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LILRC Webinar: Cultivating Wellness through Engaging in Sustainable Environmental Practices
September 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Join Dr. Samuel M. Colbert, PhD., for this interactive educational program will focus on current methods for increasing psychological wellness through engaging in sustainable environmental practices. We will discuss current psychological research on topics related to the psycho-emotional effects of climate change. Participants will be asked to actively engage in discussion and activities related to their own environmental practices, anxieties and hopes for change.
Program Takeaways:
1. Understanding the psychological effects of climate change
2. Exploration of methods to reduce climate change
3. Exploration of methods to increase psychological resilience in the face of climate change
About the Presenter:
Dr. Samuel M. Colbert, PhD is a counseling psychologist, licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD at Ball State University and completed his pre-doctoral clinical internship at University of Pennsylvania’s (UPenn’s) counseling center. He received his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Ball State University and his Bachelor of Arts at SUNY Geneseo, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Colbert is a clinician, consultant, educator, and researcher. He practices couples and individual therapy at Philadelphia Couples Therapy, a private group practice in Philadelphia, PA. He has also taught multiple undergraduate courses, including: The Psychology of Sexuality, Multicultural Counseling and Fundamentals of Counseling Skills. He has presented hundreds of LGBTQ+ Skill Building Workshops, with varied audiences including, psychologists at the Annual American Psychological Convention, National Rehabilitation Psychological Conference, and fellows at John’s Hopkins. Informed from his teaching, training, and clinical experiences, Dr. Colbert has co-authored a chapter in Navigating Difficult Teaching Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justice published by the American Psychological Association. His research includes exploring factors leading to the health and well-being of gender and sexual minority people possessing intersecting identities.
Sam is honored to continue to share his passion for learning, teaching, and training with the Long Island Library Resources Council!
