Sustainability in Higher Education focuses on the actions college's and universities around the United States are taking to become more sustainable. Going "green" is one way to descirbe the efforts of promoting sustainability in higher education. Many colleges and Universities are taking the first steps in an attempt to reduce their Ecological footprint and become more sustainable campuses. "Going "green" means more than turning down thermostats in unused classrooms and recycling old plastic bottles. As a small but growing cadre of colleges are discovering, it often requires a fundamental rethinking of how campuses are laid out and how new buildings are designed (and existing ones refurbished). Going "green" also requires fresh approaches to issues like parking, transportation, and even how students get and dispose of their dining-hall food." Higher education is one of the most significant, but largely overlooked, leverage points for creating a just and sustainable society.
Higher Education is one of the most significan, but largely overlooked, leverage points for creating a just and sustainable society. Institutions of higher education contribute to the health and well being of society through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and values. They prepare the professionals who develop, manage, teach in and influence society’s public, private and non-governmental institutions. Higher education is in the unique position of having both the freedom to engage in bold experimentation and the visionary thinkers who can develop a new intellectual and conceptual framework to help redirect society toward a just and sustainable path. —The Call for a Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment (HENSE)
Campuses Practicing Sustainability
Berea College
Berea College is taking a three-pronged approach to becoming a sustainable campus with changes to its physical plant, operations, and curriculum. All three tracks are integrated to maximize experiential learning opportunities during planning and implementation, and afterwards as students, staff and faculty live and work in a sustainable community.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Campus wide recycling program
*Dining Services:*About 200 pounds of food per day is collected and given to college farm for use as composting material *6 tons of aluminum cans and 10 tons of cardboard are recyled each year
Sustainable Building Design
*2006 AASHE Campus Sustainability Leadership Award winner
*Lincoln Hall 1st certified LEEDS building in Kentucky
*Ecovillage:*Stack ventilation *Natural lighting by way of solar light tubes *Water efficiency by way of front loading washers in every appartment *Energy efficient by way of compact flourecent lights and ceiling fans *Gardens throughout community
*Child Development Laboratory:*Built using recyclable materials *Controlled air circulation *Exterior built using "green" building materials *Roof consists of structural insulated panels *Natural lighting by way of large windows *Educational curriculum incoorporates gardening, recycling, and composting
*Sustainability and Environmental Studies House:*combines the use of modern day solar power technology with simplistic living *solar generated heating *solar water heating *1500 watt photovoltaic array *Rain water is collected to suppliment water use for gardening *Utilize a greywater treatment system *Sun-Mar composting toilet
*Various campus renovations to decrease energy use(under Catagory Eco-renovations)
Cornell College
Cornell is not an environmentally-focused school, but neither is sustainability a purely
“environmental” concept. In fact, the basic framework for making a commitment to
sustainability is already present at Cornell College. While it is not stated explicitly at present,
sustainability is an easy continuation of the college mission statement, as well as the 5 points of
pride and strategic goals. Cornell has many other assets, too, which will be able to enhance and
facilitate the initiation of a sustainability program. These include small size; present interests of
faculty, staff, and students; timing; and a history of making rapid and significant wholesale
changes to the institution.[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf]
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*dorm showers and faucets have low water flow
*campuswide year around recycling program that is run through work-study
*some college departments use 30% post consumer content paper
*campus wide transition from incandescent light bulbs to florecent ones to conserve energy
*provide vegetarian food option in food service
Sustainable Building Design
*planning on implementing green building techniques
UMass Boston
Education for Sustainability at UMass Boston is driven by the vision of sustainable economic and social development expressed in the 1987 United Nations' Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future -- development that "meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." In this spirit, we envision three interrelated strands of sustainability: 1. a sustainable economy ensuring that members of future generations have equivalent -- or enhanced -- capacity for living, being healthy, making a livelihood, gaining environmental services, and harnessing natural resources. 2. just and equitable governance -- decision-making procedures and institutions that do not permit one group's access to resources to be ensured at the expense of others.(Equity is linked with sustainability because, if we are concerned not to degrade the conditions for people in future generations, it makes sense to be concerned with improving the conditions of other people with degraded conditions in the present. Movement towards a sustainable, equitable society impels us to resist any growth of the gap among the capacities of different groups.) 3. an engaged populace, one in which people's commitment to sustainability and equity motivates them to understand linked social and environmental processes, to transform practices that makes those processes unsustainable and inequitable, and to cross boundaries and collaborate with others in the pursuit of understanding and transformation.
