By Daily Press staff
In honor of Black History Month, Santa Monica College next week will present Dr. Thomas A. Parham — a charismatic speaker, renowned psychologist and university administrator who has won many awards.
Parham will speak on “Building for Eternity: Educational Foundations that Nurture Young Minds” on Feb. 21 at 11:15 a.m. in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. The talk is free, but seating is limited and is on a first-arrival basis. For information, call (310) 434-4303.
The talk is cosponsored by the SMC Associated Students and SMC Associates, a private organization that funds speakers and special programs on campus.
Parham is currently the assistant vice chancellor of counseling and health services at the University of California at Irvine, as well as director of the counseling center and an adjunct faculty member.
He is a distinguished researcher, book author and speaker who has been active in many community and professional organizations, including the city of Irvine’s Human Relations Committee and the Orange County Chapter of the 100 Black Men, of which he served as president in 2002.
He is past president of the National Association of Black Psychologists and past president of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, and is active in several other professional organizations and professional publication editorial boards.
His books include “Psychological Storms: The African American Struggle for Identity,” and he has produced several videotapes including “Counseling African Americans” and “Youth and Violence.”
He has spoken widely and conducted numerous workshops at schools, nonprofit organizations, municipalities and leading corporations such as Hughes Aircraft and Xerox Corp. on such topics as conflict resolution and multicultural education. He has been called a gifted and charismatic speaker in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Parham has won numerous awards and honors from such organizations as the NAACP, Association of Black Psychologists, University of California and American Psychological Association.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 15, 2006. Read the original PDF.