NLPA Statement

The National Latina/o Psychological Association (NLPA) is a national organization of mental health professionals and students whose mission is “to generate and advance psychological knowledge and foster its effective application for the benefit of the Hispanic/Latino population.” Collectively we are interested in (a) the mental health needs of individuals who live in the U.S. and have a Latina/o background and (b) addressing the clinical work, research, training and teaching of our members to better serve those individuals.

NLPA 2010 Biennial Conference

Latinas: Celebrating the Psychological Strengths and Resilience of Latina Women and Girls 

November 12 – 13, 2010: Conference (register to attend)

November 11, 2010: Pre-Conference              

The Westin Riverwalk 

San Antonio, Texas

(reserve a room in the NLPA block for lower prices)

NLPA will feature keynote addresses from President-Elect of the American Psychological Association (APA) Melba Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP and Patricia Arredondo, Ed.D the first Hispanic President of the American Counseling Association.  The NLPA conference will include symposia, paper presentations, CEU programming, student programming, awards and social networking.