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DESCRIPTION:Our Guest speakers this week are  Dr Frederic Bemak and Dr Rita
  Chji-Ying Chung  Mental Health Humanitarian Work in Challenging Times   
    Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung (鍾賜英) is a cross-cultural psychologist 
 who obtained her PhD from Victoria University of Wellington (Te Herenga Wa
 ka). She is a Professor Emerita at the Counseling Program at George Mason
  University USA\, and a Honorary International Fellow at the Centre for Ap
 plied Cross-Cultural Research (Te Pae Ranganhau Tauhokai Ahurea)\, School 
 of Psychology (Te Kura Matai Hinengaro)\, Victoria University of Wellingto
 n (Te Herenga Waka). Her research focuses on cross-cultural psychology\, 
 social justice and human rights\, immigrant and refugee psychosocial adjus
 tment\, racial injustice\, the trafficking of Asian children\, and post-di
 saster counseling. Dr. Chung has published extensively in the fields of c
 ross-cultural and multicultural psychology and counseling and has over 90 
 publications in professional journals and books and many international awa
 rds. Dr. Fred Bemak is a Professor Emeritus at George Mason University\, U
 SA and a Honorary International Fellow at the Centre for Applied Cross-Cu
 ltural Research (Te Pae Ranganhau Tauhokai Ahurea)\, Victoria University o
 f Wellington (Te Herenga Waka). He is the Executive Director and founder 
 of Counselors Without Borders and has taken teams to provide national and 
 global training\, consultation\, and counseling. He has published extensi
 vely in the fields of cross-cultural and multicultural psychology and coun
 seling\, working with at-risk youth\, group counseling\, transforming scho
 ol counseling\, and immigrant and refugee mental health and adjustment. D
 r. Bemak has won numerous awards for his work. NOTE your registration is r
 equired no later than 6pm Sunday 16 February.   Duties for the meeting: D
 esk- 6.45am         David Barnes Greeter                   
 Michaela Draper Kaikohau                Hayley Burns Opening Thoug
 ht    Nick Duncan Introduction            Rick Hughes Thanking  
               Linda Wellington Sharing                  Da
 vid Barnes Parting Thought     Rob Whitney Club Reporter        Yon
  Yi Sohn If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to
  stand in for you and advise Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) and
  President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.   No
 tes for the coming weeks meeting: RSVP no later than Sunday 16 February\,
  6pm (Best do it now).  Please make sure you register to assist the Well
 ington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat. If you 
 have any dietary requirements\, please note them in the comments section o
 f the registration Include your email address and mobile phone number in t
 he response If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner\, please add them w
 hen you register Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page If you
  do not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered\, you
  have not completed the process.  
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LOCATION:The Wellington Club
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SUMMARY:Rotary Meeting Wednesday 19 February 2025
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 賜英) is a cross-cultural psychologist who obtained her PhD from Victori
 a University of Wellington (Te Herenga Waka). She</span><span style="color
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 a Professor Emerita at the Counseling Program at George Mason University U
 SA\, and a Honorary International Fellow at the Centre for Applied Cross-C
 ultural Research (Te Pae Ranganhau Tauhokai Ahurea)\, School of Psychology
  (Te Kura Matai Hinengaro)\, Victoria University of Wellington (Te Herenga
  Waka).&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\;">Her research
  focuses on cross-cultural psychology\, social justice and human rights\, 
 immigrant and refugee psychosocial adjustment\, racial injustice\, the tra
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 4)\;">Dr. Chung has published extensively in the fields of cross-cultural 
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 ily:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\;
  background-color: rgb(254\, 254\, 254)\;"><strong>Dr. Fred Bemak</strong>
  is a Professor Emeritus at George Mason University\, USA&nbsp\;</span></s
 pan></span><span style="color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; font-family: verdana\, 
 geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(254\, 254\, 
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 s-Cultural Research (Te Pae Ranganhau Tauhokai Ahurea)\, Victoria Universi
 ty of Wellington (Te Herenga Waka).</span><span style="font-size:16px\;"><
 span style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color:
  rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; background-color: rgb(254\, 254\, 254)\;">&nbsp\;He i
 s the Executive Director and founder of Counselors Without Borders and has
  taken teams to provide national and global training\, consultation\, and 
 counseling.&nbsp\;He has published extensively in the fields of cross-cult
 ural and multicultural psychology and counseling\, working with at-risk yo
 uth\, group counseling\, transforming school counseling\, and immigrant an
 d refugee mental health and adjustment.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span s
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 rdana\, Geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(254\
 , 254\, 254)\;">Dr. Bemak has won numerous awards for his work.</span></p>
 \n\n<p><strong style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><
 span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;">NOTE your registration is required 
 no later than 6pm Sunday 16 February.</span></span></strong></p>\n\n<p>&nb
 sp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong><span style="font-s
 ize: 20px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;">Duties for the meetin
 g:</span></span></strong></span></p>\n\n<p>Desk- 6.45am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;David Barnes</p>\n\n<p>Greeter&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Michaela Draper</p>
 \n\n<p>Kaikohau&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; Hayley Burns</p>\n\n<p>Opening Thought&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Nick Duncan</p>
 \n\n<p>Introduction&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Rick Hu
 ghes</p>\n\n<p>Thanking&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; &nbsp\; Linda Wellington</p>\n\n<p>Sharing&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; David Barnes</p>\n\n<p>Partin
 g Thought&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Rob Whitney</p>\n\n<p>Club Reporter&nbsp\;
  &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Yon Yi Sohn</p>\n\n<p>If you are unable to perfor
 m your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Nicole 
 Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) and President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gm
 ail.com) who the replacement is.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style="
 font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-seri
 f\;"><strong>Notes for the coming weeks meeting:</strong></span></span></p
 >\n\n<ul>\n	<li role="presentation"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span 
 style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">RSVP no later than&n
 bsp\;<strong>Sunday 16 February\, 6pm&nbsp\;</strong>(Best do it now).&nbs
 p\;</span></span></li>\n	<li role="presentation"><span style="font-size: 1
 4px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Please 
 make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registratio
 n could mean no food and no seat.</span></span></li>\n	<li role="presentat
 ion"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, hel
 vetica\, sans-serif\;">If you have any dietary requirements\, please note 
 them in the comments section of the registration</span></span></li>\n	<li 
 role="presentation"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-fami
 ly: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Include your email address and mobil
 e phone number in the response</span></span></li>\n	<li role="presentation
 "><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvet
 ica\, sans-serif\;">If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner\, please ad
 d them when you register</span></span></li>\n	<li role="presentation"><spa
 n style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, 
 sans-serif\;">Remember to click &quot\;Save&quot\; at the bottom of the pa
 ge</span></span></li>\n	<li role="presentation"><span style="font-size: 14
 px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">If you d
 o not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered\, you h
 ave not completed the process.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n
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