Online Symposia

PA Online Symposia are one or two-day events focused on specific parapsychological topics and chaired by PA Professional Members. Currently these symposia take place quarterly. Register for the following upcoming symposia:

 


 

Counseling and the Exceptional Experiencer

Chair: Erika Pratte
May 20-21, 2023


 

This symposium focuses on the exceptional experiencer (ExEr) in counseling and psychotherapy. Practitioners will speak on their professional experiences and/or research regarding the topic. Furthermore, ExErs will speak on their personal stories of their time in counseling or in other types of mental health support. Thus, attendees will hear from both professionals and those with lived experiences to be a part of a well-rounded dialogue on a topic that extends beyond parapsychology and into other domains such as mental health, well-being, and access to appropriate care.

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This symposium is appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this symposium, participants will be better able to:

  1. Describe differing factors between exceptional experiences and psychosis
  2. Discuss a differential diagnosis in regards to psychosis and exceptional experiences in terms of voice hearing phenomena
  3. List several ways therapists can respond to children’s exceptional experiences, such as imaginary friends, seeing spirits, etc.
  4. Use their own Exceptional Experiences as guidance to better understand how to work with the Ex-Er client

Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals

• CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

• SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.

•For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact office@parapsych.org

For questions about CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.

 

 


You can find the abstracts, public videos and videos with Q&A (members-only) of our past symposia here:

Ecology, Nature & Parapsychology
Chair: Renaud Evrard
November 21, 2020
Abstracts of Presented Papers
Videos with Q&A
Public Videos (YouTube)

Advances in Mediumship Research
Chair: Helané Wahbeh
February 27, 2021
Abstracts of Presented Papers 
Videos with Q&A
Public Videos (YouTube)

The Spectrum of Mind-Matter Interactions
Chair: Peter Mulacz
May 15, 2021
Abstracts of Presented Papers
Videos with Q&A
Public Videos (YouTube)

Parapsychology and the Study of Religion and Spirituality
Chair: Everton Maraldi
August 28-29, 2021
Abstracts of Presented Papers
Videos with Q&A (coming soon)
Public Videos (YouTube)

Exceptional Death-Related Experiences
Chair: Michael Nahm
November 20, 2021
Abstracts of Presented Papers
Videos (coming soon)

Theories of Psi
Chair: Peter Bancel
March 26, 2022
Event Replay

High Strangeness and Parapsychology: Exploring the Deep Weird
Chair: Jack Hunter
May 21, 2022
Event Replay

The Simulation Hypothesis, Savant Syndrome, and Psi
Chair: Diane Hennacy
May 21, 2022
Event Replay

Women and Parapsychology Revisited
Chair: Gerhard Mayer
November 19, 2022
Event Replay

Shared Deviance: The Interrelations of Psi & UAP
Chair: Michael Nahm
February 25, 2023
Event Replay


 

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Counseling and the Exceptional Experiencer: Call for Submissions

Last Updated: Monday, April 10, 2023
The Parapsychological Association will host the online symposium  Counseling and the Exceptional Experiencer  on May 20, 2023 .  This symposium focuses on the exceptional experiencer (ExEr) in counseling and psychotherapy. Presenters must ... More

Online Symposium: High Strangeness and Parapsychology

Join us on  Saturday March 26, 2022  in an online symposium chaired by Jack Hunter  at Airmeet . This symposium is about the stranger reaches of extraordinary experience research and how they intersect with findings and theories in ... More

Online Symposium: Theories of Psi

Last Updated: Friday, April 1, 2022
Update: This event has ended, but the links below will still enable you to purchase a Replay Ticket for the month of April. Join us on  Saturday March 26, 2022  in an online symposium chaired by Peter Bancel at Airmeet . This symposium will ... More

Abstracts: Exceptional Death-Related Experiences

Download  2021 Abstracts of Presentations at the Exceptional Death-Related Experiences Symposium  directly from the PA server. More

Online Symposium: Exceptional Death-Related Experiences

Last Updated: Saturday, November 20, 2021
Join us on November 20, 2021 in an online symposium chaired by Michael Nahm at Airmeet. This symposium will explore one of the most enigmatic frontiers of human existence: Can experiences related to death tell us something about what awaits mortal humans ... More

Abstracts: Parapsychology and the Study of Religion & Spirituality

Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021
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Online Symposium: Parapsychology and the Study of Religion & Spirituality

Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Join us on August 28-29, 2021 in an online symposium chaired by Everton Maraldi at Airmeet. This symposium will gather researchers from different disciplines to reflect on the many relations between parapsychology, religion, and spirituality, and their ... More

Call for Abstracts: Parapsychology and the Study of Religion and Spirituality

Last Updated: Thursday, June 3, 2021
Research Abstracts for oral presentations are now being accepted for consideration by Program Chair Everton Maraldi. More

Abstracts: The Spectrum of Mind-Matter Interactions

Download the Abstract from the PA Server:  The Spectrum of Mind-Matter Interactions: Abstracts of Presented Papers More

Online Symposium: The Spectrum of Mind-Matter Interactions

Join us on Saturday, May 15, 2021 (9:00am - 3:00pm EDT) in an online symposium chaired by PA Board Director Peter Mulacz at Airmeet.com. The PA community will explore various topics relating to mind-matter interaction research, mostly in ... More

Abstracts: Advances in Mediumship Research

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Download the Abstracts  from the PA server. More

Online Symposium: Advances in Mediumship Research

Last Updated: Monday, February 1, 2021
Join us on Saturday, February 27, 2021 (12:30-6:30pm EST) in an online symposium chaired by PA Board Director Helané Wahbeh at Airmeet.com. The PA community will explore various topics relating to mediumship and channeling research, including ... More

Call for Abstracts: Advances in Mediumship Research

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Research Abstracts for oral presentations are now being accepted for consideration by Program Chair Helané Wahbeh. More

Ecology, Nature and Parapsychology: Abstracts of Presented Papers

Last Updated: Monday, April 5, 2021
Ecology, Nature and Parapsychology: Abstracts of Presented Papers by The Parapsychological Association on Scribd More

Save the Dates: Upcoming PA Symposia

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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