Lectures and Discussions
KCLU presents Tom Ashbrook
Host of NPR's On Point
Date: Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 8:00pm
Location: Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Tom Ashbrook, the award-winning host of NPR’s On Point, is coming to town to help celebrate KCLU’s 15th Anniversary! The show will kick off a year of events commemorating KCLU’s 15 years as your hometown station.
Harold Stoner Clark Lectures: Gregory Pence, Ph.D.
Biotechnology: Friend or Foe?
Date: Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 10:00am
Location: Samuelson Chapel - map
Gregory Pence, known as one of the founders of bioethics, is internationally famous for defending cloniing and genetically modified food.
The Boundaries of Crisis Work
Presentation by Steve Portuges, Ph.D., FIPA
Date: Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 5:00pm
Location: Roth Nelson Room - map
After discussing the history of crisis intervention in the United States, Dr. Steve Portuges will describe a psychodynamic psychotherapeutic intervention strategy that seeks to prevent the regressive conclusion of a crisis and promote its adaptive resolution in a time limited outpatient treatment setting. Several related issues will also be addressed including how therapist and patient can identify and discuss crisis intervention treatment goals and then assess whether they have been accomplished. Dr. Portuges will present case material to illustrate his psychodynamic approach to brief crisis intervention psychotherapy.
Environmental Justice from Ventura County to Bhopal
The Merging of the Social Justice Movements with Environmentalism
Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 4:00pm
Location: Roth Nelson Room - map
Attorney and community leader Carmen Ramirez will discuss social and environmental justice.
Corporate Leaders Breakfast
Entrepreneurial Bio Tech
Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:30am
Location: Lundring Events Center - map
Keith Leonard, President and CEO of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, will present a fascinating look at a startup biopharmaceutical company with emphasis on science and innovation in aesthetic medicine.
Faculty Panel Discussion on 'The Soloist'
Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:30pm
Location: Lundring Events Center - map
Unique perspectives and thoughtful responses to themes in The Soloist.
Cleaning the Attic: A collection of Clinical Facts, Fiction and Trivia
A Presentation by Ron Bale, Ph.D.
Date: Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:00pm
Location: Roth Nelson Room - map
In this presentation, Dr. Ron Bale draws on his vast clinical experience to shed light on important issues of assessment, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and other matters related to being a therapist. The presentation covers a wide range of topics including suicide assessment, addressing the highly emotive patient, the importance of dealing with countertransference, how and when to contain the patient. In all, the talk serves as an elegant orientation to the challenging ways in which a clinician maintains an analytic attitude that ultimately helps the patient.
Treating Women with Trauma and Substance Use Disorders
A Presentation by Gloria Miele, Ph.D.
Date: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 5:00pm
Location: Roth Nelson Room - map
In this presentation, Dr. Gloria Miele discusses some hands-on suggestions for clinicians seeking to treat women who suffer from both a history of trauma and the effects of substance abuse. She draws on her book Trauma Services for Women in Substance Abuse Treatment to explore the intertwined nature of trauma and addiction. She will also discuss some treatment options for PTSD and addiction that together form the basis for many of the recently developed treatments for trauma and addiction co-morbidity. Dr. Miele will address some of the many real-world challenges that clinicians face in implementing trauma-focused therapeutic approaches in community-based substance abuse treatment.
World AIDS Day 2009 Recognition
Date: Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 4:30pm
Location: Lundring Events Center - map
Join us for CLU's annual World AIDS Day recognition as we explore the epidemic both locally and globally.
Corporate Leaders Breakfast
American Auto Industry
Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:30am
Location: Lundring Events Center - map
Please join us for a discussion of the American automobile industry with experts Donald E. Petersen, former CEO and Chairman of Ford Motor Company, and James D. Power III, founder and former CEO of J.D. Power and Associates.
