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Areas of Expertise

clinical psychology; evolution of consciousness, energy, and belief systems; human relations; race relations; organizational development; social justice; self-empowerment; multicultural dynamics

Degrees

PhD (Psychology, Boston College)
MA (Psychology, Boston College)
BA (Psychology, Bowdoin College)
LICSW

Professional Publications & Contributions

• Ferguson, Carroy (December 2010/January, 2011). “Beyond Tolerance: Consciously Using Universal Energy Laws, Discernment, and Harmonious Relationship Principles.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, 6-8.
• Ferguson, Carroy (October/November 2010). “Spiritually Integrative Archetypal Energies and Glimpses Into Soul Consciousness.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-8.
• Ferguson, Carroy (August/September, 2010). “A Heart-Felt Thank You As We Continue Our Each One, Reach One Outreach to Kindred Spirits on the Edge.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6
• Ferguson, Carroy (June/July 2010). “Mother Earth ‘Speaks’: Change Yourself, Change the World, Use the Archetypal Energy ‘Harmony’ as A Guide." AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-8.
• Ferguson, Carroy (April/May 2010). “Archetypal Energies, ‘Psychic Politics,’ and The Transformative Potential of the Health Care Debate.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-7.
• Ferguson, Carroy (February/March 2010). “Each One, Reach One: ‘Re-Membering Home’.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-7.
• Ferguson, Carroy (October/November 2009). “Fear and Projection as Root Causes of War, and the Archetypal Energies ‘Trust’ and ‘Peace’ as Antidotes.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-7.
• Ferguson, Carroy (August/September 2009). “The Mirror Effect, the Law of Attraction, and “Points of Attraction” That Can Nurture the Evolution of Human Consciousness.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-8.
• Ferguson, Carroy (February/March 2009). “Archetypal Energies, the Emergence of Obama as a Practical Idealist, and Global Transformation.” AHP Perspective. Tiburon, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 8-9.
• Ferguson, Carroy (June/July 2008). “The Emerging New Human Being, the Culture-in-the-Self, and AHP’s New Multidimensional Intercultural Initiative.” AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-9.
• Ferguson, Carroy (April/May 2008). “A Primary Human Challenge.” AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-7.
• Ferguson, Carroy (February/March 2008). “Vision For ‘A New Human Being’ and A ‘Human Synergistic Movement’: A New Humanistic Movement Aligned with Transformational Archetypal Energies.” AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-9.
• Ferguson, Carroy (August/Sept. 2007). The Gift and Challenge of “Free Will”: The Connection to Transformational Archetypal Energies. AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 10-11.
• Ferguson, Carroy (June/July 2007). Announcing AHP’s “Transformational Mission General Fund.” AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 5.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Feb./March 2007). The Voices of Transformational Archetypal Energies: The Psychic Energy behind AHP’s Mission.” AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-7.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Oct./Nov. 2006). Path of the Bridger: AHP’s Role in Co-Creating A “New Reality” For Human Togetherness and the Evolution of Consciousness. AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 6-8.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Op-Ed, March 27, 2006). Setting the Record Straight About Race At CPCS. The Mass Media. Boston, MA. The Mass Media is the independent student paper at UMass-Boston.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Oct./Nov. 2005). Levels of Consciousness, Archetypal Energies, and Earth Lessons: An Emerging Worldview. AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 21-24.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005). Archetypal Energies and The Four Faces of Romantic Relationships. (Cover Story) AHP Perspective. Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 12-13.
• Ferguson, Carroy (2004). Transitions in Consciousness from an African American Perspective: Original Essays in Psycho-Historical Context. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.
• Ferguson, Carroy (April/May, 2004). Book Review. Linda Mark’s Healing The War Between The Genders: The Power of The Soul-Centered Relationship. Boston, MA: HeartPower Press. In AHP Perspective, Alameda, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology.
• Ferguson, Carroy (2004). Follow the leader: Fear and projection as root causes of the war in Iraq. In Arthur B. Shostak’s (Ed.) Volume One: Culture Clash/Media, the first of four-volumes Defeating Terrorism/Developing Dreams. Vol. 1. Bromall, PA: Chelsea House Publishers.
• Ferguson, Carroy (2003). The conscious use of "the mirror effect": Co-creating a utopian world. In Arthur B. Shostak's (Ed.) Viable Utopian Ideas: Shaping a Better World. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
