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“In the course of my psychotherapeutic work with violent criminals, I
was surprised to discover that I kept getting the same answer when I
asked one man after another why he has assaulted or even killed someone:
‘Because he disrespected me.’”
Community violence is largely addressed in measures of punishment and
control. Yet these measures are limited in their approach, as violence
in abstract is the fruit and not the root of the problem.
James Gilligan, M.D.
Dr. James Gilligan, author and Paul A. Dewald, M.D. Lecture Speaker
From his book Preventing Violence (Prospects for Tomorrow)
Paul A. Dewald, M.D. Lecture:
Psychological Roots of Dr. James Gilligan
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
7:00 pm at St. Louis University
Dr. James Gilligan suggests that by attempting to first understand the
violence of the individual, we may come to prevent the collective
violence that threatens our community.
As the featured speaker for the March 6th, 2008 Paul A. Dewald Lecture, Dr. James Gilligan represents the Saint Louis Psychoanalytic Institute’s commitment to the exploration of therapeutic issues vital to the health and well-being of our community. His program designs for violence prevention in prisons have made sizeable impact. He has received accolades from the New York Academy of Sciences, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Polish Ministry of Justice, and the World Health Organization, among other national and international organizations.
As the former Director of the Institute of Law and Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, Dr. Gilligan directed mental health and violence prevention services for the Massachusetts prison system for ten years. Currently he holds a Collegiate Professor position at New York University.
Dr. James Gilligan is a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the National Campaign against Youth Violence, to which he was appointed by President Clinton. He is also the author of Violence: Our Deadly Epidemic and its Causes, Violence in California Prisons: A Proposal for Research into Patterns and Cures, and Preventing Violence (Prospects for Tomorrow).
DATE:
Thursday, March 6, 2008
TIME:
7:00-9:00pm
COST:
Tickets: $10 for general admission
$2 for students (with valid ID)
LOCATION:
St. Louis Room (rm. 300)
Busch Student Center, 2nd floor
Saint Louis University
20 N Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
FOR MORE INFORMATION & To Pre-Order Tickets
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