Lois Holzman.org- NIMH Wants to “Fail Better” than the DSM-5 Did May 7, 2013 loisholzman
- Radically Accepting Poverty May 2, 2013 loisholzman
- Join the Social Therapeutics Conversation April 23, 2013 loisholzman
- Christine La Cerva — The Community Therapist
- Carrie Lobman, Improvisational Learning
Category Archives: The International Class
Holmes introduces improv to Harvard grad students
Dr. Raquell Holmes, a graduate of The International Class in 2011, recently led a professional development workshop with grad students in the Systems Biology research program at Harvard University. The workshop — which introduced performance and improvisation as a modality … Continue reading
Chris Reyman and Sandra Paola Lopez are in2 improv
International Class members and artists/educators Chris Reyman and Sandra Paola López are the creators of in2 improv, a creative arts/community building project which draws heavily on music, movement and dance to help participants discover their social connectedness. Says Reyman: We think of ourselves … Continue reading
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Crazytown creator, Jude Treder-Wolff, interviews Carrie Lobman
Creative arts therapist and performance artist, Jude Treder-Wolff interviewed the Institute’s Carrie Lobman, for a column, entitled: The Radical Collaboration Made Possible Through Play, which appeared on the online news hub, Long Island Inter-personal Relationships Examiner. Treder-Wolff is the creator of the one-woman show, Crazytown, and … Continue reading
Kolkata-based therapeutic community, Turning Point, turns 14
Ishita Sanyal (a 2008 alumna of the Institute’s International Class) reports that her Kolkata-based community mental health organization, Turning Point, turned 14 this past month. The community celebrated its achievements at offering the mentally ill of Kolkata “Livelihood & Meaningful … Continue reading
Holzman reports on trip to Serbia — challenging hold of societal identities…
Institute director Lois Holzman reports at LoisHolzman.org on a recent visit to Serbia which included activities with colleagues old and new. As she has since 1997, Holzman attended annual meetings of Zdravo da Ste (“Hi Neighbor”) — a group of 100+ psychologists, educators, … Continue reading
Peter Nsubuga Inspires Donors at Fall Ctty Meeting and Fundraiser
International Class alumnus and Hope for Youth Uganda founder Peter Nsubuga joined director Lois Holzman and All Stars Project co-founder and UX dean Lenora Fulani as a special guest presenter at the Institute’s fall community meeting and fundraiser on Sunday, November 13. (Fulani, who is also … Continue reading
All over the world — innovation and experimentation
The new issue of the Institute’s Reports from the Field newsletter reports on the latest projects of colleagues worldwide. Lois Holzman, director, comments: Our friends… are innovating and experimenting with play, performance, social therapeutics and other unorthodox methods of education, public health, psychological … Continue reading
Performance as Therapy for children in Delhi’s Pandies’ Theatre
Sanjay Kumar, founder and artistic director of Delhi’s Pandies’ Theatre, is in NYC this week for the fall residency of the Institute’s International Class. His workshop at the Institute on Saturday, Sept. 24, offered participants a look at the therapeutic/ … Continue reading
Miguel E. Cortés Vazquez to present at Tijuana conference on therapeutic work
2007-8 International Class alumnus, Miguel E. Cortés Vazquez, will present on his work at the Fred Newman Center for Social Therapy in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, at a conference on Community Praxis in Tijuana in October. The title of his presentation is La Terapia Social … Continue reading