Alternative Transportation
*campus uses hybrid, and low sulfur diesel fuels for buses/shuttles
*utilize carpooling, vanpooling, and bikes are encouraged
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*"award winning" water and energy efficient retrofits
*purchase biodegradeable bags for compost
*anything that can be recycled is i.e. plastic bottles, cardboard, cans, paper, food for composting, furniture, bulk goods, etc.
*campus has diverted over 3 million lbs of recyclable items from ending up in landfills or incenorators
*Have styro-foam free outlets like cafes
*Won Sustainable University award in 2004
Sustainable Building Design
*building created utilizing "green" building techniques
*purchase environmentally preferrable paints, carpets, lighting and other furnishings
Unity College
Unity’s Sustainability Committee was formed in 2001 to oversee and coordinate the College’s various efforts at improving sustainability, to identify areas where improvement is needed, and to make recommendations. The committee is a group of students, faculty, and staff who meet throughout each semester and work with various members of the Unity community to improve the physical sustainability of the campus.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Promotes undergraduate program that focuses on environmental and natural resources
*Student developed food plan:*college supports buying locally grown food for the cafeteria
*Purchases all of its electrical power from renewable resources
Sustainable Building Design
*Current home of the "Jimmy Carter" Presidential Solar Panels
*Student built wind turbine:*.200-1.0 killowatts per hour at wind conditions of 12-100 mph
*Constructing two new LEED certifiable buildings
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Conducts annual campus CO2 audit
Furman University
Furman adopted a new strategic plan in 1997, in which sustainability was a major emphasis. In February 2001 the Board of Trustees unanimously agreed “to strengthen our commitment to the environment by promoting sustainability through educational programs, campus operations/construction practices and public awareness initiatives.” As they freshened and expanded the strategic plan in 2004, sustainability remained an essential commitment, as one of four overarching strategic goals. And the university has garnered national recognition for the scope and creativity of its sustainability initiatives, which involve scientific research, public policy analysis, university practices and community awareness.
Alternative Transportation
*Trail network provides campus and community with alternate commuting possibilities
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Utilizes environmentally-friendly landscaping practices
*Introducing more native and pest-resistant plants to landscape
*Water from university's lake irrigates about 45% of campus
Sustainable Building Design
*Herman N. Hipp Hall:*Wrapped in heat-reflective tinfoil *Solar green glazing *Carbon-dioxide sensors that can detect the presence of humans *1st LEED building in South Carolina[http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story]
*Commitment to continue to use LEED design in farther renovations and construction
*Eco-Cottage:*low flow shower heads *energy efficient appliances *water monitoring systems *solar paneling *Used 70% less energy than their control group neighbors
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Student environmental club:*Creating ways to make kitchen grease into diesel fuel *Goal is to produce 50% of Universities physical plant fuel *Able to produce this product for sixty cents a gallon
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental responsibility through these commitments: 1. strive within the limits of practical considerations to conserve energy and resources, reduce waste, purchase environmentally friendly products, and minimize our adverse impact on the surrounding environment. 2. recognize and promote efforts to increase a deep, aesthetic, spiritually based awareness of our connection to the environment among the member of this and the larger community. 3. promote sound institutional practices, which balance environmental concerns with the long-term well being of the college.
