Clinical Practice with Service Members, Veterans and Military Families
A broad introduction for behavioral health providers to clinical practice with military populations. This course considers the needs of active duty and reserve component servicemembers and veterans at different developmental phases of the military life course, as well as the needs of military families. The ways that these clients may cope with a range of physical health, mental health, and psychosocial issues are examined, with special attention given to stress reactions, including Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and co-occurring disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence. This course also introduces key evidence-based treatment modalities (including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Problem Solving Treatment, Stress Inoculation Training, and other cognitive behavioral therapies). Policy regarding treatment confidentiality issues will also be discussed.
VentureBuild: Tools for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs
The VentureBuild Online Course is a university-created 10-week program that prepares budding social entrepreneurs to assess the feasibility of their social impact projects. The course uses best practice business education on entrepreneurship, and adapts it specifically to the unique needs of organizations looking to create financially sustainable organizations with strong social, environmental and health missions.
2012 Summer Institute in Communication and Governance Reform
The 2012 Summer Institute in Communication and Governance Reform will be held from June 16 to 27, 2012, at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This Summer Institute is organized by the World Bank's External Affairs Operational Communications Department, the World Bank Institute's Governance Practice, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. The course is designed for senior professionals working on reform initiatives around the world, including advisors in government, senior development practitioners and managers and executives of public affairs, public relations, and advertising firms.
Effective Negotiations and the Power of Persuasion
Nearly every interaction involves some form of negotiation or persuasion. Yet many of us engage in these activities with only a limited understanding of whether, when, or how they might work. The purpose of this course is to address this problem by examining the fundamental principles and techniques in these arenas.
The classroom is everywhere
For many folks graduating this month, formal education will end with the awarding of a diploma. In today's changing workplace, it's no longer acceptable to stop learning when you take off your cap and gown. Opportunities for learning are all around you: in your workplace, your community and local universities.
Let's start with the workplace. As a new graduate ...
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Adlai Wertman (@AWWSC)
Professor for VentureBuild: Tools for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs
Edward Goldberg (@EdwardGoldberg)
Professor for Building Businesses in International Markets Online (Fall 2012)
Mary Ann Giordano (@magiorNYT)
Guest Journalist for Running a Community Blog for High School Students
James Dao (@jimdao)
Guest Journalist for Military Culture
Liz Robbins (@nytlizrobbins)
Guest Journalist
Adam Nagourney (@adamnagourney)
Guest Journalist for Campaign 2012 — An Overview at the Starting Line
Adam Bryant (@nytcorneroffice)
Guest Journalist