INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SEMINAR PROGRAMME
Crossing Borders: Counselling and the Challenges of Migration
16th – 18th June 2014
University of Malta, Valletta Campus
MONDAY, 16TH JUNE 2014
Time / Chair: Dr Courtland Lee – Professor, Department of Counselling, University of Malta0830 – 0900 / Registration
0900 – 0945 / Welcome Speech
Dr Dione Mifsud – Head, Department of Counselling, University of Malta
Dr Maureen Cole – Dean, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta
Opening Address
H.E. Ms Marie Louise Coleiro Preca – Presidentof Malta
0945 – 10:30 / Keynote Speech
Dr Mona Amer – Associate Professor, The American University in Cairo
Between Stress and Strength: The Complex Experiences of Voluntary and Forced Migration
1030 – 1050 / Coffee break
1050 – 1200 / Break-out Session 1
Ms Sheena Vella – University of Malta
Between Here and Now: Social Representations of Asylum Seeking in Malta and the Future
Ms Kristina Zammit – Jesuit Refugee Services
Providing Psychosocial Support in Detention Centres
Dr Neil Falzon – Aditus Foundation
Safe at Last? Experiencing Asylum in Malta
Mr David Castillo – Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers
[To be confirmed]
Mr Marc Cabourdin & Mr Jon Mallia
Art, Community & Outreach
1200 – 1315 / Lunch
1315 – 1425 / Break-out Session 2
Ms Sheena Vella – University of Malta
Between Here and Now: Social Representations of Asylum Seeking in Malta and the Future
Ms Kristina Zammit – Jesuit Refugee Services
Providing Psychosocial Support in Detention Centres
Dr Neil Falzon – Aditus Foundation
Safe at Last? Experiencing Asylum in Malta
Mr David Castillo – Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers
[Title to be announced shortly]
Mr Marc Cabourdin & Mr Jon Mallia
Art, Community & Outreach
1430 – 1500 / Plenary Session 1 – Rapporteur: Dr Ruth Falzon – Lecturer, Department of Counselling, University of Malta
TUESDAY, 17TH JUNE 2014
Time / Chair: DrVivian Lee – Associate Professor, Department of Counselling University of Malta0900 – 0930 / Registration
0930 – 1015 / Keynote Speech
Mr Jon Hoisaeter – UNHCR Malta
Not Just Numbers: A UNHCR Perspective on Engaging with Individuals in Mixed Migration Situations
1015 – 1035 / Coffee Break
1035 – 1145 / Break-out Session 3
Ms Rose Bugeja, Ms Niamh Donoghue& Ms Francesca Giordano – Students on Master of Arts in Transcultural Counselling Programme, University of Malta
Hear Me, See Me: The Lived Experience of Migrants in Malta
Dott. Roberta Attard, Prof. Courtland Lee, Prof. Vivian Lee, Ms Anabel Mifsud & Ms Sheena Vella – Department of Counselling, University of Malta
The Needs of Migrants: Perceptions from Practitioners
Stephanie Caruana – Counsellor; Master in Counselling Graduate
Exploring the Multicultural Counselling Process of Maltese Mental Health Professionals Working with Sub-Saharan African Asylum Seekers
Suelle Micallef Marmara - Counsellor, Master of Arts in Transcultural Counselling Graduate
The Effect of Immigration on the Psychosocial Development in Adolescents
Mr Ali Konate – Network for Equality
The Migrant Experience: The Reality of the Journey
1145 – 1300 / Lunch
1300 – 1345 / Documentary – “Dem Walla Dee”
1345 – 1430 / Small Group Discussions
1430 – 1500 / Plenary Session 2 – Rapporteur Prof. Tim Bond – Visiting Professor, Department of Counselling, University of Malta
WEDNESDAY, 18TH JUNE 2014
Time / Chair: Ms Anabel Mifsud, Research Officer, Department of Counselling, University of Malta0900 – 0930 / Registration
0930 – 1015 / Keynote Speech
Dr Adolfo Bermeo – Fellow, The Pell Institute
Borders within Borders: The Struggle for Access, Equity and Social Justice
1015 – 1035 / Coffee Break
1035 – 1145 / Break-out Session 3
Ms Rose Bugeja, Ms Niamh Donoghue & Ms Francesca Giordano – Students on the Master of Arts in Transcultural Counselling Programme, University of Malta
Hear Me, See Me: The Lived Experience of Migrants in Malta
Dott. Roberta Attard, Prof. Courtland Lee, Prof. Vivian Lee, Ms Anabel Mifsud & Ms Sheena Vella – Department of Counselling, University of Malta
The Needs of Migrants: Perceptions from Practitioners
Stephanie Caruana – Counsellor; Master in Counselling Graduate
Exploring the Multicultural Counselling Process of Maltese Mental Health Professionals Working with Sub-Saharan African Asylum Seekers
Suelle Micallef Marmara - Counsellor, Master of Arts in Transcultural Counselling Graduate
The Effect of Immigration on the Psychosocial Development in Adolescents
Mr Ali Konate – Network for Equality
The Migrant Experience: The Reality of the Journey
1145 – 1215 / Plenary Session 3 – Rapporteur: Dott. Roberta Attard – Associate Lecturer, Department of Counselling, University of Malta
1215 – 1230 / Closing Address
Hon. Dr Michael Farrugia
Minister for the Family & Social Solidarity