Alternative Transportation
*Use of B80 and B50 Bio-diesel
*3500 kWh solar array to power golf cart fleet
*Ethanol duel-fuel vans
*Low-emitting propane lawn mowers
*Community bike shop
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Sustainable cuisine
*Use of Farm's anitbiotic-free, grass-fed pork and beef
*Gardeners are commited to organic practices
*Recycling, composting, and solid waste programs in place
*Free Store
*Wellness Program's sustainable lifestyle teachings
Sustainable Building Design
*Orr Cottage (LEED-Gold certified)
*EcoDorm Residence Hall with sustainable features and life-style commitments
*New Dorms (designed for LEED-silver certification)
*Reclaimed materials buildings (Recycling Center, Blacksmith Shop, Natural Resources Crew, Meditation Hut)
Alternate Energy Production/Monitoring
*Monitor Energy use in all buildings
*Solar photovoltaic panels
*Geothermal wells
*Passive solar hot water heaters
*Passive solar design
*Solar walkway lights and street lights
External Sites/Resources
1.http://chronicle.com/live/2007/10/evans/chat.php3
2.http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
3. http://www.berea.edu/sens/greensteps/default.asp
4. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See GeneralRecyclingFacts.pdf)
5. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See LincolnFacts.pdf)
6. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Apartment Poster)
7. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Child Development Lab Poster)
8. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See SENS House Poster)
9. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Eco-renovations)
10. http://www.SustainableBerea.org
11. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf
12. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/ExecutiveSummary.pdf
13. http://www.cct.umb.edu/efscourses.html
14. http://www.umb.edu/administration_finance/auxiliary_services/recycling_sustainability/documents/WEB2.pdf
15. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/
16. http://www.unity.edu/sustainabilty/foodplan.doc
17. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/carter.htm
18. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/windy.htm
19. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
20. http://www.furman.edu/sustainability.htm
21. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story
22. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/eco/
23. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/students/
24. http://www.waren-wilson.edu/environmental/initiatives.php
25. http://www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/sustainability/highlights.php
Higher Education is one of the most significan, but largely overlooked, leverage points for creating a just and sustainable society. Institutions of higher education contribute to the health and well being of society through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and values. They prepare the professionals who develop, manage, teach in and influence society’s public, private and non-governmental institutions. Higher education is in the unique position of having both the freedom to engage in bold experimentation and the visionary thinkers who can develop a new intellectual and conceptual framework to help redirect society toward a just and sustainable path. —The Call for a Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment (HENSE)
Campuses Practicing Sustainability
Berea College
Berea College is taking a three-pronged approach to becoming a sustainable campus with changes to its physical plant, operations, and curriculum. All three tracks are integrated to maximize experiential learning opportunities during planning and implementation, and afterwards as students, staff and faculty live and work in a sustainable community.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Campus wide recycling program
*Dining Services:*About 200 pounds of food per day is collected and given to college farm for use as composting material *6 tons of aluminum cans and 10 tons of cardboard are recyled each year
Sustainable Building Design
*2006 AASHE Campus Sustainability Leadership Award winner
*Lincoln Hall 1st certified LEEDS building in Kentucky
*Ecovillage:*Stack ventilation *Natural lighting by way of solar light tubes *Water efficiency by way of front loading washers in every appartment *Energy efficient by way of compact flourecent lights and ceiling fans *Gardens throughout community
*Child Development Laboratory:*Built using recyclable materials *Controlled air circulation *Exterior built using "green" building materials *Roof consists of structural insulated panels *Natural lighting by way of large windows *Educational curriculum incoorporates gardening, recycling, and composting
*Sustainability and Environmental Studies House:*combines the use of modern day solar power technology with simplistic living *solar generated heating *solar water heating *1500 watt photovoltaic array *Rain water is collected to suppliment water use for gardening *Utilize a greywater treatment system *Sun-Mar composting toilet
*Various campus renovations to decrease energy use(under Catagory Eco-renovations)
Cornell College
Cornell is not an environmentally-focused school, but neither is sustainability a purely
“environmental” concept. In fact, the basic framework for making a commitment to
sustainability is already present at Cornell College. While it is not stated explicitly at present,
sustainability is an easy continuation of the college mission statement, as well as the 5 points of
pride and strategic goals. Cornell has many other assets, too, which will be able to enhance and
facilitate the initiation of a sustainability program. These include small size; present interests of
faculty, staff, and students; timing; and a history of making rapid and significant wholesale
changes to the institution.[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf]
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*dorm showers and faucets have low water flow
*campuswide year around recycling program that is run through work-study
*some college departments use 30% post consumer content paper
*campus wide transition from incandescent light bulbs to florecent ones to conserve energy
*provide vegetarian food option in food service
Sustainable Building Design
*planning on implementing green building techniques
UMass Boston
Education for Sustainability at UMass Boston is driven by the vision of sustainable economic and social development expressed in the 1987 United Nations' Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future -- development that "meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." In this spirit, we envision three interrelated strands of sustainability: 1. a sustainable economy ensuring that members of future generations have equivalent -- or enhanced -- capacity for living, being healthy, making a livelihood, gaining environmental services, and harnessing natural resources. 2. just and equitable governance -- decision-making procedures and institutions that do not permit one group's access to resources to be ensured at the expense of others.(Equity is linked with sustainability because, if we are concerned not to degrade the conditions for people in future generations, it makes sense to be concerned with improving the conditions of other people with degraded conditions in the present. Movement towards a sustainable, equitable society impels us to resist any growth of the gap among the capacities of different groups.) 3. an engaged populace, one in which people's commitment to sustainability and equity motivates them to understand linked social and environmental processes, to transform practices that makes those processes unsustainable and inequitable, and to cross boundaries and collaborate with others in the pursuit of understanding and transformation.
