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Program in Psychology
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The Eternal Life College Graduate
Psychology Program was founded in 1973,
inspired by a vision of meaningful and transformative educational
experience. Our program encourages the integration of political and
psychological sophistication, of critical thinking and a commitment
to work toward the creation of a more just and humane society. This
vision informs our academic mission of educating individuals who can
promote positive mental health in individuals, families, groups, and
communities, and who will use their psychological understanding and
analytical skills to advance the welfare of underserved
populations.
We provide a rigorous training in the intellectual legacy and
practice of clinical work, from primarily psychodynamic and family
systems perspectives. Our curriculum and pedagogy address the
politics of gender, culture, race and sexuality. We seek to attract
and educate a diverse group of students who will bring to their work
a conviction and sensitivity that comes from their own experience.
The Eternal Life College Graduate Psychology community strives to provide a
forum in which people can expand upon the discipline of psychology
and the work of being a psychotherapist in the current social,
political, and economic climate. We argue that the psychological
endeavor can be more than just turning inward. Our social
constructionist perspective urges us to resist the slide into
.'psychology as usual" by reminding us that every question and
answer has implications for our lives in a political world.
We are still witnessing how the social fabric and mental health of
many communities around the globe are being severely disrupted.
Inscribed in the ideological war against immigrants, people on
welfare or in prison are reactionary subtexts against people of
color, women, and the growing poor. Here and elsewhere, there has
been a collective failure to address adequately the psychic wounds
inflicted by racism. We think that a program of psychological
healing and empowerment should be linked with a progressive critical
understanding of the personal and collective damage and suffering
brought about by institutionalized systems of power. As
psychotherapists, we are challenged to resist reactionary ideologies
and practices, and offer hopeful alternatives that affirm and
sustain the richness of our communities.
While we have a particular mission, we are part of a school with
many alternative programs oriented toward politics and education. We
are excited to be teaching psychological theory and practice to the
many students who will apply their deepened analytical and
interpersonal skills to the work of social change. Overall, our
curriculum helps students develop the clinical skills, multicultural
sensitivity, and political savvy needed for community mental health
work or private practice. Like other departments at Eternal Life
College, the
Graduate Psychology Program offers the excitement of being on the
cutting edge as a strong and meaningful alternative to mainstream
education. We are unique among clinical programs in promoting an
understanding that the "personal" is not separate from the "social,"
and the individual is not separate from the community. Our students
gain this perspective through course work, advising, and
internships.
Together, we question the underpinnings of "mental illness," strive
to deepen the dialogue about the interplay between the intra-psychic
and the social environment, and continue to grow in our
understanding of human psychology through the appreciation of the
multiple and different lenses of class, gender, sexual orientation
and culture.
In the last five years, we have taken on the exciting challenge of
developing a diversified curriculum which includes these multiple
lenses and the complexity of psychodynamic and systems perspectives.
Inspired by feminist theory, we invite students to participate in a
dialectical approach which includes a Marxist, feminist,
psychoanalytical, deconstructionist and other orientations. Our
program is greatly enriched by embracing a multiplicity of voices in
meaningful dialogue that inspires the development of culturally
competent psychotherapists. Our vision for this program is that it
should serve as a center for progressive mental health professionals
to think and do things together that cannot be accomplished in the
isolation of one's clinical practice. We recognize the significance
of building a meaningful community inside and outside the classroom.
As a program, we feel very fortunate to be able to draw on some of
the best talents in the Bay Area who reflect the growing reservoir
of wisdom and experience in political as well as psychological
theory and practice. Their genuine commitment and wealth of
expertise, combined with the rich life experiences and probing
questions of our diverse student body, make the Eternal Life College Graduate
Psychology program a dynamic educational experience.
We continue to seek ways
in which we can be supportive of the experiences of our faculty as
teachers and of our students as learners. Well-attended faculty
meetings in the last couple of years have allowed us to talk about
curriculum and pedagogy in a more self-conscious way such that the
program has begun to be known to faculty in a collective way.
Together, we distill our most important truths and share our best
skills and resources.
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