WESTERN INSTITUTE
FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
3220 Sacramento Street, Berkeley, CA 94702 (510) 655-2830
WISR SEMINARS
MARCH, 2007
I. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR
Making our Workplaces More Humane and Inclusive: Possibility or Impossible Dream?
David Yamada, WISR PhD Candidate, Facilitator
Tuesday, March 13, 6:30-8:30 pm
This seminar invites participants to consider the challenges we face in making our workplaces more humane and inclusive. We will examine the legal, economic, psychological, and political realities of advocating for positive change in the workplace, as well as compare efforts to change workplaces with forms of activism in our communities and other institutions. Our discussion will emphasize various forms of psychologically abusive mistreatment at work, including workplace bullying, mobbing, and sexual and racial harassment.
David Yamada is nearing completion of his Ph.D. at WISR and is law professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. He is a leading national authority on workplace bullying and psychological abuse, and his dissertation is examining how the practice of intellectual activism can develop responses to these forms of mistreatment.
Black Scholars Forum
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 6:30-8:30pm
Vera Labat, MPH, WISR Faculty.
We will continue our discussion of the film, Century of the Self about how we are programmed in a Capitalist society and what we can do to deprogram ourselves of this social structure and rebuild a structure that is more inclusive and productive within the African American communities. We are looking forward to having guest Linda James Myers, Ph.D., the author of Blessed Assurance: Deep Thought and Meditations in the Tradition and Wisdom of Our Ancestors (2004). Dr. Myers is the Dean of the Graduate Psychology program at New College of California and a professor at Ohio State University with appointments in the Departments of African-American and African Studies, Psychology, and Psychiatry. She also heads The Center for Optimal Thought, a private non-profit organization, which has a newly formed Institute for Optimal Transformation and Leadership devoted to training in the areas of spiritual development, leadership, and optimal health. The Black Scholars forum intends to build on the experiences and knowledge-base of African Americans within WISR and the community at large. 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-formed and inclusive. Participants are invited to bring finger food snacks to share.
An Interview with Myles Horton by Bill Moyers, the Video Saturday, March 24, 10am-1pm
Marilyn Jackson, PhD, faculty and Eric Mauer, PhD student, co-facilitators. ~The study of the Highlander Center of Tennessee as a model of education for social change has been of ongoing interest to many in the WISR community. We will watch the film by Bill Moyers, The Adventures of a Radical Hillbilly, An Interview with Myles Horton, who was a founder and guiding force of Highlander for decades. The Highlander Center has created engaged learning situations for people in labor struggles and the civil rights movement, among other causes. Highlander is a community and culturally based educational center. You are welcome to bring finger food snacks to share.
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.
The Future of Marriage & Family Therapy
Saturday, March 17th 10:00am-1:00pm
Michael McGlathery, MFT, WISR Faculty.
This seminar will be a discussion of the future direction of Marriage, Family and Child Therapy, including occupational outlook, specialty certificate programs, licensure, core knowledge, and searching for quality internships. Bring your questions and interests to discuss regarding this topic. (Upcoming Seminar(s) w/Michael McGlathery will be April 21, 10am-3pm.)
Legal & Ethical Issues in Marriage & Family Therapy, Part III
Ronald Mah, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty.
Saturday, March 31, 10:00am-3:00pm
This seminar will inform participants of the “what” of legal and ethical boundaries and violations. It will also address the client and therapist “whys” of how a therapist comes to make errors anyway. (Upcoming Seminar(s) w/Ronald Mah will be April 14th, 10am-1pm.)
Graduation Planning Meeting at WISR
Tuesday, March 13th, 5:30-6:30pm
Graduates, students, faculty, board, alumni and other volunteers are all welcome to help plan this celebration. Fingerfood snacks to share are welcome but not required.
ÄAlumni Brunch: location to be announced. Please RSVP!
Saturday, May 19th, 10:00am
WISR Graduation Celebration
Saturday, May 19th, 2:00pm
Recent graduates and those who will have finished by the end of this summer are encouraged to participate. We also invite alumni to participate, especially those who have graduated from WISR in the past and didn’t go through a ceremony at that time. All WISR students, former students, alumni, faculty, board and friends are invited. The requested donation is $5.00 per person. If you can volunteer to help with set up, tabling and/or clean up, please contact WISR.
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*Prospective students and others wishing to learn more about WISR are invited to attend these seminars. WISR is on Sacramento at Harmon Street, one block north of Alcatraz. ~ mail@wisr.edu