Social Memory: Applications to Clinical Practice

In this seminar, students will deepen their understanding of the socio-cognitive processes that impact the dynamics of intrapersonal and interpersonal communications, as well as how we perceive and remember as individuals and collectives/groups. Further, these socio-cognitive processes then impact the way that we, and others, think, feel, and behave. This learning will then be applied to therapeutic practices and interventions that can facilitate the maintenance and/or change of representations of self, other, and the environment to allow for personal growth and healing for patients. The knowledge provided by the seminar can also be applied to other important areas of interest such as education, parenting, industry, community organizing/planning, or simply to everyday life to aid in forming a greater understanding of the self and others.