WISR
SEMINARS
MARCH
~ 2010
I)
INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS
ALL SCHOOL GATHERING: COLLABORATION
Saturday, March 6, 9:45-1:15pm
We will hear about collaborative research already happening
through WISR, face to face and  online.
Students are asked to bring a list of topics they would
like to do collaborative action-research on with students
and others. Please bring fingerfood to share. Helpers
are needed to set up and clean up. All WISR learners
and faculty are expected to make every effort to attend!
Alumni, Board, friends and people interested in attending
WISR are encouraged to participate. ***For MFT students,
attending this seminar will count as having attended an
MFT seminar for the month of June.
COMMUNITY
THINK TANKS, COLLABORATION & SOCIAL CHANGE:
 ONGOING
PHONE CONFERENCE
Thursday,
March 18th, 6:30-8:00pm
Marilyn Jackson, PhD & Cynthia Lawrence, PhD, WISR
Faculty
Marilyn
Jackson will lead a discussion about the idea of developing
a think tank about applying folk school values and methods
to other groups. Cynthia Lawrence will lead a discussion
on diversity in think tanks. Others are encouraged to call
in with comments and questions. WISR Students are asked
to call in to talk about future seminars they could lead
and to brainstorm who they could collaborate with. Community
Think Tanks are a type of Action Research which is one of
WISR's few requirements; all WISR Students are highly encouraged
to participate. The phone number and Conference Call
login number will be emailed to WISR students; others may
contact WISR for this information to participate.*
II)
MARRIAGE FAMILY THERAPY (MFT) SEMINARS are designed
for students pursuing an MFT license. Other interested persons
are welcome to attend but are requested to RSVP. They will
be held at WISR from 10am to 2pm with a short break. Bring
a bag lunch.
ALL SCHOOL GATHERING***
Saturday, March 6, 9:45-1:15pm
WISR Faculty Carole Morton,
MA, MFT, will not teach this month as student's
are encouraged to attend the All School Gathering (ASG).
For MFT students, attending the ASG will count as a regular
MFT seminar for credit. (Carole Morton's upcoming
seminar(s) on Psychopathology will be April 24 & May
22, {Psychopathology 4 & 5}; June 19, July 24 &
August 21 {topic to be announced}).
FUNDAMENTAL THEORIES OF MARRIAGE &
FAMILY THERAPY SERIES
Saturday, March 13, 10am-2pm
Jeanne Strauss, M.A., M.F.T., substituting
for Ronald Mah, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty,
will present on theories and practices of MFTs. She
will discuss clinical challenges from case studies of MFT
work with children, individuals, couples, and families.
(Upcoming seminar(s) led by Ronald Mah will be April
3 & May 1, 2010.) http://www.ronaldmah.com/
III)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Are
you on Facebook? Join WISR's new Facebook Group!
WISR
PhD Alumnus John Borst will soon be offering an online
course on qualitative research methods. The course will
be available to all WISR students for no additional cost
and for credit if they wish. There will be a modest fee
for others who as an option can make arrangement to receive
credit. Contact John Bilorusky (510/655-2830 johnb@wisr.edu)
for more information or if you are interested in taking
this online class.
WISR
is looking for alternate space(s) for future events
when we have more than one event or when we need more room.
If you know of a free or lost cost location, please let
us know.
WISR
Tshirts with the WISeR owl logo and Berkeley, California,
printed below Western Institute for Social Research, are
available for$15.00 at WISR plus postage by mail. Contact
WISR for colors and sizes available.
Contact WISR if you prefer to receive this flyer by email
only, but please keep us updated with both email and snail
mail address changes and/or if you prefer just receiving
an occasional mailing.
Prospective
students and others wishing to learn more about WISR are
invited to attend these seminars.
If
you intend to attend an event at WISR and need a ride or
can offer one, please contact us.
WISR
is at 3220 Sacramento Street at Harmon,
one block north of Alcatraz in Berkeley, CA
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