Alumni Messenger

Saybrook Alumnus Dr. Steven Kull (Ph.D. '80) Publishes New Editon of WorldPublicOpinion.Org


Does the public favor defense budget cuts?

What do average Americans say when they are faced with the budget tradeoffs...

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"A great blog on the DSM-V Controversy. It discusses the petition that Saybrook endorsed (and is still the only university to have endorsed)." - Saybrook Faculty Member Dr. Louis Hoffman

Existentialism and the DSM-5: Humanizing Mental Health

It matters that people have a way to use the latest findings in psychology beyond buying a pill for ...

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The New Existentialists www.newexistentialists.com

Call for submission of short notes or research reports and other
items of interest for the upcoming ISSS 2012 Bulletin to be published in end of January 2012.

These submissions will be published in the first section of the Bulletin,
highlighting most recent work from the membership of ISSS.

Submissions should be no longer than 1500 words (4 pages single spaced).

For the bulletin, other items of interest are also welcome for the
membership sections such as notices of future conferences, calls for papers
for related peer-reviewed journals, new books, employment
announcements, new courses, etc...

Please email contributions to isssoffice@dsl.pipex.com

Or by post to:
ISSS Office
47 Southfield Road
Pocklington
York YO42 2XE
United Kingdom

Please send all submissions to arrive no later than January 15, 2012.

With thanks

Jennifer Wilby
General Systems Bulletin Editor

Full-time Psychology Faculty Position—Bakersfield, CA

National University, Department of Psychology, invites applications for a one-year Full-Time faculty position in Bakersfield, CA.

The position may be renewable subject to budgetary considerations.

Responsibilities
The faculty member will teach on-site undergraduate graduate and counseling psychology courses. The appointee will also have the responsibility for management of an off-site BA Interdisciplinary Studies programs in Portersville, CA, and on-site MA Counseling Psychology courses at the Bakersfield center, which includes hiring, training, staffing and oversight of adjunct teachers, academic advising of students, interviewing/oversight of graduate students, coordination of off-site practicum agencies, and conformity of the programs to Departmental and University standards and procedures. Full-Time faculty members contribute to departmental governance and attend monthly on-line faculty meetings, and bi-annual faculty meetings in San Diego.

Qualifications
An MA in a mental health discipline from an accredited institution, with a current license as MFT is required; a PhD, PsyD. or EdD with (or close to) license is preferred. The preferred candidate should have interest in graduate and undergraduate education with specific expertise in strengths based counseling psychology. Candidates should have experience and commitment to adult learners, and commitment to diversity in student populations and services to diverse client populations.

To apply, send as email attachment a CV, statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Maureen O’Hara mohara@nu.edu with a cc to Dr Roland Fleck rfleck@nu.edu. National University is an equal opportunity employer. Open until filled.

It is a "presidential appointment" with full time salary and benefits for the time being but could transition to a regular core if the enrollments build in Bakersfield, as we expect them to. National is a great place to work. Great benefits, reasonable teaching loads, generous faculty development funds and great students.

Maureen O'Hara Ph. D.

From Dr. Billlings:

This article's subject is one that will be discussed extensively at next years 20th International Military and Civilian Combat Stress Conference scheduled for May. This conference is the longest running conference of its kind in the world.

Contact me for the complete article.
Bart P Billings, Ph.D.
Founder and Director
20th International Military and Civilian Combat Stress Conference
www.tservcsc.bizhosting.com
bbillings@omnisonic.com

Excerpt:

“When I finally sought help, I was put on what I call the Army’s ‘quick fix’ program—the antidepressant Zoloft,” he says. “After that, I was seen once a month by the psychiatrist, usually for five minutes, maybe 10, and that was just to get my prescription renewed.”

Gonzalez says his doctors never discussed coping strategies. “I was depressed. I had thoughts of suicide,” he says. “But there was never really any advice from the psychiatrist, like, ‘This is what you could be doing to get better.”

