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Posts by: loisholzman

  1. There’s No Science in the DSM February 1, 2012

    Posted in Psychology, Psychotherapy.

    1 comment
  2. Autism, Asperger’s, Theatre and Play—Watch this TED Talk January 24, 2012

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Human Development, Performance Movement, Theatre.

    No comments
  3. Still More on DSM-5 January 18, 2012

    Posted in Critical psychiatry, Health Care, Human Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy.

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  4. More on The DSM-5 Controversy January 9, 2012

    Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy, Wittgenstein.

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  5. The Real Problem with the DSM-5 January 4, 2012

    Posted in Health Care, Human Development, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Therapy.

    9 comments
  6. Common Joint Activity December 29, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Performance Movement, Social Therapeutics, Vygotsky, Youth Development.

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  7. What is Relational Therapy? November 17, 2011

    Posted in Human Development, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy.

    2 comments
  8. Can Kids Run a Town? November 16, 2011

    Posted in Culture, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Youth Development.

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  9. Social Therapy in South Africa November 9, 2011

    Posted in Activity Theory, Community Organizing, Education, Human Development, Performance Movement, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Theatre, Vygotsky.

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  10. Talking (Postmodern) Marxism in China October 27, 2011

    Posted in Activity Theory, Creativity, Education, Human Development, Language, Learning Environments, Philosophy, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy, Vygotsky, Wittgenstein.

    7 comments
  11. Understanding through Play and Plays October 18, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Education, Human Development, Language, Learning Environments, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy, Vygotsky, Wittgenstein.

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  12. Vygotsky and Wittgenstein in Therapy October 9, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Language, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Philosophy, Postmodern Marxism, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy, Vygotsky, Wittgenstein.

    1 comment
  13. An Appreciative Review October 6, 2011

    Posted in Activity Theory, Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, Language, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Philosophy, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy, Theatre, Vygotsky, Youth Development.

    1 comment
  14. Vygotsky’s “Head Taller” Metaphor for Play October 4, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, Performance Movement, Vygotsky, Youth Development.

    4 comments
  15. Performing the World 2012 October 3, 2011

    Posted in Applied Theatre, Clowning, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Health Care, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Performance Movement, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Theatre, Youth Development.

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  16. Can Performance Save the World? October 2, 2011

    Posted in Applied Theatre, Clowning, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Health Care, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Performance Movement, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Theatre, Youth Development.

    4 comments
  17. Newman’s Grassroots Critical Psychology Movement August 30, 2011

    Posted in Activity Theory, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Human Development, Philosophy, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy.

    1 comment
  18. Social Construction: Re-Opening the Conversation, Re-Constituting the Possibilities August 7, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Language.

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  19. What is UX and What Does It Do? July 21, 2011

    Posted in Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Youth Development.

    1 comment
  20. Fred Newman—Appreciation, Not Description July 11, 2011

    Posted in Community Organizing, Human Development, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy, Theatre, Youth Development.

    1 comment
  21. Fred Newman 1935-2011 July 5, 2011

    Posted in Community Organizing, Human Development, Postmodern Marxism, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy, Vygotsky, Youth Development.

    1 comment
  22. Why languaging makes us special (for each other) June 24, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Health Care, Human Development, Language, Philosophy, Vygotsky.

    1 comment
  23. Wittgenstein and Therapy and the Masses June 21, 2011

    Posted in Human Development, Learning Environments, Philosophy, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics.

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  24. What’s the Big Deal with Definition? June 11, 2011

    Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Language, Learning Environments, Philosophy.

    2 comments
  25. Psychology and Revolution June 4, 2011

    Posted in Culture, Human Development, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Social Therapy.

    1 comment