Name: Promoting Positive Identity
Start: 2024-11-15T13:55:00-0600
End: 2024-11-15T15:10:00-0600

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Friday November 15, 2024 1:55pm - 3:10pm CST

La Salle

This session will draw on developmental science, identity theory, and positive youth development to provide guidance on how teachers and youth practitioners can promote positive identity development - a key developmental milestone among adolescents that has been connected to various positive indicators of psychological adjustment. Towards this end, the presentation's objectives are to 1) provide an understanding of classical and contemporary identity theories and 2) offer guidance on how we may promote positive identity development.

Speakers

Alan Meca, PhD

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, UTSA

Alan Meca, Ph.D. (él/he/him) is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Developmental Science from Florida International University in 2014 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the... Read More →

Friday November 15, 2024 1:55pm - 3:10pm CST
La Salle

State of the Heart: Supporting Youth in Today's World

Whole Child Whole Community Conference

Alan Meca, PhD

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