN AND PROSPECTS FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH

Purposes

— To reflect on the experiences accumulated in the past decade in the theoretical, methodological and practical fields of application of Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology.

— To present concrete experiences, work projects and other topics of interest related to professional practice in clinical areas and health.

— To review the relevance and effectiveness of basic, clinical and health terminology for the activity of psychologists.

— To identify and recognize axiological and ethical elements related the professional performance of clinical and health psychologists.

— To re-consider links with other professions, especially in the medical sphere, and the institutional context in which such links occur.

Topics

• Psychology in primary health care. Prevention.

• Clinical psychodiagnosis in the present day. Diagnosis in Health Pyschology practice.

• Prevention and treatment of addictions.

• Psychotherapy. Approaches and applications. Training of psychotherapists.

• Role demands.

• Procedures and techniques applied to clinical work and health institutions.

• Hypnosis. Applications, scope and limitations.

• Neuropsychological rehabilitation.

• Stress at the turn of the century.

• Psychology in professional actions related to chronic diseases.

• Professional ethics.

• Psychological research in these areas. Particularities.

• Epistemological, theoretical and methodological issues.

• Psychologists, psychiatrists and physicians. Unity, diversity and differences.

INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON EPISTEMIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY "PRESENT AND FUTURE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH"

Purposes

— To promote the exchange of ideas on the epistemological axes of fundamental psychological theorization and research.

— To foster experience-sharing among professionals in this area in order to identify tendencies in the epistemological development of Psychology and its theoretical, practical and applied meaning.

— To delve into the topic of qualitative research as a working challenge for social sciences.

— To present and discuss specific papers developed in different research areas.

— To establish the foundations for a regular exchange program among researchers involved in this subject and for the creation of an international association for the development of qualitative research in social sciences.

Topics

• Current challenges of the epistemological frameworks of Psychology and its theoretical and methodological derivations.

• Epistemology and methodology.

• Impact and limits of postmodernism in the construct of psychological knowledge.

• Qualitative epistemology, complexity and dialectic logic.

• Constructivism and empirism in the construct of psychological knowledge.

• Different ways to use qualitative research in social sciences.

• The use of mathematics in qualitative research.

Personalities who have confirmed their participation

Jerome S. Bruner (U.S.A)

Vladimir Zichenko (Russia)

Robert Sternberg (U.S.A)

Ethel Tobach (U.S.A)

Miguel López Melero (Spain)

Pedro Portes (U.S.A)

Luis Moll (U.S.A)

Guillermo Berna (Puerto Rico)

Michel Fine (U.S.A.)

José Miguel Salazar (Venezuela)

Personalities who have been invited to participate:

Stephen Jay Gould (U.S.A.)

Ursula Hauser (Costa Rica)

Amalio Blanco (Spain)

Frederic Munne (Spain)

Irma Serrano (Puerto Rico)

Jorge Molina Avilés (Mexico)

Benjamín Domínguez (Mexico)

Juan Pascual Leone (Canada)

Denise Jodelet (France)

Saul Fuks (Argentina)

Juan Azcuaga (Argentina)

Ana Vaught (Brazil)

Eunice Soriano de Alencar (Brazil)

Maria Auxiliadora Banchs (Venezuela)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman: Dr. Fernando Gonz lez Rey