Alternative Transportation
*campus uses hybrid, and low sulfur diesel fuels for buses/shuttles
*utilize carpooling, vanpooling, and bikes are encouraged
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*"award winning" water and energy efficient retrofits
*purchase biodegradeable bags for compost
*anything that can be recycled is i.e. plastic bottles, cardboard, cans, paper, food for composting, furniture, bulk goods, etc.
*campus has diverted over 3 million lbs of recyclable items from ending up in landfills or incenorators
*Have styro-foam free outlets like cafes
*Won Sustainable University award in 2004
Sustainable Building Design
*building created utilizing "green" building techniques
*purchase environmentally preferrable paints, carpets, lighting and other furnishings
Unity College
Unity’s Sustainability Committee was formed in 2001 to oversee and coordinate the College’s various efforts at improving sustainability, to identify areas where improvement is needed, and to make recommendations. The committee is a group of students, faculty, and staff who meet throughout each semester and work with various members of the Unity community to improve the physical sustainability of the campus.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Promotes undergraduate program that focuses on environmental and natural resources
*Student developed food plan:*college supports buying locally grown food for the cafeteria
*Purchases all of its electrical power from renewable resources
Sustainable Building Design
*Current home of the "Jimmy Carter" Presidential Solar Panels
*Student built wind turbine:*.200-1.0 killowatts per hour at wind conditions of 12-100 mph
*Constructing two new LEED certifiable buildings
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Conducts annual campus CO2 audit
Furman University
Furman adopted a new strategic plan in 1997, in which sustainability was a major emphasis. In February 2001 the Board of Trustees unanimously agreed “to strengthen our commitment to the environment by promoting sustainability through educational programs, campus operations/construction practices and public awareness initiatives.” As they freshened and expanded the strategic plan in 2004, sustainability remained an essential commitment, as one of four overarching strategic goals. And the university has garnered national recognition for the scope and creativity of its sustainability initiatives, which involve scientific research, public policy analysis, university practices and community awareness.
Alternative Transportation
*Trail network provides campus and community with alternate commuting possibilities
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Utilizes environmentally-friendly landscaping practices
*Introducing more native and pest-resistant plants to landscape
*Water from university's lake irrigates about 45% of campus
Sustainable Building Design
*Herman N. Hipp Hall:*Wrapped in heat-reflective tinfoil *Solar green glazing *Carbon-dioxide sensors that can detect the presence of humans *1st LEED building in South Carolina[http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story]
*Commitment to continue to use LEED design in farther renovations and construction
*Eco-Cottage:*low flow shower heads *energy efficient appliances *water monitoring systems *solar paneling *Used 70% less energy than their control group neighbors
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Student environmental club:*Creating ways to make kitchen grease into diesel fuel *Goal is to produce 50% of Universities physical plant fuel *Able to produce this product for sixty cents a gallon
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental responsibility through these commitments: 1. strive within the limits of practical considerations to conserve energy and resources, reduce waste, purchase environmentally friendly products, and minimize our adverse impact on the surrounding environment. 2. recognize and promote efforts to increase a deep, aesthetic, spiritually based awareness of our connection to the environment among the member of this and the larger community. 3. promote sound institutional practices, which balance environmental concerns with the long-term well being of the college.
