WISR SEMINARSþÿýTü JANUARY, 2006 (Revised)

I. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR

¸You Got to Move!                                               Thursday, January 19, 6:30-8:30pm

Cynthia Lawrence, Ph.D. & Marilyn Jackson, Ph.D., WISR Faculty Facilitators. You Got to Move is a film about the Highlander Center in Tennessee and their popular educational strategy during the Civil Rights movement. Rosa Parks is among the community activists from the South who went to Highlander. Several tell their stories of struggle and empowerment on this film.  ( We plan to talk by phone with Aimee Horton, who was married to the late co-founder of Highlander, Myles Horton.  She will share insights gained from being part of the Highlander Community.

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                        II. MARRIAGE  FAMILY THERAPY (MFT) SEMINARS

These seminars, though designed for students pursuing an MFT license, are open to all students.

MFT Faculty request that nonstudents planning to attend MFT seminars let them know in advance.

Psychopathology- Depression and Anxiety, Part 1 of 3

Ronald Mah, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty. Saturday, January 14, 10:00am-1:00pm

Diagnosis of mental disorders or client problems may be viewed as four clinical presentations: crisis, which has its own demands; psychosis and other chemically induced issues like mania, again with its own demands; depression; and anxiety as expressed in a multitude of DSM diagnoses. Anxiety and depression can be conceived as two sides of the same fundamental issue. These seminars will use that framework to go through the DSM diagnoses, and see what that implies for assessment and diagnosis and for treatment.  (Ronald Mah''s next seminars will be Saturday, February 4, 2006, 10am-3pm & March 4, 10-1pm.)***

Treatment Planning and Case Management, II

Michael McGlathery, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty. Saturday, January 21, 10:00am-3:00pm

This will be a continuation of the previous seminar, surveying how to manage cases in the clinical setting. Participants are asked to bring with them real examples of case management or an example of how to manage a fictitious case. (Michael McGlathery’s tentative next seminar dates will be Saturday, February 25, 2006, 10am-1pm & March 25, 10-3pm.)***

***There will probably be an All School Gathering on a weekend in the next few months which would be scheduled instead of the half day MFT seminar for that month.

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III. ANNOUNCEMENT(S) I

To save postage and for convenience, if you would prefer to receive this seminar announcement by email instead of postal mail (except for occasional special mailings), please let us know.  We can also send it both ways, which we have already been doing for several people.  Since we don’t hear when there are email address changes like we do from the postal service, please keep us updated on those changes as well.  Thank you!  You can also find this announcement and other information at our website, http://www.wisr.edu.

_fProspective students and others wishing to learn more about WISR are invited to attend WISR seminars.

WISR is on Sacramento at Harmon Street, one block north of Alcatraz.. Email: mail@wisr.edu..