Fall 2007 Programs

Beyond Words

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007, 3 - 4 p.m.
Wolfard Hall, room 201
Lesley University Main Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Peace Train with Sharon & Shophi

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
University Hall, room 2-1500
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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2006-2007 Programs

Love and Forgiveness

Friday, November 3, 2006
Lesley University-Main Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Body, Mind and Spirit: Innovations in Research, Practice and Pedagogy

Friday, March 30, 2007
Lesley University-Main Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Imagine: Expression in the Service of Humanity, Moving Towards Forgiveness

Friday, April 27, 2007 & Saturday, April 28, 2007
Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism and Practice: Special Edition on IBMS

Publication date: May 2007

The Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice (JPPP) is a refereed journal published by Lesley University. JPPP focuses on pluralistic approaches to teaching and learning throughout the life span with a major emphasis on cultural criticism. The editorial board seeks to present a balance across diverse forms of scholarship, practitioner-research, philosophical essays, empirical research, literature, and the visual arts. The goal is to provide interdisciplinary interpretation and analysis of educational theory and practice, including learning in classrooms, organizations, and non-traditional settings.

In May 2007, JPPP will publish a special edition focusing on the history, mission and work of IBMS. It will feature articles by faculty who are affiliated with IBMS and IBMS advisory board members.

Liberating Creativity: Courage to Lead

Friday, June 1, 2007
9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Main Campus
Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

Share ideas, take risks, and learn new ways to exercise creative leadership in your personal and professional life. Through dialogue and participatory activities, speakers and facilitators will share their expertise and experiences in fostering creative expression, and developing innovative programs and practices. The conference is intended for those who want to understand the relationship between the creative process and leadership, enhance their ability to achieve their goals, and become part of a community of peers.

In the morning workshop, Liberating Expression, participants will explore how the creative process carries us to new realms of expression and understanding. Utilizing varied artistic media, the group will establish a community of creative expression. The afternoon features the Creativity and Adaptive Leadership Workshop, and small group sessions where participants will be able to bring personal meaning to the day's activities.

The conference is a collaborative effort with Lesley University's Advanced Studies in Creativity, Imagination, and Leadership Certificate Program, the Institute for Mind, Body and Spirituality, and the Division of Continuing Education.

Fee:
$95, students: $75

Faculty:
Shaun McNiff is University professor and Dean of Lesley College, and is author of, among others, Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go, and Creating with Others: the Practice of Imagination in Life, Art and the Workplace.

Vivien Marcow-Speiser, ADTR, LMHC, NBCC, is a Core Professor in Dance Therapy at Lesley University, and the Director of International and Collaborative Programs in the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences.

Hugh O'Doherty teaches at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, is a Senior Associate at Cambridge Leadership Associates LLC, and consults
on a variety of major initiatives, including the American Leadership Forum, and the Center for International Understanding.

2005-2006 Programs

Constructing a Socially Conscious, Critical, and Holistic Clinical Education Community: The Story So Far, and the Chapters Ahead

October 28, 2005
Porter Exchange

(In collaboration with the Division of Counseling and Psychology)

In 1975 the Counseling and Psychology program began with a handful of faculty and students and has advanced into a broad foundation of psychology-based, rigorous theoretical study that integrates developmental, holistic, and multicultural perspectives placing a strong emphasis on field experience in a variety of professional settings and a commitment to socially responsible, reflective practice. This event was a part of the Division of Counseling and Psychology's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

Raising Cain: Emotional Development of Boys

February 10, 2006
Marran Theater

(In collaboration with Boys in Focus: The Raising Cain Project and WGBH)

Raising Cain is a two-hour PBS documentary that explores the emotional development of pre-school to adolescent boys in America today through powerful stories about real boys. The program will help parents, educators and human service workers to better understand the behavior of boys, and explore practical approaches to teaching boys about the importance of making positive changes in negative behaviors. The guide in the program is child psychologist, Michael Thompson, Ph.D., one of America's leading experts on boys. His book on the emotional lives of boys, Raising Cain, with co-author Dan Kindlon, was a New York Times bestseller. This event explored the issues presented in the documentary, including how a boy's sense of masculinity is the product of our culture which often limits the possibility of developing a full, healthy emotional life. The objective was for participants to develop a better understanding of the biological, psychosocial and cultural effects on boy's behavior and develop ways to adjust emotional and behavioral expectations for boys in our homes, schools and communities.

Jill S. Titus Lecture Series

A River of Tears. An Ocean of Light.
Using World Music to Transform the Traumatic Experiences of Children.

March 3, 2006
Marran Theater, Main Campus

Presenters: Robert D. Macy and Dicki Johnson Macy

Supported by a grant from the Titus family in memory of their daughter, Jill.

Dr. Robert Macy the Executive Director of the Center for Trauma Psychology, the Co-Director of a Category III National Center for Child Traumatic Stress Network site in Boston and the Director of Psychosocial Initiatives at the Trauma Center in Boston. He is a pioneer in the field of Traumatic Incident Stress Interventions for children, youth, their families and their communities exposed to political, community and armed conflict violence as well as large-scale disasters. He has designed, implemented and currently evaluates psychosocial assessment and intervention projects in the United States, Palestine and Jordan and is developing similar projects for Afghanistan, Iraq, Nepal, Indonesia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Dicki Johnson Macy is the Creative Director for the Center for Trauma Psychology, the Director of Center Studio, and the Co-Director of Project Joy, a non-profit foundation dedicated to providing group based psychotherapeutic services to homeless toddlers and youth. She is a tireless pioneer in the field of dance-movement and music therapy and has adapted a unique set of protocols based upon the art and technique of Isadora Duncan to provide non-verbal stress reduction interventions for preschool and elementary children and their mothers exposed to armed conflict and community violence. She has implemented psychosocial intervention projects with the Center for Trauma Psychology in the United States, Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Nepal, and is developing similar projects for Indonesia and Guinea.

Both Dr. Macy and Ms. Johnson Macy are adjunct faculty of Lesley and graduates of the Expressive Therapies master's degree program.