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October 25, 2015
Robert Nelson, who spent two years working in one of Illinois’ highest-end treatment facilities for children, will discuss anger management within the context of conduct disorder, and how psychopathology can result from abuse.
Humanist Community Forum (2015-10-25) – Understanding Psychopathology: Stories and Lessons from a Youth Treatment Facility from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.
October 18, 2015
Scott Drexel from the National Popular Vote campaign, will discuss the National Popular Vote bill, which would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in the entire United States. The bill preserves the Electoral College, while ensuring that every vote in every state will matter in every presidential election. See http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/Passengers film
Humanist Community Forum (2015-10-18): National Popular Vote (Scott Drexel) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.
October 11, 2015
American Humanist Association Executive Director Roy Speckhardt will give a talk about, and host a book signing for, his new book, Creating Change Through Humanism, just published by Humanist Press. Speckhardt will explore the modern state of humanism and how our forward-thinking outlook, with its emphasis on critical thinking and self-reflection, can be at the forefront of pressing social issues.
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Humanist Community Forum (2015-10-11): Creating Change Through Humanism (Roy Speckhardt, AHA Exec. Dir.) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.
October 4, 2015
HCSV member Paul Gilbert will moderate this Forum, which is designed to provide every member and friend of the Community the opportunity to contribute his or her ideas about how we can be most effective in achieving the purposes and aims of humanism in our Community and beyond. Please attend, share your ideas, and learn from fellow humanists.
September 27, 2015
Few doctors are choosing to be trained for geriatric care. As a result, the elderly are often treated using the so-called medical model: determine the most life-threatening problem and treat it. The medical model prioritizes maintaining life at all costs. But it is failing elderly patients with serious illnesses. 25% of Medicare spending is for 5% of patients in their final year of life, and most of the expensive treatments provide little real benefit (see http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/being-mortal/). However, there are alternatives that focus on making the remaining days as good as possible. Richard O. Duda will discuss these issues.