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Leading and Directing an Off-Campus Studies Program in Psychology

Comprehensive guide for leading a cross-cultural psychology program, covering administration, student recruitment, course materials, and experiential learning. Includes strategies for networking, excursion logistics, student interactions, and post-program evaluation.

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Leading and Directing an Off-Campus Studies Program in Psychology

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  1. Leading and Directing an Off-Campus Studies Program in Psychology Ken Abrams Carleton College June 3, 2011

  2. Making Connections • Via the Web • Psych dept website of main university in host country • Literature review using host country as a search term • On Campus • Director of Off-Campus Studies • For interdisciplinary programs, faculty from other depts • Networking within professional organizations • NAFSA: The Association of International Educators • IACCP: Int’l Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology • SCCR: The Society for Cross-Cultural Research

  3. Scouting Trip • Meet with Psychology Faculty • “Snowball” approach • Meet with Potential Host Organizations • Student (and faculty) housing • Excursion transportation and hotels • Local professors to teach non-psychology courses • Evaluate Potential Excursion Sites

  4. Student Recruitment • Website • Flyers / Brochures • OCS Fairs • Information Meetings • Email • Post-Application: Group Mtg

  5. Pre-Departure • Contact Alumni • Visa Issues • Health Insurance • Orientation Meetings • logistical / practical information • vocabulary • map assignments • goal setting • student interaction (creating a sense of community)

  6. Directed Readings Course • Assigned Readings • Crazy Like Us (Watters, 2010) • Culture and Mental Health (Eshun & Gurung, 2009) • Open-Ended Questions • How may well-intentioned Western psychologists who overlook cultural factors do more harm than good? • What additional evidence, if found, would support or contradict Ethan Watters’ arguments? • Week 1 Exam

  7. Cross-Cultural Psychopathology:Broad Themes • To what extent are mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia universal vs. culturally specific? • Do “culture-bound syndromes” exist? How similar must syndromes be to be considered the same? • What are the treatment implications of cultural relativity for psychopathology?

  8. Cross-Cultural Psychopathology:Country-Specific Themes • The fall of communism and rise of eating disorders • Involuntary commitment as a political tool under communism • The assessment and treatment of sexual offenders • The treatment of individuals with GID

  9. Visits to Psychiatric Clinics • Eating Disorders Unit (patient with anorexia) • Sexual Disorders Unit (patients with GID) • Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital (sexual offenders) • Private Practice (assessment of paraphilias)

  10. Guest Lectures • Professor of “Sexuology” • Professor of Forensic Psychology

  11. Other Program Components • Non-Psychology Courses • Central European History • Modern Art & Architecture • Czech Language • Extracurricular Activities • Film nights • Athletic events • Castles and museums • Excursions • Historical towns • Hiking

  12. Web Site Blog For Friends and Parents

  13. Post-Program • Program Assessment • Reunion!

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