Journal of Psychiatry

HOMINIS 2018 VIII Intercontinental Convention of Psychology

The Cuban Society of Psychology announces a new edition: Hominis-2018. This Convention will provide you a contemporary vision, according to the demands and requirements of Cuban Psychology, inserted in the dynamics of social project with its achievements, prospects and future challenges. The dialogue of knowledge at the intercontinental productive exchange is strength of this Convention.

It is insisted in the proposed topics to treat inter, multi and trans disciplinary issues, for the need of searching integrated spaces to create the subjectivity and understanding of the complexity, as well as the diversity in the human being´s dimensions and the relations inside his environments, as part of social and personal development.

At these times of changing situations, reorganization and necessary adjustments, the place of Psychology, among other sciences and human´s practices, is affirmed in those societies that don't let out of their sight the intention of working for the human improvement. Cuba continues being a referent society at the achievement of the human well-being and a sustainable development.

The Cuban Society of Psychology is pleased to invite all to participate in the analysis and debate of the different topics of this important convention, which will be held from November 19th to 24th, 2018, at the Havana International Conference Center (HICC), located in CUBANACÁN neighborhood, in the western part of Havana, Cuba.

In line with the central theme of HOMINIS 2018 "Human well-being and sustainable development: the place of Psychology", has accepted to be in the inaugural session as a Lecturer Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman.Ph.D, Professor of Psychology. Director of the Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, United State

The theme of the Conference will be: "The circuit of hope". In which he will discuss the five main ideas that have encouraged his fifty years as a psychologist: Learning Helplessness, Preparedness, Optimism, Prospection and Positive Psychology. It will review their past, their current status, and their implications for the future. 15 pre and post congress courses (4 hours), have been approved which will be disseminating insights in future communications.

The International Scientific Committee continues evaluating proposals for papers and courses. Hereby, Cuban Society of Psychology invites you to send yours through the email hominiscuba@psico.uh.cu. You can consult an updated list of the main confirmed speakers and their respective topics, on http://www.hominiscuba.com/es/general2. To give a first idea of what the preliminary scientific program will be like, the Cuban Society of Psychology and the Organizing Committee Hominis 2018 will be publishing its updates on http://www.hominiscuba.com/es/scientific_program.