Blog entries

Judith Jordan on Progressive Radio Network

Kate Price — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:09:42 +0100

JBMTI's Director Judith Jordan appeared on the 4/26/12 edition of "All Together Now" Charlene Spretnack on the Progressive Radio Network.

The Relational Shift in Psychology: a conversation with Judith V. Jordan, director of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (housed at Wellesley College), about the Relational-Cultural Model of the self and human development, which she co-developed beginning in 1978; the relational shift in the field of psychology from a Freudian model (the sep...

Wellesley Centers for Women appoints new excecutive director

Lisa Eure — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:08:35 +0100

Wellesley College President H. Kim Bottomly today announced the appointment of Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., as the new Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations conducting scholarly research and developing action programs centered on women’s and girls’ p...

JBMTI's Kate Price quoted in Washington Times Op-ed

Kate Price — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:39 +0100

Richmond - Many people question why some sex trafficking victims stay with their traffickers. As a survivor, I know this simple question requires a rather complex explanation.

I am a survivor of sex trafficking and of child abuse by a family member. My story demonstrates that an untreated case of child sexual abuse can lead to the sex trafficking of that child victim. ...

"Love key to brain development in children"

Kate Price — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:24:21 +0100

Editor's note:Dr. Charles Raison, CNNhealth's mental health expert, is an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Ever noticed how scientific opinions swing from one extreme to the other?

Take the importance of mothers in the development of child...

Disrupting the Script: Raising to Legal Consciousness Sexual Assaults on Black Women

Kate Price — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:44:17 +0100

Conference at Brandeis University, Monday, March 19th, 12-6:30pm

In Speaking Truth to Power, Anita Hill highlighted the particular hurdles Black rape survivors face in U.S. criminal justice system. Together, Anita Hill and Bernadette Brooten seek to enhance public discussion of this problem in order to promote both social and legal change. The conference will draw upon theater, religion, law, history,...

Sex Slavery and Human Trafficking Conference, Germany, April 19-21, 2012

Kate Price — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:12 +0100

To have and to be able to maintain healthy and supportive relationships throughout life is central to growth and well-being for persons and society (J. B. Miller, 1986). However, when persons or societies assert patterns of interaction based on inequality and devaluing differences, marginalizing and oppressing those they consider "less than", persons and societies are harmed.

Such...

Statement from Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen

Kate Price — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:03:18 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation has rejected charges that its decision to discontinue funding for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America was politically motivated.

In a statement posted on its website and a video on YouTube late Wednesday, Komen said its action had been "mischaracterized" so the organization needed to "set the record straight."

In the video, Nancy G. Brinker, who founded and leads the organization, said that the decision was made as part of ...

Redefining Excellence in Education

Kate Price — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:19:22 +0100

Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education superpower, Finland. Trouble is, when it comes to the lessons that Finnish schools have to offer, most of the discussion seems to be missing the point.

The small Nordic country of Finland used to be known -- if it was known for anything at all -- as the ho...

More Young Women Now in School After Exiting Labor Market

Kate Price — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:45:06 +0100

Workers are dropping out of the labor force in droves, and they are mostly women. In fact, many are young women. But they are not dropping out forever; instead, these young women seem to be postponing their working lives to get more education. There are now — for the first time in three decades — more young women in school than in the work force.

“I was working pa...

JBMTI on holiday break

Kate Price — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:59:10 +0100

The Jean Baker Miller Training Institute will be on holiday break until after New Years. We will begin posting items to the blog again in January 2012.

Thank you to all of our amazing RCT practitioners and supporters around the globe. We had an wonderful 2011 and look forward to connecting with you in 2012.

Happy holidays, everyone. We hope you have a peaceful holiday season.<...

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg cites women aren't "ambitious enough"

Kate Price — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:53:17 +0100

Too many suits: And not nearly enough skirts in the boardrooms

Nov 26th 2011 | from the print edition of The Economist

“PERHAPS WE WOMEN should just keep out of this male circus,” said one of the participants in a forum on “German Female Executives” run by Odgers Berndtson, a firm of headhunters. Gabriele Stahl, a partner in the firm’s Frankfurt office, recalls this comment because it seems to sum up the way m...

Award-winning journalist Callie Crossley on "The Help"

Kate Price — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:24:56 +0100

Enjoy a preview of Callie Crossley, moderator for this Thursday's colloquium, "Getting to the truths about race: The politics of connection in The Help," discussing the book and movie on her WGBH radio show. This episode originally aired August 18, 2011.

Visit The Callie Crossley Show's website

Call Me Hope - mamahope.org

Kate Price — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:48:03 +0100

This is the second video in Mama Hope’s Stop the Pity, Unlock the Potential Campaign. This video represents a movement about humans and human dignity. With every school we construct, well we dig, orphanage we build, there are faces and names of people who are impacted; Lives that are changed.

Our latest video sets out to show the energy and potential of Africa and the interconnectedness we share. It is only when people are no longer seen through the stereotypes of p...

"Hillary Clinton and the Rise of Smart Power" in Time magazine

Kate Price — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:38:06 +0100

Whether it's the rise of the Arab Spring in the Middle East or the killing of major Al-Qaeda figures – it's been a year of major changes on foreign shores. Staying on top of these sweeping changes has kept Secretary of State Hilary Clinton plenty busy. Clinton has been working aggressively behind the scenes to oversee the transition to democracy in the Middle East. A...

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords's first interview

Kate Price — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:58:04 +0100

By KEVIN FREKING, The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post)-- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, struggling to form the words in her first extended interview since a January shooting rampage, said Monday she will not return to Congress until she is "better."

"No. Better," she said in response to a question about whether she wanted to return to Congress.

As she gestured as if to help her fo...

LA Times on Penn State Charges

Kate Price — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:39:51 +0100

Does the Penn State molestation story ring any bells for you?

It does for David Clohessy, director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.

"The parallels just go on and on," Clohessy said, talking about how in both the Catholic Church and Penn State University scandals, molestation allegedly continued for years because authorities didn't do eno...

WCW YouTube Channel

Kate Price — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:52:14 +0100

The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) now has our own channel on YouTube dedicated to WCW programs, projects, and researchers. Below is one example: researcher Laura Pappano discusses women in sports. Stay tuned for additions from JBMTI:

Visit WCW's YouTube channel

Announcing spring 2012 webinars

Kate Price — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:47:24 +0100

Amy Banks, M.D. will return to present three webinars as part of the "Reclaim Your Connected Brain" Series which starts in January 2012.

Brain Claims: What's Hype? What's Healing?
January 20, 2012

Spot Removing: Positive Strategies for Decreasing Social Exclusion in Your Life and the World
March 23, 2012

Reconnecting the Dopamine Reward System to Healthy Relationship
May 18, 2012
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Time magazine looks at U.S. healthcare system

Kate Price — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:25:40 +0100

The smell was unmistakable. I recognized it immediately – a fungating infection. It’s what happens when a cancer breaks through the skin and the puss oozes out and aerosolizes, producing an unsurprisingly foul odor. This is what late stage cancer looks like if left unchecked, like many cancers were 100 years ago or still are today in the developing world. But I encountered this case this mont...

Great Introductory Institute

Kate Price — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:25:08 +0100

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 Introductory Institute this past weekend. We are always so energized by the amazing work RCT practitioners are doing in schools, agencies, and communities. We are grateful everyone had such a great time.

Stay tuned to the JBMTI website for more photos from the Institute as well as the video of the Jean Baker Miller Me...