Alternative Transportation
*Use of B80 and B50 Bio-diesel
*3500 kWh solar array to power golf cart fleet
*Ethanol duel-fuel vans
*Low-emitting propane lawn mowers
*Community bike shop
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Sustainable cuisine
*Use of Farm's anitbiotic-free, grass-fed pork and beef
*Gardeners are commited to organic practices
*Recycling, composting, and solid waste programs in place
*Free Store
*Wellness Program's sustainable lifestyle teachings
Sustainable Building Design
*Orr Cottage (LEED-Gold certified)
*EcoDorm Residence Hall with sustainable features and life-style commitments
*New Dorms (designed for LEED-silver certification)
*Reclaimed materials buildings (Recycling Center, Blacksmith Shop, Natural Resources Crew, Meditation Hut)
Alternate Energy Production/Monitoring
*Monitor Energy use in all buildings
*Solar photovoltaic panels
*Geothermal wells
*Passive solar hot water heaters
*Passive solar design
*Solar walkway lights and street lights
External Sites/Resources
1.http://chronicle.com/live/2007/10/evans/chat.php3
2.http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
3. http://www.berea.edu/sens/greensteps/default.asp
4. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See GeneralRecyclingFacts.pdf)
5. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See LincolnFacts.pdf)
6. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Apartment Poster)
7. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Child Development Lab Poster)
8. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See SENS House Poster)
9. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Eco-renovations)
10. http://www.SustainableBerea.org
11. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf
12. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/ExecutiveSummary.pdf
13. http://www.cct.umb.edu/efscourses.html
14. http://www.umb.edu/administration_finance/auxiliary_services/recycling_sustainability/documents/WEB2.pdf
15. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/
16. http://www.unity.edu/sustainabilty/foodplan.doc
17. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/carter.htm
18. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/windy.htm
19. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
20. http://www.furman.edu/sustainability.htm
21. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story
22. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/eco/
23. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/students/
24. http://www.waren-wilson.edu/environmental/initiatives.php
25. http://www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/sustainability/highlights.php
Clifton W. Mitchell, Ph.D. is a professor, author, motivational speaker, and popular workshop trainer. He is most noted for his work on dealing with psychological resistance in counseling and therapy and for his motivational keynote address which presents ways to improve communication and change personal habits through precise mental programming.
Mitchell is widely recognized for his resistance seminars which are based on his book, Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients, (2nd ed., 2007). In his book and seminars Mitchell approaches resistance from a social interaction perspective which defines resistance as “…a negative interpersonal dynamic between the therapist and the client” (Otani, 1989, p. 459). This perspective differs significantly from the mainstream definitions of resistance that place resistance in the client. These mainstream definitions stem from early Freudian perspectives which he views as antiquated. In opposition to excessive focus on abstract conceptualizations, Mitchell is known for his emphasis on practical, down-to-earth techniques and approaches in both his writings and trainings.
Mitchell is also noted for his motivational keynote address: Self-Improvement Through Precision Communication: Using Your Mind for a Change. In this presentation he teaches his audience how to increase the impact of their communications upon others and how to program their mind to break any habit. This presentation is based on his “dominant thought” theory which is also a key component in overcoming resistance in psychotherapy.
References
Otani, A. (1989). Resistance management techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An application to nonhypnotic mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 11(4), 325-334.
Education and Awards
Dr. Mitchell received his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in psychology in 1974. He earned his M.A. in clinical psychology from Western Kentucky University in 1976 and his received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology for Indiana State University in 1992. His post doctoral internship was completed at Luton Mental Health Consortium in Nashville, TN. He has been a Licensed Psychologist, HSP in the state of Tennessee since 1993.
Awards
In 2002 Dr. Mitchell received the East Tennessee State University Teacher of the Year award.
Quotes
"Resistance is the gap between where the client is and where you think they ought to be."
"Resistance management equals stress management for therapists. All therapist should study resistance—even if your clients don’t get better, you will."
"You cannot change your clients. You can only change how you interact with your clients and hope that that may influence them to change."
"People do not change because of logic, people only change when they have an emotionally compelling reason to change."
"The mind moves you and your listener in the direction of the dominant though regardless o whether or not that though is stated in the positive or negative."
"Most clients are not paying you for your knowledge, they are paying you for your language skills."
"Therapist that assume that one size fits all are highly resistant therapists. If your current therapeutic approach is not working, stop using it. Don’t beat a dead horse. One size rarely fits all. If the horse is dead, dismount."
"When it comes to therapeutic dialogue, its not just semantic, its all semantics."
"In therapy we must learn to slow down to go faster."
"All clients are ambivalent about change, that’s why they are clients. If you think your clients should want to change, you have a cognitive distortion you need to work on."
Noted Publications
Mitchell, C. W. (2007). Effective techniques for dealing with highly resistant clients (2nd ed.). Johnson City, TN., Clifton Mitchell Publishing. ISBN 0976065614
Mitchell, C. W. (2004). How to tell when a client is ready to change. The Advocate, 27(7), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Tips for treating highly resistant clients. The Advocate, 26(11), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Highly resistant clients: We’ve all had them. The Advocate, 26(7), 1,10-12.
Mitchell, C. W., & Rogers, R. (2003). Rape, statutory rape, and child abuse: Legal distinctions and counselor duties. The Professional School Counselor, 6(5), 332-338.
Mitchell, C. W., Disque, G., & Robertson, P. (2003). When parents want to know: Methods for dealing with parental demands for confidential information. The Professional School Counselor, 6(2), 156-161.
