November 20, 2009
Feliz Día Nacional del Psicólogo en Colombia:
Colombia has an official Day of the Psychologist and you might be forgiven for thinking that it's a self-declared promotional event by the psychology association here, but it isn't, the day is established by law. Article 92 of Law 1090 establishes 20th November as the official celebration.
Psychology departments around the country usually celebrate the day with conferences and parties. I was kindly invited to give a talk on the 'Neuropsicología de Alucinaciones' at the four day conference (wow) at the University of Antioquia, so many thanks to everyone who attended.
Later on, there is a free concert at the university which will be broadcast live on radio station La Mega, so you can see the celebration is taken quite seriously.
It turns out that Colombia is not the only country with a 'day of the psychologist' as they also seem to happen in Argentina (13th October), Guatemala (23rd July), Uruguay (6th December), Mexico (22nd May) and Cuba (13th April).
I'm wondering whether this is purely a Latin American phenomenon, so if you know of any more, anywhere in the world, please let me know.
So, qué tengas un buen Día Nacional del Psicólogo and I'll see you at the concert.
