Amelia Blackerby, FSoS IT fellow will present a new teaching technology-student response systems “clickers.� She’ll share the pros and cons, testimonials from teachers and students, a few "behind the scenes" tips, and how to utilize the technology in your classroom.

Jill Trites, a Senior Teaching Specialist in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, will share her recent volunteering experience in the Beira, Mozambique area teaching English courses to primary school students, youth, and adults and provided teacher training for the schoolteachers. She regards her teaching experiences as a significant opportunity to learn more about the culture and people of Mozambique, which is considered to be one of the poorest countries in the world with seventy percent of the population living below the poverty line.

NET is an evidence based intervention developed for the treatment of PTSD implemented worldwide to those affected by traumatic events resulting from war, organized violence and natural disasters. It incorporates cognitive-behavioral exposure therapy and testimony therapy, explicitly addressing the sociopolitical aspects of healing. The seminar will address the cognitive and neuroscientific background of NET, the procedure and the current state of evaluation research with asylum seekers, refugees, and war survivors in conflict regions.

DATE: Monday, November 10th, 2008

TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (seminar)
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. (refreshments and Q&A)

LOCATION: University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus
Classroom Office Building, Room B25
Parking information

This event is free and open to the public

For more information contact Dr. Liz Wieling

Guest Presenters Dept. of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bielefeld, Germany:

Claudia Catani, Ph.D.
Expertise: Neurophysiology of stress reactions; epidemiology and treatment of trauma related disorders of organized and family violence
Board Member of vivo Germany and Italy

Frank Neuner, Ph.D.
Expertise: Psychotherapy of torture victims; clinical and neuroscientific research
Board Member of vivo Germany, Italy and Uganda Co-sponsored by the Department of Family Social Science and the Center for Victims of Torture

The first meeting is Thursday, October 16th from 4:00-5:30 in McNeal 377.

The focus of this year's readings is on the impact of mass trauma on children and families. These are casual (but rich) meetings where we gather to discuss reading materials and link the information to clinical and professional experiences.

This opportunity is available to MFT students.
Dates and Topics

The University of Minnesota department of Family Social Science is hosting a small group exhibition called The Iraqi Art Project (IAP). The paintings are made by artists from Karbala, Iraq and loaned to the department by the IAP whose goal is to personalize relationships between people of Iraqi and the United States. Because of the internal disruption of society in Iraq today, these artists are unable to show their work at home. Instead, these paintings were carried to the US in suitcases and examined at numerous checkpoints along the journey. Viewing these paintings gives us the chance to see how this group of Iraqi artists interprets their home and their lives.

Visitors are encouraged to write a note to the artists-after the exhibit, the notes will be translated and given to each artist.

The exhibit is open for viewing
Monday - Friday 8-12 am and 1-4 pm
October 10 - December 12, 2008
Family Social Science
University of Minnesota
290 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
For more information call 612-625-6202.

Community organizers and scholars are recognizing that, while an analysis of whiteness is vital to racial justice work, it lacks the depth needed to sustain healthy cultural identity. This session will present a multi-layered model of European American cultural identity, and discuss the implications for health and justice work.

Join us on Wednesday October 8th, noon - 1pm at 278 McNeal Hall, St. Paul Campus

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