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Here He Presented Workshops on E.G 7th WORLD CONFERENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCES (WC-PSY 2020) ONLINE CONFERENCE Bay Atlantic University Washington D. C. , USA 19 – 21 August 2020 PROGRAM BOOK Organization The Academic Events Group International Advisory Board A. Rui Gomes, University of Minho, Portugal Ahmad Alipour, Payame Noor University, Iran Aldert Vrij, University of Portsmouth, UK André Francisco Pilon, University of São Paulo, Brazil Andrew Day, Deakin University, Australia Andy McKinlay, The University of Edinburgh, UK Anthony L Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Bea Van den Bergh, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Begoña Montero, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain Biyu J. He, Washington University, Chine Britt af Klinteberg , Stockholm University, Sweden Chris McVittiei, Queen Margaret University, Scotland Conchi San Martín, University of Barcelona, Spain Demet Erol Ongen, Akdeniz University, Turkey Diane Cooper, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, South Africa Diane Sunar, Bilgi University, Turkey Edwin Herazo, Human Behavioral Research Institute, Colombia Elena Lupu, Oil and Gas University, Romania Emee Vida Estacio, Keele University, UK Emel Kuruoglu, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey Felix Ehrlenspiel, Technical University of Munich, Germany Flora Cornish, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff, University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany George Wright, Durham Business School, UK Gill Furze, University of York, UK Giuseppe Riva The Catholic, University of Milan, Italy Gönül Akcamete, Ankara University, Turkey Hayat Boz, Ankara University, Turkey Ian Butler, University of Bath, UK Ileana Rotaru Eftimie Murgu, University, Romania Inge Petersen, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ivandro Soares Monteiro, Orasi Institute, Portugal Jacobus G. Maree, University of Pretoria, South Africa Jesús de la Fuente Arias, University of Almería, Spain Joanna Pawelczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland Joanne Dickson, University of Liverpool, UK John Fraser, University of New England, UK Juan-José Igartua, University of Salamanca, Spain Jung-Cheol Shini, Seoul National University, South Korea Kamil Özerk, University of Oslo, Norway Kavita Vedhara, University of Nottingham, UK Kinga Morsanyi, University of Plymouth, UK Lawrence T. Lam, The University of Notre Dame, Australia Lesley Fraser, Australian Guidance and Counselling Association, Australia Lia Patrício, Univsity of Porto, Portugal M. Kemal Sayar, Fatih University, Turkey Malik Amjad, University College of the North, Canada Mansour Abdi Arak, University Iran Margaret Harris, Oxford Brookes University, UK Marie .P. Wissing, North West University, South Africa Marilyn Campbell, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Martin Voracek, University of Vienna, Austria Mehmet Erdem, University of Nevada, USA Melahat Işınsu Halat, Ministry of Healthy, North Cyprus Michelle Simpson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran Monica T. G. Ramirez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico Montserrat Comesaña Vila, University of Minho, Portugal Nebi Sumer, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Omar Fernando Cortés Peña, Universidad de la Costa, Colombia Oya Hazer, Hacettepe University Turkey Peter Mitchell, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia Philip Philipoff, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Prof. Dr. Mohamed Yusoff Abbas, University Technology MARA, Malaysia Reinhold Viehoff, Martin Luther University, Germany Ruy Jornada Krebs, State University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Selahattin Öğülmüş, Ankara University, Turkey Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu, Baskent University, Turkey Simonetta Adamo, University of Milan, Italy Stefanie Hoehl , University of Heidelberg, Germany Stephen Goss, Univsity of Abertay Dundee, Scotland Steve Campbell,nUniversity of New England, Australia Steve W. J. Kozlowski Michigan State University, USA Steven M. Rose, John Hopkins University, USA Sue Hawick, New South Wales Australia, Australia Tara Lehan, Northcentral University, USA Tim Lewis, University of Missouri, USA Tim Melchert, Marquette University, USA Toon W. Taris Radboud, University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Tuncay Ergene, Yaşar University, Turkey Turan Temur, Gazi University, Turkey Ulku Koymen, Ajman University of Science and Technology, UAE Usha Tummala-Narra, Michigan State University, USA Vildan Mevsim, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey Wenche Andersen Helland, University of Bergen & Stord Hospital, Norway Zehra Ozcinar, Atatürk Teacher’s Academy, North Cyprus Organized by Christian University Association for Human, Science, Natura, Education and Technology The