WISR SEMINARS ïJune, 2006

 

 

I.     INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR

Breaking Through Writer's Block--Phone Seminar @         Thursday, June 8, 7pm-8:30pm

Cynthia Lawrence, Ph.D. & John Bilorusky, Ph.D. WISR Faculty Facilitators.  This will be a conference call/seminar on writing.  Please contact WISR for the (510) area code phone number to call to participate and for additional resources.  This will be a chance to discuss the writing challenges of being a WISR student and to help get over writer’s block.  Drs. Lawrence and Bilorusky will suggest strategies for generating writing, especially writing that helps one to tap into and express one’s own knowledge—notes of ideas, descriptions of experiences, rough drafts for papers, and more. Participants can prepare by consulting http://www.wisr.edu/academic/webinar.htm for suggestions which will be added to in the weeks leading up to the seminar.  It may also be useful to refer to it during the seminar or for those unable to participate in the seminar.  This phone seminar should be helpful to many students who are interested in help to more gracefully and meaningfully becoming engaged in writing.  The conference call line is being provided courtesy of California.com.

 

 

Critical Pedagogy & Indigenous/Minority Language Rights Tuesday, June 13, 6:30-8:30pm

David Hough, Ph.D, WISR Alumnus & Dr. Cynthia Lawrence, WISR Faculty, Facilitators.  Dr. Hough will give a power point presentation that critically examines issues of teacher education within the social, cultural and political contexts of indigenous and minority language education, policy and planning.  This is based on two community-based cooperative indigenous language dictionary and curriculum development projects supported by Shonan Institute of Technology in Fujisawa, Japan. One of the first problems encountered was how to train members of the community to collect ethnographic and linguistic materials which could be used in the schools.  It is believed that many of the issues raised have wider implication for those concerned with indigenous and minority language education, policy and planning around the globe.  Two short handouts are available:  “Endangered Languages of the Pacific:  The Same Old Story” and “Critical Pedagogy and Indigenous/Minority Language Rights.”  Dr. David Hough teaches English as a Second Language in Japan and has well developed social change theories on cross-cultural education.

 

 

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Black Scholars Forum þ                                                                 Thursday, June 15, 6:30-8:30pm

ü Vera Labat, MPH, WISR Faculty Facilitator.  Excerpts of The Century of the Self, will be shown.  This film challenges how identity is constructed and the very idea of the individual self.  In advance of the seminar, participants are asked to do an Action Research project and interview various people.  Questions to ask include, “What is Black Culture?” and “What are 15 things African Americans have in common which would help to address some of African American societal concerns.  Please bring the responses to the forum to share and discuss. The Black Scholars forum intends to build on the experiences and knowledge-base of African Americans within the WISR learning community.  WISR learners of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds are welcome to share and add their experiences, insights and questions, for a rich dialogue aimed toward social change and justice that is well-informed and inclusive.  Participants are invited to bring finger food snacks to share. ý

                                               

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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.

                  

Couples Counseling- Assessment & Diagnosis When One Size Doesn't Fit All,  Part II 

Ronald Mah, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty                                   Saturday, June 17, 10:00am-3:00pm
Any given couple can present a complexity of issues.  One couple's challenges may be completely
different from another couple's problems or needs.  One particular or favored theory or therapeutic approach CANNOT fit all couples.  Does the therapeutic approach fit the particular couple? This training focuses on multiple assessments that clarify complexities in couple's presentation, which then leads to more effective treatments.  Part 1 of 2.  (Ronald Mah's next seminars will be July 8, 10am-1pm; August 12, 10am-3pm; and September 9, 10am-1pm.)

 

Psychopharmacology, Part I                                            Saturday, June 24, 10:00am-1:00pm

Michael McGlathery, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty.  The next two seminars topics are on how psychiatric medications work and how they come into our practice as MFTs. A huge number of people in the United States are taking medications to help with depression, anxiety and other issues. We will look at collaboration between the MFT and medical provider and how this communication is important. At the end of this series, the student should be able to identify most of the medications patients are given today for mental health issues. We will also have a lively discussion on the use of herbs and alternative methods of treatment. Recommended reading is John Preston's "Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple" (latest edition). (Upcoming seminars for July 22nd, 10am-3pm; August 19th, 10am-1pm and September to be announced.) 

 

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III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

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