Tom Hayden at Oakland anti-war rally 11/09
From: Andrew Phelps <no-action@cwnet.com>
To: s-acc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri 08/27/10 02:32 PM
Subject: [s-acc] PDD workshop SJCC
Hi
Allison Torres and I did a workshop [flyer
HERE] today for the faculty "flex days" [PDD] at San Jose City College. That was part of our local followup on the Boston PsySR Conference and [making it relevant] to psychology/M.H. advocacy at SJCC.We are trying to build the "life project" advocacy over the "treatment" advocacy and get the college involved in "community engagement." The Coordinator of Disabled Students [DSP&S] and the Dean of Counseling and Student Services collaborated (passionately) with us.
I got to speak in memoriam regarding Sue Poole, who at one time received forced treatment at SJCC, not one of their finer days. Allison was extraordinary and touched everyone's hearts. The "structured shop talk" was an effort to get the faculty/staff attending to provide ttheir notions of what might be done to change the present "stress dynamic" for students (and faculty). Last winter we had done a "clinical gaze critique" training for the SJCC support staff, as I've previously reported.
The real issues here are "what everyone wishes" versus "what's funded and can be practically implemented." Allison was offered a desk and a phone extension at DSP&S for her "peer mentoring" life project advocacy.
Fighting against the "behavior object" dynamic is a deeper and more engaging advocacy than the more familiar fight for freedom and against forced treatment. [Remember, in Trieste, the "clinical gaze critique" approach led ultimately to the complete abolition of forced treatment.]
Best regards
Andrew