Executive Secretary: Dr. Guillermo Arias Beatón

Scientific Program Secretary: Dr. Manuel Calviño

Dr. Alberto Labarrere

P.C.O., Havana International

Conference Center Ms. Eva Paula Bravo

Members of the Organizing Committee

Dionisio Zaldívar Pérez

Albertina Mitjans Fernández

Diego González Serra

Leonelo Abello Mesa

Franklin Martínez Mendoza

Mayda Alvarez Suárez

Ovidio D’Angelo Hernández

Miguel Rojo González

Julio C. Casales Fernández

Liberio Oliva Melgar

Noemí Pérez Valdés

Bárbara Saz Ros

Jorge Grau Avalo

Francisco Morales Calatayut

Miguel Angel Alvarez

Pedro Almirall Hernández

Jorge Román y Hernández

Ana María Siverio Gómez

Josefina López Hurtado

Amelia Amador Martínez

Pilar Rico Montero

Miguel Roca Perara

Norma Vasallo Baurreta

Aurora García Morey

Lourdes Ibarra Mustelier

Patricia Ares Muzie

Elena Moro Fernández

Vivian Guerra Morales

Armando Pérez Llera

María del Pilar Sotera

María V. Macías Miranda

Elisa Knapp González

Mara Fuentes Daniele

Lourdes Fernández Rius

Carolina de la Torre

Reynaldo Rojas Manresa

Gloria Fariñas León

María T. García

Eduardo Cairo Varcarcel

Irene Smith Alayón

Sara Balbín López

Emilia Azum Fernández

Official Languages: English and Spanish

PROVISIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

HOMINIS '99 Convention will include ten main events featuring lectures, symposia, panels, round tables, free-topic paper oral, poster and video presentations on main topics, and pre- and post-event courses.

THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE

Lectures (50 minutes long)

Symposia (90 - 120 minutes)

Workshops (2 - 4 hours)

Panels (120 minutes)

Round Tables (90 - 120 minutes)

Free-Topic Papers (10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion)

Videos (10 - 15 minutes)

The courses will be 4-8 hours long. Some may last longer if necessary.

• The Convention will also include optional technical visits throughout the

event to meet the interests of participants.

• Participants will be entitled to a scheduled visit included in the registration fee. Optional visits will be US $5.00 each.

• A related exhibition will also be held.

CALL FOR FREE-TOPIC PAPERS

Papers may be submitted as oral, poster and/or video presentations.

Oral presentations may include graphics, slides and overhead projections.

Posters should be 82 cm wide and 120 cm high.

Video beam is multistandard.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

ullet Authors should send their paper abstracts to the Organizing Committee.

• Papers sent within the established timeframe and accepted for presentation will be included in the scientific program of the event.

• Paper abstracts should be one-space typed, on A4 or 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper. They should not exceed 250 words, including title, author(s), institution, city and country, and should include introduction, materials, methods, results and conclusions.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: JULY 30, 1999

Abstracts should be sent by fax or e-mail to the Organizing Committee or the International Conference Center's representative travel agencies listed in this brochure.

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS

Overhead projector

35-mm slides

Videocassettes VHS (NTSC 3.58, only standard accepted)

Video beam Multistandard

Graphic images on diskettes

NOTE: Colleagues interested in participating in the Convention who may require an invitation letter for travel arrangement purposes may request it to the Organizing Committee.

PRE-AND POST-CONVENTION COURSES

REGISTRATION FEE US $20.00

It includes admission to the course and attendance certificate

TOPICS

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Personality development

Dr. Laura Domínguez. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

2. Development periods

Dr. Leyda Cruz. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

3. Concept learning and thought development

Dr. Graciela Martínez. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

4. The learning theory and the historical and cultural approach: a critical review

Dr. Gloria Fariñas. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

5. Problems in attention development

Dr. María Emilia Rodríguez. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

6. Proximal development zone (PDZ)

Dr. Roberto Corral. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

7. Development diagnosis according to the historical and cultural approach

Dr. Guillermo Arias Beatón. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana.

8. The group approach and the process of personality development at school. Cuba's experience

Dr. Ana Luisa Segarte and Dr. Oksana Kraftchenko. Cuba

Duration: 3 hours

Venue: University of Havana

9. The classroom as a place providing for growth and transformation or reproduction and repetition. Similarities and differences

Dr. Ana Luisa Segarte and Dr. Oksana Kraftchenko. Cuba

Duration: 3 hours

Venue: University of Havana

10. The elderly and human development

Dr. Teresa Orosa. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours

Venue: University of Havana

11. Intellectual stimulation in early childhood

Hilda Pà9rez Forest, M. Sc. Cuba

Duration: 6 hours