• Ferguson, Carroy (April/May, 2002). Book Review. Dawn E. Clark's Gifts for the Soul: A Guided Journey of Discovery, Transformation and Infinite Possibilities. Houston: Aaron Publishing, 1999. In AHP Perspective. San Francisco, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology, p. 29-30.
• Ferguson, Carroy (2002). Creative community policing initiatives in Columbia, South Carolina (Chapter 4). In D. Stevens (Ed). Policing and Community Partnerships. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
• Ferguson, Carroy (2001). "Humanity's Great Decision." AHP Feature Article.
• Ferguson, Carroy (May 2000). Expanding our consciousness through the use of the mirror effect: A "tool" for becoming conscious co-creators of our world in the 21st Century (Revised). Old Saybrook II: Position Papers and Resources. Carrollton, GA: State University of West Georgia. Also published on-line: Old Saybrook II: The Web Page–Position Papers & Resources
• Ferguson, Carroy (April/May, 2000). Adventures in cyberspace at ATP's First Global CyberConference. AHP Perspective. San Francisco, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology.
• Ferguson, Carroy (April/May, 2000). Why I care about AHP. AHP Perspective. San Francisco, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Dec. 1999/Jan. 2000). Relationships and Universal Energy Laws. AHP Perspective. San Francisco, CA: Association for Humanistic Psychology.
• Ferguson, Carroy (2000). Expanding our consciousness through the use of the mirror effect: A "tool" for becoming conscious co-creators of our world in the 21st Century. In J. Kamara (Ed). State of the Race 2000. Boston, MA: African American Institute for Research and Empowerment.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1998). Dating violence as a social phenomenon. (Chapter 4). In Nicky Jackson and Gisele Oates (Eds.), Violence in Intimate Relationships–Examining Sociological and Psychological Issues. Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, pp. 83–118. (Chapter was reprinted as central resource material for Clinical Programs in Napoli, Italy & University of Warsaw, Poland).
• Ferguson, Carroy (1997). A New Perspective on Race and Color: Research on an Outer vs. Inner Orientation to Anti-black Dispositions. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1997). The role of our Higher Consciousness and the mirror effect in forging strategies for African world development. In Kamara (Ed). State of the Race 1997. Boston, MA: African American Institute for Research and Empowerment.
• Ferguson, Carroy (Feb. 1997). A new paradigm for urban adult learners: Challenges for educators and policymakers. Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice, 1 (1), pp. 3ii4.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1997). Factorial associations about race, color, and the nature of the conscious and unconscious self. Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1997). Anti-black attitudes as a function of an outer vs. inner orientation. Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1997). Affective meanings of race-linked concepts as a function of an outer vs. inner orientation: A connotative link to the nature of the conscious and unconscious self. Perceptual and Motor Skills.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1997). Measurement of an outer vs. inner orientation for Caucasians in relation to background, self-oriented, and race-linked variables. Race and Society.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1996). Meaning of race and the concept of self: A transpersonal perspective. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1996). A transpersonal perspective on the inner state of the human race and race relations: The role of "the mirror effect" in expanding our consciousness. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1995). Mental health and anti-black disposition as a function of an outer vs. inner orientation: A cross-racial and multicultural perspective. In E. Tarpley (Ed.), Proceeding Papers, Second Symposium for Mental Health Professionals of Color, The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee, October 13, 1995.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1994). Expanding our consciousness through the use of the mirror effect: The inner state of the race." In J. Kamara (Ed.) State of the Race 1994. Boston, MA: African American Institute for Research and Empowerment.
• Permission granted to reprint Chapter 3, Community service education: if it's such a good idea, why don't we do more of it (pp. 57–76) in Ferguson & Kamara (Eds) Innovative Approaches to Education and Community Service: Models and Strategies for Change and Empowerment for Kate Jackson's Redesigning Curriculum: Models of Service Learning Syllabi, 1994.
• Ferguson, Carroy (1993). Cultural awareness training for the helping professions: A holistic model and principles for crosscultural communication. In Basic Health Management, Inc. (Ed.), Proceeding Papers, First Annual Symposium for Mental Health Professionals of Color, The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee, March 31, 1993.
• Ferguson, Carroy & Kamara, Jemadari (Eds.) (1993). Innovative Approaches to Education and Community Service: Models and Strategies for Change and Empowerment. Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts.