For years, the conference has been addressing Integrative Treatment and the adverse reactions of psychiatric medication, discussing extensively the first black box warning on the medications being suicidality. This conference also requested Congress hold hearings on the relationship between suicide and the use of psychiatric medication.

If you have previously presented at the conference or would like to speak on your integrative treatment specialty, please let me know ASAP so we can develop next May's program.

Upcoming Online Courses - Call for Applications

Upcoming Online Courses – 2 January to 2 March, 2012

The UN-mandated University for Peace is accepting applications for the Distance Education Programme. Apply for individual courses for training in the following areas of study, or take the courses for credit, towards the completion of the online Master of Arts in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World.

Multiculturalism: Contemporary Leadership, Culture and Diversity: 2 Jan. to 2 March, 2012
Professor Eliana Carvalho Mukherjee
3 Credit Course (9 weeks)
Cost: with Credit US$950
Non-Credit: US$750

Research Methods: 2 Jan. to 2 March, 2012
Professor Amr Abdalla and Flor Cubero
3 Credit Course (9 weeks)
Cost: with Credit US$950
Non-Credit: US$750

Click here for more information.

Dr.Carolyn Williams-Orlando (Saybrook Ph.D. '08) PROUDLY JOINS
GIVE AN HOUR™ NETWORK
Provides Free Counseling to Troops & Families

Boulder, Colorado November 30 2011– Dr. Carolyn Williams-Orlando announces that she has joined Give an Hour™, a nonpartisan, nonprofit national network of mental health professionals providing free counseling services to returning troops and their families.

Give an Hour™ offers services to veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and their family members. Family members are loosely defined to include married or unmarried partners, parents, siblings, aunts/uncles—anyone connected to this veteran who is suffering a psychological effect related to the veteran's service.

Dr.Williams-Orlando (aka Dr. Willow) has an office located in Boulder and is trained to provide treatment for post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and attention-deficit hyperactivity. People interested in receiving services through Give an Hour™ are encouraged to call 720-352-7891 or log on to www.giveanhour.org to determine availability or to locate another provider in your area.

“Currently, we have more than 5,200 licensed mental health professionals on our Give an Hour™ network,” notes Founder and President, Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen. “What our veterans and their families and loved ones are experiencing as a result of deployments, traumatic brain injuries, and other devastating physical injuries, post-traumatic stress and more, is incomprehensible to the general population. The sheer number of people being affected makes it virtually impossible for the very competent but overtaxed military health care system to provide help to everyone who needs it,” says Dr. Van Dahlen. “We are so proud that Dr.Williams-Orlando has joined our efforts.”

Give an Hour™ hopes to recruit to its network 10 percent, or 40,000, of the approximately 400,000 licensed mental health professionals in the United States. With an average fee of $100 an hour, this would save the military and the taxpayer $4 million per week in mental health services costs. Mental health professionals agree to donate one hour per week for a minimum of a year when joining out network.

www.giveanhour.org - A nonprofit 501(c)(3), founded in September 2005 by Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, a psychologist in the Washington, D.C., area. The organization’s mission is to develop national networks of volunteers capable of responding to both acute and chronic conditions that arise within our society. Currently, GAH is dedicated to meeting the mental health needs of the troops and families affected by the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Give an Hour™ currently has more than 5,200 providers across the nation—in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam—and continues to recruit volunteer mental health professionals to its network.

Dear Fellow Saybrookians,

Greetings in this Holiday Season!

As our Fortieth Anniversary year draws to a close, please consider contributing to Saybrook's Annual Fund, and help insure that the Humanistic Vision continues to grow and thrive.

See outtakes from Dr. Mark Schulman's Annual Appeal Letter, below.

All here at Saybrook Wish You a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Prosperous and Healthy New Year.

