Andrés J. Consoli of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School leads the conference “Dreamers, Immigration, & Social Justice: Advancing a Global Latina/o Psychology Agenda” as the President of the National Latina/o Psychological Association (NLPA). The biennial conference takes place October 23-25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The National Latina/o Psychological Association’s mission is to advance psychological education and training, scientific practice and organizational change to enhance the overall well-being of Hispanic and Latina/o populations.
Andrés J. Consoli is associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Consoli received a licenciatura degree in clinical psychology at the Universidad de Belgrano, a Masters and doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and postdoctoral training in behavioral medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is licensed as a psychologist in California. Consoli is past president of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, past president of the Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, and member-at-large of APA’s Division 52: International Psychology. Dr. Consoli served on NLPA’s executive board before (2001-2007), managing NLPA’s first listserv for five years, and chairing NLPA’s first awards committee. Dr. Consoli’s professional and research interests involve transnational collaborations, multicultural supervision, psychotherapy integration and training, systematic treatment selection, values in psychotherapy, access and utilization of mental health services within a social justice framework, and the development of a bilingual mental health workforce.