“Dr. McLaughlin will cover a very important and timely topic,” says Stafford. “We look forward to hearing from him.” University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Professor Warren L. Holleman will also speak. His afternoon presentation is titled “Managing the Ethical and Emotional Demands of Mental Health Professionals.” Holleman also serves as the director of the Faculty Health & Wellbeing Program at the cancer center. Other sessions cover suicide prevention, working with families with disabilities and more. The symposium honors UHCL Professor Emerita Emily G. Sutter who joined the university in 1981and retired in 2005. While at UHCL, Sutter served twice as interim dean of the School of Human Sciences and Humanities, and participated in numerous committees that helped shape the university. During one of her tenures as interim dean, she proposed the development of the symposium, which proved successful because of the respect many in the psychological community had for Sutter. With more than 150 publications and presentations, she received the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Association of School Psychologists and the Texas Psychological Association. Fees for the symposium are $120 for mental health professionals, with discounts available to those in the education field as well as university students.
To find out more, visit http://www.uhcl.edu/psychsymposium or call the Psychological Services Clinic, 281-283-3330.