Yours sincerely,

George Aiken
Saybrook Alumnus and Director of Alumni Relations

To make a contribution, checks can be sent Att: Annual Fund, Saybrook University, 747 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 or contact Terry Hopper thopper@saybrook.edu 415-394-5220

From the Annual Fund Appeal:

We are approaching the conclusion of our 40th anniversary year, a year in which we have celebrated our legacy, advanced our mission, and become more deeply in touch with our core principles and values. These values embody our soul, inspire and drive our success, and challenge us to ask the question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century?....

I invite you to join us in this exciting endeavor with a gift to the Saybrook University Annual Fund. Your gift will help us sustain and grow the University, enhance and expand our program offerings, and support our students, faculty, and staff in the incredible work they do....

Saybrook University is a community of remarkable people doing remarkable work. To honor the humanistic impact Saybrook students have made in our communities over the past 40 years, we have created a very special publication: What Does It Mean To Be Human? This book chronicles our early beginnings to the creation of Saybrook University, and includes stories from many people important to our legacy. This book is our special thank you gift for donors who support our annual fund with a gift of $250 or more.

I hope you will consider a gift at any level to help us culminate our 40th anniversary and make this truly an outstanding year. We are deeply grateful for your support....

Sincerely,

Mark Schulman, PhD
President

Saybrook Alumna Hilarie Cash, Ph.D. 89 Invited as Expert on the Daily Show Segment

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Check out Hilarie's real work:

Hilarie Cash, PhD, LMHC
Executive Director, reSTART: Internet Addiction Recovery Program

1001 290th Ave SE, Fall City, WA 98024-7403
Tel: 800-682-6934 Fax: 888-788-3419

hilarie.cash@netaddictionrecovery.com
www.netaddictionrecovery.com

Academic Events, Calls for Papers, and Job Opportunities

New Opportunities for Researchers

Job Opportunity: Lecturer in International Business

Queen Mary University of London is inviting applications for a Lecturer in International Business. They are looking for candidates with a background in comparative international business, economic policy studies and/or Chinese and Indian industrial development. Deadline for applications is January 5, 2012. For more information. http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=2723

Call for Submissions: Page Prize for Sustainability Issues

The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina is honored to announce the 4th annual Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula. Full consideration for the Page Prize will be provided for submissions concerning a range of sustainability dimensions that are demonstrated to be relevant to the natural environment. Deadline for submissions is February 2, 2012. For more information.
http://www.moore.sc.edu/about/sustainableenterprisedevelopment/pageprize/2011callforsubmissions.aspx

Call for Papers: 2012 ARCS Conference

This Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) and Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) conference seeks papers focused on business sustainability. The conference will be held May 16-18, 2012 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012. For more information. http://www.moore.sc.edu/about/sustainableenterprisedevelopment/pageprize/2011callforsubmissions.aspx

Call for Papers: ICEPR'12

The 2nd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation will be held in Montreal on August 28-30, 2012. The conference will bring together the Canadian and International community working in the field of environmental pollution and remediation to discuss new advances in the field. Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2012. For more information. http://icepr2012.international-aset.com/

Call for Papers: Corporate Governance

Corporate Goverance: An International Review seeks papers for their special issue on Corporate Social Responsiblity, Institutional Structures and Corporate Governance. Papers will address one of three research questions pertaining to CSR strategy. Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2012. For more information. http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102612802412-147/CORG+Special+Issue.pdf

Call for Papers: Global Strategy Journal

Global Strategy Journal seeks papers for their upcoming special issue on Global Stakeholder Strategy, which aims to bring clarity and coherence to the link between global strategy theories, the evolution of global and local stakeholders and the effective practice of global strategy management. Deadline for submission is April 15, 2012. For more information. http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102612802412-148/GSJ+Special+Issue+Call+%28Shortened%29.pdf

Call for Papers: European Journal of Operational Research

The European Journal of Operational Research seeks papers for their upcoming special issue on Eco-Efficient Based Green Supply Chain Management. Deadline for submissions is August 31, 2012. For more information. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/european-journal-of-operational-research/