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Film About Campaign Leading the APA to Remove Homosexuality from Its Manual of Mental Illnesses, CURED, Named 2022 Recipient of Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media

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Monday, November 21, 2022
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The fight that led to this landmark decision is chronicled in the acclaimed documentary CURED, which the Austen Riggs Center has just awarded the 2022 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media.

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  • The fight that led to this landmark decision is chronicled in the acclaimed documentary CURED, which the Austen Riggs Center has just awarded the 2022 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media.
  • We are deeply grateful to the Austen Riggs Erikson Prize jury for this recognition, said Patrick Sammon, the co-director of CURED.
  • Our film chronicles a crucial shift in the relationship between the mental health profession and the LGBTQ+ communitya change that helped transform the social fabric of American society.
  • The prize is juried by a committee of Riggs clinicians and Trustees who considered more than 100 submissions in 2023.

Illinois Addresses Need for Early Childhood Care Educators Through Flexible, Learner-Centered Pathways

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development today announced the release of results of the state's work to develop a competency-based curriculum and credentialing process for early childhood educators (ECE) and funded by the Illinois Preschool Development Grant B-5. The report, titled Gateway to Opportunity Infant-Toddler Credential Competency Project, was developed in partnership with the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN) and the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA). It shows that 98% of all higher education institutions in the state have aligned their early childhood coursework and programs with competencies, creating flexible pathways to prepare ECEs to deliver quality early learning experiences funded by the Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five.

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  • Infant-Toddler Credential leverages competency-based learning to prepare early childhood teachers and ensure high-quality early childhood education.
  • "The shift to competencies through the creation of the Infant-Toddler Credential helps Illinois' early childhood educators have the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver the learning and development programs that improve outcomes for Illinois' youngest learners."
  • The project comes at a time when the need for well-prepared early childhood teachers is expected to grow.
  • The curriculum is designed to increase access to early childhood credentials for Illinois' highly diverse existing early childhood workforce, which often have not attained a credential.

SRI Awarded $23 Million Contract for Education Research Partnerships Across Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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One of 10 RELs around the country, REL Appalachia serves educators and leaders in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia by addressing high-leverage needs in education.

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  • One of 10 RELs around the country, REL Appalachia serves educators and leaders in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia by addressing high-leverage needs in education.
  • The new REL Appalachia will contribute to positive outcomes for educators and students from pre-kindergarten through post-secondary education and workforce development.
  • SRI leads REL Appalachia with experts from our business partners at Education Development Center, Erikson Institute, Insight Policy Research, L-evation, Magnolia Consulting, and Plus Alpha Research & Consulting.
  • Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, SRI works primarily in education, advanced technology and systems, biosciences, and computing.

The Sigourney Award-2021 Honors Three Recipients With Distinguished International Prize for Advancing Psychoanalytic Thought

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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SEATTLE, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sigourney Award annually rewards achievements that advance psychoanalytic thought and practice with international recognition and a substantial cash prize. This year, a panel of distinguished judges evaluated applications from five continents for The Sigourney Award-2021. The work recognized represents significant advancement of psychoanalytic thought. Today, William A. Myerson, Ph.D., MBA, and psychoanalyst co-trustee of The Sigourney Trust, announces three winners whose work merits the prestigious, independent award.

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  • SEATTLE, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Sigourney Award annually rewards achievements that advance psychoanalytic thought and practice with international recognition and a substantial cash prize.
  • This year, a panel of distinguished judges evaluated applications from five continents for The Sigourney Award-2021.
  • Mary Sigourney founded The Sigourney Trust in 1989 to recognize and promote exceptional work that employs psychoanalytic thought to better humankind.
  • The Sigourney Trust, an independent nonprofit organization established by Mary Sigourney in 1989, annually bestows The Sigourney Award as international recognition and reward for outstanding work that employs psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thought to benefit humankind.

The Sigourney Award-2021 Honors Three Recipients With Distinguished International Prize for Advancing Psychoanalytic Thought

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 18, 2021
FABP, Research, Patient, Social isolation, Heart, Skin, IPI, Adoption, Mental health, Erikson Institute, School, Neuroscience, Technology, Book, Feminism, Personality, Awareness, Psychoanalysis, MBA, Creativity, Education, Scharff, Psychotherapy, Translation, International Institute of Depth Psychology, City, Medicine, Family, Dermatology, MRC, Sigourney, The arts, Associate, Learning, University of Buenos Aires, Suicide, Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical industry

SEATTLE, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sigourney Award annually rewards achievements that advance psychoanalytic thought and practice with international recognition and a substantial cash prize. This year, a panel of distinguished judges evaluated applications from five continents for The Sigourney Award-2021. The work recognized represents significant advancement of psychoanalytic thought. Today, William A. Myerson, Ph.D., MBA, and psychoanalyst co-trustee of The Sigourney Trust, announces three winners whose work merits the prestigious, independent award.

Key Points: 
  • SEATTLE, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Sigourney Award annually rewards achievements that advance psychoanalytic thought and practice with international recognition and a substantial cash prize.
  • This year, a panel of distinguished judges evaluated applications from five continents for The Sigourney Award-2021.
  • Mary Sigourney founded The Sigourney Trust in 1989 to recognize and promote exceptional work that employs psychoanalytic thought to better humankind.
  • The Sigourney Trust, an independent nonprofit organization established by Mary Sigourney in 1989, annually bestows The Sigourney Award as international recognition and reward for outstanding work that employs psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thought to benefit humankind.