Haren, E. G, & Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Relationships between the five-factor personality model and coping style. Psychology and Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 40(1), 38-47.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Effects of premenstrual syndrome on coping style. Psychology - A Journal of Human Behavior, 34(1), 2-10.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Premenstrual personality alterations and psychological type: An hypothesized, nonpathological explanation. Journal of Psychological Type, 47, 12-20.
Mitchell, C. W. (1994). Effects of subliminally presented auditory suggestions of itching on scratching behavior. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 87-96.
Mitchell is widely recognized for his resistance seminars which are based on his book, Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients, (2nd ed., 2007). In his book and seminars Mitchell approaches resistance from a social interaction perspective which defines resistance as “…a negative interpersonal dynamic between the therapist and the client” (Otani, 1989, p. 459). This perspective differs significantly from the mainstream definitions of resistance that place resistance in the client. These mainstream definitions stem from early Freudian perspectives which he views as antiquated. In opposition to excessive focus on abstract conceptualizations, Mitchell is known for his emphasis on practical, down-to-earth techniques and approaches in both his writings and trainings.
Mitchell is also noted for his motivational keynote address: Self-Improvement Through Precision Communication: Using Your Mind for a Change. In this presentation he teaches his audience how to increase the impact of their communications upon others and how to program their mind to break any habit. This presentation is based on his “dominant thought” theory which is also a key component in overcoming resistance in psychotherapy.
References
Otani, A. (1989). Resistance management techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An application to nonhypnotic mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 11(4), 325-334.
Education and Awards
Dr. Mitchell received his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in psychology in 1974. He earned his M.A. in clinical psychology from Western Kentucky University in 1976 and his received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology for Indiana State University in 1992. His post doctoral internship was completed at Luton Mental Health Consortium in Nashville, TN. He has been a Licensed Psychologist, HSP in the state of Tennessee since 1993.
Awards
In 2002 Dr. Mitchell received the East Tennessee State University Teacher of the Year award.
Quotes
"Resistance is the gap between where the client is and where you think they ought to be."
"Resistance management equals stress management for therapists. All therapist should study resistance—even if your clients don’t get better, you will."
"You cannot change your clients. You can only change how you interact with your clients and hope that that may influence them to change."
"People do not change because of logic, people only change when they have an emotionally compelling reason to change."
"The mind moves you and your listener in the direction of the dominant though regardless o whether or not that though is stated in the positive or negative."
"Most clients are not paying you for your knowledge, they are paying you for your language skills."
"Therapist that assume that one size fits all are highly resistant therapists. If your current therapeutic approach is not working, stop using it. Don’t beat a dead horse. One size rarely fits all. If the horse is dead, dismount."
"When it comes to therapeutic dialogue, its not just semantic, its all semantics."
"In therapy we must learn to slow down to go faster."
"All clients are ambivalent about change, that’s why they are clients. If you think your clients should want to change, you have a cognitive distortion you need to work on."
Noted Publications
Mitchell, C. W. (2007). Effective techniques for dealing with highly resistant clients (2nd ed.). Johnson City, TN., Clifton Mitchell Publishing. ISBN 0976065614
Mitchell, C. W. (2004). How to tell when a client is ready to change. The Advocate, 27(7), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Tips for treating highly resistant clients. The Advocate, 26(11), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Highly resistant clients: We’ve all had them. The Advocate, 26(7), 1,10-12.
Mitchell, C. W., & Rogers, R. (2003). Rape, statutory rape, and child abuse: Legal distinctions and counselor duties. The Professional School Counselor, 6(5), 332-338.
Mitchell, C. W., Disque, G., & Robertson, P. (2003). When parents want to know: Methods for dealing with parental demands for confidential information. The Professional School Counselor, 6(2), 156-161.
Haren, E. G, & Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Relationships between the five-factor personality model and coping style. Psychology and Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 40(1), 38-47.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Effects of premenstrual syndrome on coping style. Psychology - A Journal of Human Behavior, 34(1), 2-10.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Premenstrual personality alterations and psychological type: An hypothesized, nonpathological explanation. Journal of Psychological Type, 47, 12-20.
Mitchell, C. W. (1994). Effects of subliminally presented auditory suggestions of itching on scratching behavior. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 87-96.