Global Special Education and Psychological Services Association Honorary President Valery Alikin, Ph.D. Rector of Christian University, Russia Program Chair Prof. Dr. Steven M. Ross, Johns Hopkins University, USA International Program Committee Atefeh Ferdosipour, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Marilyn Campbell, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Dubravka Miljković, University of Zagreb, Croatia Jongho Shin, Seoul National University, South Korea Jacobus G. Maree, University of Pretoria, South Africa Lesley Fraser, Australian Guidance and Counselling Association, Australia Selma Koc, Cleveland State University, USA Organizing Committee Dr. Tahir Tavukçu, Cyprus Social Sciences University Dr. Nihat Ekizoğlu, Ataturk Teacher Training Academy Blerta Prevalla Etemi, AAB University Florijeta Hulaj, AAB College Lilia Trushko, Girne American University Nesli Bahar Yavaş, European University of Lefke Semih Çalışkan, Istanbul Aydın University Zeynep Genç, Istanbul Aydın University Secretariat Pembe Mehmet, Cyprus International University, Cyprus [email protected] KEYNOTES Prof. Dr. Kobus Maree University of Pretoria’s Keynote Title: “Integrating conscious knowledge with subconscious insight: The essence of self- and career construction counselling during the Covid-19″ pandemic” Abstract: In Part One of this paper, the emphasis is on fundamental changes in the world of work (driven by Work 4.0 and the imminent Work 5.0) that are aggravating many of the challenges associated with the lack of contextualised career counselling. Many scholars have recently mphasized the importance of conducting research on and developing, implementing, and promoting contextualised career counselling theory, research, practice, and policy in both individual and group contexts. The ultimate aim is to romote the vision of affording all people the opportunity to ‘make eaning’, rekindle a sense of hope, design purposeful and successful work lives. This shift is consistent with recent calls for the decolonisation of career sychology in Global, but, especially, Global South contexts. In Part Two of the paper, the focus shifts to a discussion of the research outcomes of integrative self- and career construction counselling in individual in addition to group contexts in Global North as well as in Global South contexts. Integrating conscious knowledge with subconscious insight comprises a key element of this approach. The frame of reference of the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its ripple effect on the world of work globally is elaborated on and the consequent, increasing need for telehealth (including telepsychology and tele-career counseling) is underscored. Bio: Prof. Kobus Maree (DEd (Career Counselling); PhD (Learning Facilitation in Mathematics); DPhil (Psychology)) is a full Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria. His main research interests are career construction (counselling), life design (counselling), emotional‐social intelligence and social responsibility, and learning facilitation in mathematics. He links research results to appropriate career choices and to life designing. Past editor of a number of scholarly journals, for instance, the South African Journal of Psychology, managing editor of Gifted Education International, regional editor for Southern Africa: Early Child Development and Care, and a member of several national and international bodies, including the Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) (USA), the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) (USA), the Psychology Association of South Africa (SA), and the Association of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In 2009, he was awarded the Stals Prize of the South African Academy of Science and Arts for exceptional research and contributions to Psychology. In June 2014, he was awarded the Stals prize for exceptional research and contributions to Education, and he received the Psychological Society of South Africa’s (PsySSA) Award for Excellence in Science during the 20th South African Psychology Congress in September 2014. Prof. Maree was awarded Honorary Membership of the Golden Key International Honour Society for exceptional academic achievements, leadership skills and community involvement in October 2014. He was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal for Teaching and Learning from the University of Pretoria in 2010 and has been nominated successfully as an Exceptional Academic Achiever on four consecutive occasions (2003‐ 2016). He has a B1 rating from the National Research Foundation (the highest rating in the history of the faculty). Prof. Maree has authored or co‐authored 100 + peer‐reviewed articles and 55 books/ book chapters on career counselling, research and related topics since 2009. In the same period, he supervised 30 doctoral theses and Master’s dissertations and read keynote papers at 20 +
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