Steve
S. Olweean,
Director and Coordinator of programs
Steve
Olweean speaks on social healing; conflict transformation; concepts of "The
Other;" dynamics of fear, social paranoia, and fear-based belief systems;
negative stereotypes, prejudice, the creation of enemy images; psycho-social development
and identity; cultural myths and ethos; intergenerational consequences of trauma;
victim-perpetrator dynamics; cross-cultural, inter-religious, and cross-border
engagement and dialogue; compassion, reconciliation, and forgiveness; public engagement
and empowerment; and capacity building at both the grass roots and social institutional
level for promoting an authentic world culture of peace.
He also addresses
activism in Humanistic Psychology through putting humanistic principles to work
in the world improving psycho-social conditions, and has published writings on
the above topics.
He is a therapist with a degree in Clinical Psychology
and experience in community based mental health treatment and advocacy. He has
worked in inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, outreach, and crisis intervention
settings, has held positions as clinical director, clinical supervisor, and senior
clinician, and has functioned as graduate field supervisor for departments of
psychology and social work. His principal areas of treatment are trauma and abuse
recovery, crisis intervention, dissociative disorders, victim/perpetrator dynamics,
and healing negative belief systems.
He developed the integrated Catastrophic
Trauma Recovery (CTR) treatment model focusing on treating large populations
in regions of conflict victimized by war and violence, as described in Dr. Stanley
Krippner's landmark book published by Preager/Greenwood publishers:: "The
Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilian Populations."
His
current book project is "Engaging The Other," an edited
compilation of chapters contributions by authors representing a diversity of cultures
and societies around the world exploring this fundamentally subjective phenomenon
from their unique cultural eye. The book is the impetus for the creation of the
Annual International Conference on Engaging The Other, and is based on
a chapter he contributed titled "Psychological Concepts of The Other:
Embracing the Compass of the Self" to a book edited by Dr. Chris
Stout and published by Preager/Greenwood publishers on: "The Psychology
of Terrorism."
He is Director and Program Developer
and Coordinator of CBI programs and projects, President of the International
Humanistic Psychology Association (IHPA), and Past President
of the Association for Humanistic Psychology.
Contact Information:
- Steve Olweean
- CBI Director and Coordinator
of Programs
President, International Humanistic Psychology Association (IHPA)
Electronic
mail - SOlweean@aol.com
- Telephone
- 269-665-9393
- FAX
- 269-665-9393
- Postal address
- 12170
South Pine Ayr Drive
Climax, Michigan 49034 USA