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Karl Joseph Ufert (born August 10, 1964, in New York, New York) is an American marketing executive and consultant. He is President and Co-Principal Partner of Mitra Creative, a New York and Taipei, Taiwan-based marketing, branding, communications and interactive, multimedia and print design consultancy. He is also Co-Principal Partner of iluren, an on-line gallery for modern, handcrafted jewelry and home decor. In both enterprises, he partners with the multimedia designer, .
Karl Ufert's parents are Frank Ufert, a former professional photographer and later an OSHA officer and . He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1988 from the City College of New York CUNY, and wrote his Master of Arts thesis in Theater and Linguistics in the English Department of the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science.
Professional Career
Karl Ufert's first career was in Higher Education. After brief employment with the McGraw-Hill Companies, he went on to join the administrations of New York University and Columbia University until 1999. In Higher Education Administration, he worked in the fields of marketing, recruitment, educational financing (financial aid) and technology. He followed this by serving as a Principal Consultant to Oracle Corporation's international Higher Education Consulting Practice (part of the Oracle Services Industries group, then headed by Jay Nussbaum).
He moved further into the private sector in 2000, first as Senior Director of Marketing for AMC Computer Corp., a New York-based IT business consultancy and value-added technology reseller. He then became Vice-President of Marketing and Sales for VFinity, a New York, Taipei, and Beijing-based video software company which produces tools for media production, archiving and publishing.
Ufert and Vincent Wang started ILUREN LLC, the parent company to Mitra Creative and iluren.com, in New York in 2005. Mitra Creative provides marketing, communications, design (both Web Design and Print Design) and related application development and integration solutions - custom-designed Content Management Systems, E-Commerce and CRM applications -- for clients in the technology, media/entertainment, education and non-profit industries and others.
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Karl Joseph Ufert (born August 10, 1964, in New York, New York) is an American marketing executive and consultant. He is President and Co-Principal Partner of Mitra Creative, a New York and Taipei, Taiwan-based marketing, branding, communications and interactive, multimedia and print design consultancy. He is also Co-Principal Partner of iluren, an on-line gallery for modern, handcrafted jewelry and home decor. In both enterprises, he partners with the multimedia designer, .
Karl Ufert's parents are Frank Ufert, a former professional photographer and later an OSHA officer and . He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing in 1988 from the City College of New York CUNY, and wrote his Master of Arts thesis in Theater and Linguistics in the English Department of the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science.
Professional Career
Karl Ufert's first career was in Higher Education. After brief employment with the McGraw-Hill Companies, he went on to join the administrations of New York University and Columbia University until 1999. In Higher Education Administration, he worked in the fields of marketing, recruitment, educational financing (financial aid) and technology. He followed this by serving as a Principal Consultant to Oracle Corporation's international Higher Education Consulting Practice (part of the Oracle Services Industries group, then headed by Jay Nussbaum).
He moved further into the private sector in 2000, first as Senior Director of Marketing for AMC Computer Corp., a New York-based IT business consultancy and value-added technology reseller. He then became Vice-President of Marketing and Sales for VFinity, a New York, Taipei, and Beijing-based video software company which produces tools for media production, archiving and publishing.
Ufert and Vincent Wang started ILUREN LLC, the parent company to Mitra Creative and iluren.com, in New York in 2005. Mitra Creative provides marketing, communications, design (both Web Design and Print Design) and related application development and integration solutions - custom-designed Content Management Systems, E-Commerce and CRM applications -- for clients in the technology, media/entertainment, education and non-profit industries and others.
Ufert, Karl Joseph
Ufert, Karl Joseph
Ufert, Karl Joseph
Ufert, Karl Joseph
Ufert, Karl Joseph
Ufert, Karl Joseph
Ufert, Karl Joseph
bg:Karl Joseph Ufert
cs:Karl Joseph Ufert
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fr:Karl Joseph Ufert
id:Karl Joseph Ufert
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Georgi Pavlovich Gladyshev (born September 19, 1936 in Alma-Ata) is a Russian physical chemist and thermodynamicist known for his Gibbs free energy thermodynamic theory of evolution and for his anti-aging theories of foodstuffs. He is the author of more than five hundred scientific papers. His seminal article is the 1978 "On the Thermodynamics of Biological Evolution" published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.
His 1997 book Thermodynamic Theory of the Evolution of Living Beings is the first of its kind to fully-apply Gibbs' 1876 On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances to the phenomena of evolution and which argues that evolution of living beings is governed by the tendency for quasi-equilibrium, semi-closed, hierarchical living systems to evolve in the direction that tends to minimize the Gibbs free energy of formation of each structure. In 2006, he was one of key speakers at the 14th annual International Anti-Aging Congress and Exposition in Chicago; and will again lecture at the 2007 Exposition in Las Vegas.
