WISR SEMINARS üýþ MARCH, 2005

I. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR  

Freedom Songs and Social Change.            Thursday, March 31, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

WISR PhD student, Andrea Turner, will do a presentation and lead a discussion, asking “Does music help to keep people involved in social struggle and if so, how?”  Andrea helped to start the Freedom Song Network, which has helped people around the Bay Area to be involved in actions for social justice, and to use song and singing in those efforts.  An offshoot was the creation of the Vukani Mawethu (which means “People Arise” in Zulu) Choir which initially focused on the South African anti-Apartheid struggle.  Andrea is also the Director of Alameda County’s Senior Companion Program, Chair of the Board of A Safe Place (shelter for battered women) and on the Board of East Bay Peace Action.

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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.

Introduction to Family Therapy Theory and Practice                      March 5, 10am-3pm

Michael McGlathery, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty. We will finish our discussion on couples therapy before launching into the interesting area of theory of family therapy. We will cover at least four major theoretical models over the next two seminars. After this series of classes, you should have a good grasp of MFT Theory. Homework will be to write a proposal for one of the two (MFT) required Family Theory and Practice papers. (Michael McGlathery’s next seminar: April 9^th, 10-1pm on Family Theory continued.) 

Elder Abuse                                                                                             March 19, 10:00am-1:00pm

Ronald Mah, MA, MFT, WISR Faculty. This seminar will guide participants through understanding the emotional and psychological challenges of elder care on all members of the family, including the elder.  Developmental and life cycle theory is made real, understandable, and applicable to life as a three-generation family. (Ronald Mah’s next seminar: April 23, 10-3pm on Child Abuse & CPS Reporting.)

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III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

www.wisr.edu: WISR’S Web Site is new and expanded! In the coming months, we will be adding content to aid student learning, communication, increased collaboration and a stronger sense of community among WISR students, faculty, alumni, and Board, as well as others who share WISR’s concerns and values.  The following categories of web pages have been added and expanded:  About WISR, Catalogue/Enrollment, Newsletter, Academic Guidance, Publications, How to Help WISR, and Site Navigation.  In the next month we expect to have web pages under Bulletin Board

and Learning Resources.

Call for Short Write-Ups: For the last All School Gathering, several people wrote their thoughts and reflections on “9/11” and how it has influenced their lives, studies and work.  We would like to publish those and more brief articles in an Occasional Paper which Marilyn Jackson will be editing.  The Write-Ups will also appear on WISR’s web site.  For anyone who still would like to write a few paragraphs for this collection (poems are great too), send them to Marilyn Jackson at WISR by mail or email by April 1st.

?Prospective 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, Fax: (510) 655-2831, email: mail@wisr.edu