Supervisory Alliance and Experiences of Vicarious Trauma Among Clinicians Providing Sex Offense-Specific Treatment

This study investigated the correlation between vicarious trauma and supervisory working alliance among clinicians who provide sex offense-specific treatment utilizing a quantative non-parametric method. The study included 22 clinicians who provide sex offense-specific treatment and were receiving clinical supervision at the time of the study. Participants resided within Australia (9.1%), Canada (13.6%) and the United States (77.3%). Participants were recruited from professional global organizations, professional organizations within the United States and agencies within Minnesota. Participants completed a Qualtrics survey which included a demographic survey, Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS), Supervisory Working Alliance (SWA)-Supervisee Form and four optional questions about historical psychiatric diagnoses and treatments. The results of the study found a nonsignificant negative correlation between scores on the SWA-Supervisee Form and scores on the STSS (rho=-.006, p=.979). Results found a significant positive correlation betwn STSS scores and hours per week providing sex offense-specific treatment (rho=.627, p=-.002). A weak negative correlation was found between SWA-Supervisee Form scores and hours per week providing sex offense-specific treatment (rho=-.054, p=.815). Results of the current study suggest there is a relationship between hours per week providing sex offense-specific treatment and experiences of vicarious trauma. Supervisory working alliance does not appear to be associated with vicarious trauma. Future research examining additional constructs associated with vicarious trauma is warranted. Additionally, due to the small sample size of the current study, additional research examining vicarious trauma and supervisory working alliance is warranted

Associations Between Gender, Torture, and Health: A 5-Year Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Our purpose was to identify longitudinal associations between torture exposure, physical and mental health outcomes, and gender in a cohort of 143 war-affected Karen adults five years post resettlement. Results showed that participants who self-reported primary torture experiences had higher rates of certain mental and physical health diagnoses. We observed gender differences in health over time in the cohort. Findings have implications for how primary care and public health providers implement war trauma screening tools and timelines, targeted healthcare services, and community resources to promote health and prevent disease in populations that have trauma from torture or war

The Light We Give: Sikh Wisdom for Cultivating Empathy and Justice

Growing up in South Texas, Dr. Simran Jeet Singh and his brothers confronted racism daily. As a turbaned, bearded, brown-skinned Sikh, he continued to face prejudice and hate in college and beyond. Simran chose to be defined not by the negativity that often surrounded him but by the Sikh teachings of love and justice that he grew up with. Delving deep into these core tenets of Sikh wisdom, he has sought to embrace an outlook that guides us to see the good in everyone and to forge a path of positivity, connection, and service—a way of life that so many of us are seeking in today’s world. We all say that we choose love over hate. But when tested, we realize that it’s easier said than done and that our empathy for others is not rooted deeply enough. As a turbaned and bearded Sikh man, Simran has been subjected to racism his whole life. He has been working on the frontlines of hate violence for more than a decade. And yet, he has managed to avoid falling into the toxic trap of hate and anger. In this lecture, drawing on his recent book The Light We Give, he will draw from his personal experiences and from hate incidents he has witnessed firsthand to share the wisdom he has gained on what it really takes to choose love over hate. Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life (Riverhead, Penguin Random House). Simran\u27s thought leadership on bias, empathy, and justice extends across corporate, university, and government settings. He is an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, a Visiting Lecturer at Union Seminary, and a Senior Advisor on Equity and Inclusion for YSC Consulting, part of Accenture. Organized and hosted by the Interfaith Fellows Program of the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies at the University of St. Thomas and the Minnesota Multifaith Network in collaboration with the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community at St. Olaf College and the Interfaith Institute at Augsburg University. Cosponsored by Minnesota Multifaith Network, and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Diversity Activities Board (DAB), and the Department of Theology at the University of St. Thomas. Funded, in part, by generous grants from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota, and the Center for Faculty Development at the University of St. Thomas

Dream and Variations: A Case Study of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change at a Resilient Community Music School

This qualitative case study investigates Paulus Center for Music, a large non-profit community music school, during a unique period of transition in its history. Located in Midwest, USA, Paulus began as a small violin school in the 19-aughts, and quickly grew into the largest community music school in the country. It established a college division and awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees for over 25 years. After the death of its founder, the school was gifted to Big 10 University, where it operated for two decades. Big 10 divested from Paulus, soft launching it as an independent music school in the mid-1990s, issuing in a period of renewal and regrowth at Paulus. This dissertation is an investigation of that period, analyzed through the lens of DiMaggio & Powell’s institutional isomorphisms and Stevens’ organizational lifecycles. Paulus has four clear isomorphic periods in its history, with two distinct organizational lifecycles. Bourdieusian theory is also used to understand the field, habitus, and the different forms of capital at Paulus. This organization generates cultural capital, sustaining the school in good days and bad. Goffmanian theory analyzes key dramaturgical players and factors in the school’s transition into an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Findings suggest that due to its entrepreneurial spirit, Paulus is most successful when it self-governs. The school suffers when it is unable to live up to its mission due to external restrictions and constraints placed on it. Creativity thrives at Paulus, and when creativity thrives, Paulus thrives