05 Feb Canine Wisdom for Writers
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Author: loisholzman
16 Jan A Report on Community Outreach: Lay Opinions on Emotional Distress and Diagnosis
Continuing the conversation on how people think about diagnosis (1/14/15, "Lay People and Emotional Distress" and 9/17/14, "People Speak Out about Diagnosis")...
14 Jan “Lay” People and Emotional Distress
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in Community Organizing, DSM-5, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy 0 Comments
For the past several years, the East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy (Institute) and the Social Therapy Group have held forums and conducted surveys on the streets of New York City on mental health topics. We’ve been working on analyzing the data from nearly 300 surveys conducted...
29 Dec When It Comes to the Brain, Maps + Data = Maps + Data
"Are We Living in the Age of the Brain?" In Prospect magazine.science writer Philip Ball does a good job exploring what all the brain research that's going on might—and might not—mean. His reservations, in part, have to do with generating more and more data for our already overweight brains. "But the challenges...
28 Dec Faces and Places
Some favorite photos from an eventful 2014...
23 Dec Workshop at the Institute of Family Therapy
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in Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy, Speaking Engagements, What's New 0 Comments
I'll be in London in March 2015 with colleague Jim Wilson to do a workshop at the Institute of Family Therapy. An Introduction to Social Therapeutics: How a Psychology of Becoming Informs a Non-diagnostic, Developmental Therapy Thursday 26th March and Friday 27th March 2015 Lois Holzman and Jim Wilson This conversational workshop will explore...
23 Dec “Practicing Method” published in Psychotherapy and Politics International
Practicing Method: Social Therapy as Practical–Critical Psychology Lois Holzman Article first published online: 17 DEC 2014 Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Keywords: practical–critical;methodology;dialectics;tool-and-result;practice of method;Marx;Vygotsky;Wittgenstein;social therapy ABSTRACT What Marx referred to as “practical–critical, revolutionary practice” has been shaped into a human development practice of method, that is, social therapeutics, and its psychotherapy, social therapy....
21 Dec Vianna’s Peer Activist Learning Community
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in Education, I Like This, Learning Environments, Psychology, What's New 0 Comments
The Sunday, December 21, 2014 New York Times feature article, "Raising their Sights," on inspiring students at community colleges. The piece features La Gaurdia Community College psychology professor, Eduardo Vianna. Eduardo is a long-time friend and colleague. Read about his inique and effective program, the Peer Activist Learning Community....
20 Dec Reflections on an Online Wittgenstein Course
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in Creativity, Education, Learning Environments, Psychology of Becoming, Training/Classes, Wittgenstein 4 Comments
My colleagues and I at the East Side Institute have been leading online seminars and study programs for about ten years. They’re more like written conversations than formal classes, because even though there are readings and assignments, we’re not grading or evaluating anyone. No one’s getting university or continuing education...
12 Dec What is the Practice of Method?
Social Therapeutics and the Practice of Method A 20-week online certificate program w/ Lois Holzman & Faculty January – June 2015 It's one of my favorite activities! Check it out. What does a five-month, online, group study on a postmodern, performance based approach to human development look like? Well, according to our most recent...