24^th International Conference on Neuroscience and Neurochemistry July 23-24, 2018 Birmingham, UK

Carroy Cuf Ferguson has his PhD in Psychology from Boston College. He is a tenured Full Professor, Former Dean, and currently Human Service Program Director and Human Service Internship Coordinator at University of Massachusetts-Boston. In 2006, he made history by becoming the first African American President of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and is currently in that role again. He is an author of books and articles; a Clinical Practitioner; Associate Editor, Journal of Humanistic Psychology;

and co-founder of two visionary organizations (Associates in Human Understanding; Interculture, Inc.). His forthcoming book is titled, “Living in Synchronicity: A Prequel to Evolving the Human Race Game”.

The focus of this presentation is to call attention to what author call archetypal energies in his award-winning book, Evolving

the Human Race Game, and to discuss how they can be used as a humanistic framework for optimal human relations

individually and collectively. The book received the 2016 Living Now Evergreen Best Book Bronze Medal Award for Spiritual

Leadership. In the book, archetypal energies, transcending all cultures, are defined as higher vibrational energies that operate

deep within our psyches, at both individual and collective levels. We tend to experience them as creative urges to move us

toward our optimal selves and optimal realities. Easily recognized terms are used to evoke a common sense of these archetypal

energies (e.g., Trust, Love, Acceptance, Harmony, Inclusion, Patience, Wisdom, Courage and Truth). There are three types

of archetypal energies (overall 25 of them) that establish a healthy disposition for human relations. Archetypal energy has

its own transcendent value, purpose, quality, and voice unique to the individual. To illustrate the links among archetypal

energies and optimal human relations, author will discuss seven types of human race games we play, three of which have

kept us stuck in unhealthy human relations and how we might transform them toward more optimal human relations. To assist in understanding a transition toward optimal human relations, humanistic themes and research findings will be drawn from: psycho-historical information and original essays in my book, Transitions in Consciousness from an African American Perspective (e.g., Chapter 2, Toward A Psychology of Black Mental Health) and my other writings related to choice (e.g., The Power of Yes and No: The Relation To Consciousness, Probable Realities, and E-motions) and healing wounds in the psyche (e.g., Healing Our Race-Linked Wounds). Relevant tools and strategies for accessing archetypal energies will also be identified.

Courtland Lee is a Professor in the Counselor Education Program at the Washington DC campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of seven books on multicultural counseling and three books on counseling and social justice. In addition, he has published numerous book chapters and articles on counseling across cultures. Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. in Counseling at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of both the American Counseling Association and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Dr. Lee’s main area of research is multicultural counseling.

While a great deal of attention has been focused on those individuals who often flee their country of origin due to conflict or natural disaster seeking refugee or asylum-seeker status, there is another important group of immigrants who voluntarily immigrate for social or economic reasons. These individuals are classified as Third Country Nationals (TCNs). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among acculturative stress, coping and quality of life among TCNs in a Southern European country. The study employed a mixed-methods research design. The overall research sample consisted of 117 adult TCNs who had been residing in the host country for more than one year. For the qualitative aspect of the study 13 adult TCNs were invited to take part in one-on-one interviews. They were asked a series of questions about their pre-migration experiences. For the quantitative aspect of the study TCNs were invited to respond to an anonymous questionnaire. The questionnaire measured acculturative stress with the Revised Social, Attitudinal, Familial and Environmental Acculturative Stress Scale, coping with the Brief COPE scale, and quality of life with the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF scale. A total of 104 adult TCNs completed the questionnaire. Two themes emerged from the qualitative interviews related to the pre-immigration life of TCNs: Push/pull factors and loss. With respect to the quantitative analysis, negative correlations were found between the SAFE-R scores and the scores on the four domains of WHOQOL-BREF. This suggests that the lower the level of a TCNs acculturative stress, the higher the individual’s perception of his/her quality of life in the host country. In addition, negative correlations were found between problem-focused Brief Cope subscale scores and the scores on the four domains of WHOQOL-BREF, suggesting that the more ineffective one’s coping mechanisms, the lower the quality of life.

Vivian Lee is an Associate Professor in the Counselor Education Program at Johns Hopkins University. She has published numerous book chapters and articles on school and transcultural counseling. She has conducted research on immigrant populations in Malta. Dr. Lee received her EdD in Counselor Education from the University of Virginia. She is the recipient of the Ohana Award from the Counselors for Social Justice, a division of the American Counseling Association. Her main research interest is in the area of peace and conflict resolution.

While a great deal of attention has been focused on those individuals who often flee their country of origin due to conflict or natural disaster seeking refugee or asylum-seeker status, there is another important group of immigrants who voluntarily immigrate for social or economic reasons. These individuals are classified as Third Country Nationals (TCNs). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among acculturative stress, coping and quality of life among TCNs in a Southern European country. The study employed a mixed-methods research design. The overall research sample consisted of 117 adult TCNs who had been residing in the host country for more than one year. For the qualitative aspect of the study 13 adult TCNs were invited to take part in one-on-one interviews. They were asked a series of questions about their pre-migration experiences. For the quantitative aspect of the study TCNs were invited to respond to an anonymous questionnaire. The questionnaire measured acculturative stress with the Revised Social, Attitudinal, Familial and Environmental Acculturative Stress Scale, coping with the Brief COPE scale, and quality of life with the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF scale. A total of 104 adult TCNs completed the questionnaire. Two themes emerged from the qualitative interviews related to the pre-immigration life of TCNs: Push/pull factors and loss. With respect to the quantitative analysis, negative correlations were found between the SAFE-R scores and the scores on the four domains of WHOQOL-BREF. This suggests that the lower the level of a TCNs acculturative stress, the higher the individual’s perception of his/her quality of life in the host country. In addition, negative correlations were found between problem-focused Brief Cope subscale scores and the scores on the four domains of WHOQOL-BREF, suggesting that the more ineffective one’s coping mechanisms, the lower the quality of life.