 Advances in multicultural competency and international psychology
A book review of Case incidents in counseling for international transitions (2008) edited by Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen
Paul T. P. Wong
Ph.D, C.Psych
My immediate reaction after reading through this edited volume was: Wow, multicultural counseling has come a long way! It has moved beyond the confine of multicultural issues in America and advanced in at least two directions
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Sex and Prostate Cancer
Paul Wong, Ph.D, C.Psych
Toronto, Ontario
According to Canadian Cancer Society’s 2008 statistics, prostate cancer ranks No.1 in incidence rate among men, accounting for 28.4 % of the new cancer cases. According to American Cancer Society, one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their life time. African Americans have even a higher risk: one in four. Such statistics demand attention and action.
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In Praise of the Cut Flowers - Poem
Paul Wong
Ph.D, C.Psych
Dedicated to the Children who die from Cancer
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An invitation to the 2008 Meaning Conference
Paul T. P. Wong
Ph.D., C.Psych.
Toronto, ON, Canada
"...I am looking out at my front yard. The once bare branches have burst out in flaming bloom. What a joyful and glorious sight. Yet, some of the cherry blossoms already show signs of withering! Indeed, every winter promises us the arrival of spring, and every spring prepares us for the inevitable winter. Throughout the changing sessions, hope goads us on to live fully in spite of all the constraints..."
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Meaning, Boredom, and Depression
Does a lack of meaning in life cause boredom and depression?
Shelley A. Fahlman, Shiran Sabari, and John D. Eastwood
York University,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Existential theories consider one’s sense of meaning in life to be an important concept in understanding human suffering and well-being. Experiences of boredom and depression play a central role in existential theories of life meaning..."
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