Overview
In 1959, Gladyshev received his B.S. in chemistry from the State University in Alma-Ata and in 1966 received his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry. In 1969, Gladyshev became professor of physical chemistry and in 1970 became the chief of the laboratory at the Institute of Chemical Physics Academy of Sciences in Moscow, a position that he held till 2005. In the 1970s and 80s, Gladyshev published a number of papers on the physical chemistry of biological evolution and on the evolution of
planetary systems.
He presently holds the following titles:
* President:
* Principal Researcher: (Russian Academy of Science)
* Head:
His present research is in the areas of the thermodynamics of anti-aging and the thermodynamic aspects of human evolution.
Law of temporal hierarchies
A central feature of Gladyshev’s work is his original Gibbsian thermodynamic theory of evolution, i.e. thermochemical evolution, as based on what Gladyshev calls the "Law of Temporal Hierarchies", which states:
Gladyshev divides evolving hierarchies within the earth system according to similar structural size and lifespan (temporal) groupings. Each such hierarchy is approximated to be surrounding by a "thermostat", i.e. a medium constant temperature and constant pressure composition. In this manner, this law, as well as what Gladyshev calls the principle of substance stability, which establishes a predominant direction of stable and unstable atomic and molecular movements between hierarchies, is argued to justify the application of free energy functions of state thermodynamics, i.e. constant temperature constant pressure states, to biospheric processes in which structures (per unit volume) tend to evolve in a direction that will minimize the Gibbs free energy of formation for that three-dimensional molecular structure.
Evolution
The central statement of Gladyshev’s thermodynamic evolution principle is as follows:
Furthermore, based on Gladyshev's "theory of temporal hierarchies", in combination with what he calls the principle of substance stability, which he defines as follows:
argues that each subsystem of the biosphere evolves according to its thermodynamic tendency to seek a free energy minimum during each evolution cycle.
His 1997 book Thermodynamic Theory of the Evolution of Living Beings is the first of its kind to fully-apply Gibbs' 1876 On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances to the phenomena of evolution and which argues that evolution of living beings is governed by the tendency for quasi-equilibrium, semi-closed, hierarchical living systems to evolve in the direction that tends to minimize the Gibbs free energy of formation of each structure. In 2006, he was one of key speakers at the 14th annual International Anti-Aging Congress and Exposition in Chicago; and will again lecture at the 2007 Exposition in Las Vegas.
Overview
In 1959, Gladyshev received his B.S. in chemistry from the State University in Alma-Ata and in 1966 received his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry. In 1969, Gladyshev became professor of physical chemistry and in 1970 became the chief of the laboratory at the Institute of Chemical Physics Academy of Sciences in Moscow, a position that he held till 2005. In the 1970s and 80s, Gladyshev published a number of papers on the physical chemistry of biological evolution and on the evolution of
planetary systems.
He presently holds the following titles:
* President:
* Principal Researcher: (Russian Academy of Science)
* Head:
His present research is in the areas of the thermodynamics of anti-aging and the thermodynamic aspects of human evolution.
Law of temporal hierarchies
A central feature of Gladyshev’s work is his original Gibbsian thermodynamic theory of evolution, i.e. thermochemical evolution, as based on what Gladyshev calls the "Law of Temporal Hierarchies", which states:
Gladyshev divides evolving hierarchies within the earth system according to similar structural size and lifespan (temporal) groupings. Each such hierarchy is approximated to be surrounding by a "thermostat", i.e. a medium constant temperature and constant pressure composition. In this manner, this law, as well as what Gladyshev calls the principle of substance stability, which establishes a predominant direction of stable and unstable atomic and molecular movements between hierarchies, is argued to justify the application of free energy functions of state thermodynamics, i.e. constant temperature constant pressure states, to biospheric processes in which structures (per unit volume) tend to evolve in a direction that will minimize the Gibbs free energy of formation for that three-dimensional molecular structure.
Evolution
The central statement of Gladyshev’s thermodynamic evolution principle is as follows:
Furthermore, based on Gladyshev's "theory of temporal hierarchies", in combination with what he calls the principle of substance stability, which he defines as follows:
argues that each subsystem of the biosphere evolves according to its thermodynamic tendency to seek a free energy minimum during each evolution cycle.