More Info About Healthy Workplace Bill S3863

June 9th, 2013

Mike Schlicht reports that the New York State Psychological Association reissued its memorandum of support for Healthy Workplace Bill.

Memorandum in Support

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing
a private cause of action for an abusive work environment

The New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA), representing more than 3,000 psychologists and students of psychology, supports A4965 which aims to ensure that all individuals have access to a healthy work environment, free from abuse of any kind. Our comments are offered from the perspective of professionals who serve the public in addressing their emotional, psychological and behavioral health needs and are committed to the promotion of a psychologically healthy workplace in all settings.

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More Info About the Healthy Workplace Bill

June 6th, 2013
By Mike Schlicht

The Healthy Workplace Bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee in the next step of the legislative process. The Chair of the Senate Finance Committee is Senator John DeFranciso and he represents parts of the Syracuse area. NYHWA would like to setup a meeting with him at the District office in the very near future to speak with him about the bill. NYHWA is looking for constituents of his, people who work in his district and those who are from the Greater Syracuse area to speak briefly about their workplace bullying experience as we ask for him to place the bill on the agenda for a vote.

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Healthy Workplace NYS Bill S3863 Passes Muster

June 5th, 2013

This past Monday, June 3, Healthy Workplace Bill, S3863 was passed by the New York State Senate Labor Committee. More about this later but I had this to say …

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Ode to a D:F/M Legacy

June 2nd, 2013
Peter Parisi: Self Anointed Chaperone for the Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism

Peter Parisi

It was several years ago that Colleague Peter Parisi, inspired by a muse yet to be understood or identified – but I have suspicions that it is as old as time itself – emailed our D:F/M Colleagues that he had decided that the WORD, a collaborative creation between me and my students, and a primary teaching tool, awarded several grants from the College, the FORD Foundation and others, with a stellar reputation and track record for helping students with career decisions, was passé and that it was time for the department to support the Hunts Point Express which had been started by Colleague Bernard Stein.

I still have my copy of the Parisi email.

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The D:F/M BF Lie

May 21st, 2013

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I Wish Colleague Bernard Stein Would Get His Act Together

May 20th, 2013

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The Envoy Beckons

May 19th, 2013

morris-tinyWednesday, May 1, 2013, 12:31 p.m. I got an email from Envoy reporter Sophie Simon who wanted to interview me about the call I put out for a boycott of the Aronson Awards. She was fed, according to her email, bogus information (of course) which she accepted as gospel (of course).

The plot thickens.

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

May 7th, 2013

An early version of this manual [DSM III] was a good resource tool when I was researching and writing The Kids Next Door: Sons and Daughters Who Killed Their Parents and Unspeakable Acts: The Ordeal of Thomas Waters-Rimmer which was selected for the New York Times 1993 Notable Books of the Year.

It has been invaluable …

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The Hunts Point Express on Editorial Alert?

May 7th, 2013

An URL of the previous blog below (The Slippery Ethical Slope of the Hunts Point Express) was posted Monday on the The Hunts Point Express facebook page. Lo and behold, it was no longer there yesterday. In fact, the The Hunts Point Express on online is not accepting comments either.

Uh Oh! The plot thickens.

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The Slippery Ethical Slope for the Hunts Point Express?

May 5th, 2013

D:F/M has been in a state of academic stasis for years and years but in recent years Colleagues have resorted to all manner of fabrications to cover up its failings. What follows reveals a venial sin/omission compared to a mortal sin/omission (catechism from Catholic  schools still resonates slightly). It also could be merely a mistake.

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