January 14th, 2023
11:30am - 1:45pm (Eastern Time), 8:30am - 10:45am (Pacific Time)
Tickets: $20 for CPA-NA members, $25 for non-members
If you are able to help defray our costs more, as we are all volunteers, please pay an additional $20.
This workshop will support participants in developing the confidence to facilitate their own climate café.
The workshop will include:
An explication of the psycho-social principles on which climate cafes are based
A short experiential climate cafe
Suggestions of a toolkit of practical resources
A discussion of practical aspects of organizing and facilitating.
Facilitators:
Janet A. Castellini, LCSW, LCADC, NCPsyA is a modern psychoanalyst in private practice. She worked in the field of energy and environment education for 27 years, developing programs ranging from school energy efficiency to student EV conversion and competition. She has been a trainer, writer, fundraiser, project developer, evaluator, and developer of networks and collaborative teams. She uses her psychological training to assist people to build inner strength to deal with climate change and the other major crises of our time.
Elizabeth Allured, Psy.D., is a psychologist/psychoanalyst practicing in Manhasset, N.Y., and is co-founder and co-president of CPA-NA. She has presented papers at national and international conferences on the topic of mental health and the environment and has published papers in this area. She has taught workshops on this topic to undergraduate and doctoral students. She has held Climate Café Facilitator Training workshops.