Additional Information

Dr. Ferguson is a tenured faculty member who has been teaching at the College of Public and Community Service since 1979.  He has played numerous roles at the College, and was asked to assume the role of Inteim Dean/Interim Administrator of the College in 2008. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist and he co-founded two organizations, Interculture, Inc. and Associates in Human Understanding.  He incorporates his experience in clinical psychology and counseling into his instructional activities. His aim is to assist students in better understanding themselves as learners by examining their own personal circumstances, particular situations, and socio-cultural influences. Dr. Ferguson has years of experience as a consultant (e.g., General Learning Corporation; A. L. Nellum & Associates; Charles Hamilton & Associates) and workshop leader on topics involving personal growth, social change, social justice, organizational development, human relations, race relations, and multiculural dynamics.  Over the years, he has served on a number of Boards (e.g., Association for Humanistic Psychology; The Dimock Center; The Institute Press-Boston; and Institute for Humanistic Psychology; and others).

Dr. Ferguson made history in 2006 when he was elected as the first African American and first person of color to be President of the Association for Humanistic Psychology (AHP), a national and internaitonal association to give voice to "ordinary people with an extraordinary vision for a more conscious and humane global society" (www.ahpweb.org).  He served for an unprecedented five terms as President of AHP and continues as Co-President under AHP new goverance structure, instituted in 2010. Humanistic Psyhology itself is often referred to as a "Third Force" Movement in psychology. It came into being in response to the mechanistic beliefs of behaviorsim (the "First Force" Movement) and the biological reductionism and determinism of classical psychoanalysis (the "Second Force" Movement). Humanistic Psychology, therefore, is a contemporary manifestation on an ongoing historic creative tension in the field of psychology to affirm the inherent value and dignity of human beings. AHP was founded as the organized entity for this expression.  Some of the luminary founders of AHP and humanistic psychology included Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Rollo May, Clark Moustakas, Charlotte Buhler, Gordon Allport, J. F. T. Bugenthal, Gardner Murphy, Henry Murray, Jacques Barzum, Rene Dubos, and Floyd Matson.  These founders gave birth to what is called The Human Potential Movement, an outgrowth of which is the now commonly held notion that we live in an interdependent world. By becoming President of AHP, Dr. Ferguson joined a long list of prominent thinkers, scholars, authors, and cultural creators who have sought to bring to consciousness the value and dignity of the human being in the field of psychology.

Dr. Ferguson also serves as Associate Editor of the prestigious Journal of Humanistic Psychology.

Courses Taught:

• Reaity Creation and Practice
• Critical Learning Seminar: The Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
• Group Dynamics
• Human Development
• Delivery of Services
• Development of Human Services
• Life Stages: Issues and Challenges
• Social Construction of Relationships
• Models and Strategies of Case Management
• Human Service Interventions I and I

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Links

http://www.utopianideas.net/1st_edition/Ferguson.htm
http://www.lesley.edu/journals/jppp/1/jp3ii4.html
http://www.sonoma.edu/psychology/os2db/ferguson1.html

http://ahpweb.org/