APA Presentations
ITP was well represented at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), August 24-28, 2001, in San Francisco, CA.
Charles Tart gave an invited address on "Meditation: Some Kind of (Self) Hypnosis? A Deeper Look," and he also was a discussant for a symposium on "Varieties of Anomalous Experience."
ITP Faculty Kathleen Wall, Robert Schmitt, William Braud, and Peter Raynolds presented a symposium on ITP's Transformation Research Project, entitled, "Integral Assessment and Evaluation of an Integral Psychology Education Program."
Robert Schmitt also chaired the session on "Distinguished Humanistic Psychologists Awards" and spoke on "Spirituality in Mind-Body-Spirituality Health" for a symposium on "Healthy Families."
Kathleen Wall (ITP Core Faculty) was chair and discussant for a symposium on "Research on Psychological, Spiritual, and Complementary Treatments in Healing. " In the symposium, Elisabeth Targ (ITP Adjunct Research Faculty) presented her research on "Effects of Distance Healing on AIDS Patients' Health and Mental Health," and Rose Bruce (former ITP Core Faculty and present Adjunct Research Faculty) presented her research on "Relationship Between Spiritual, Psychological, and Emotional Factors and Health."