Social Exclusion Simulation
The ISE developed an experiential role play exercise called the 'Social Exclusion Simulation' with the purpose of illustrating what social structures are, how they operate, and how they can systematically block some groups' access to rights, resources, and opportunities required for social integration. The Simulation uses reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women to illustrate how some community's efforts at social integration are systematically stymied by structural features of our society. The Simulation has proven to be a very effective tool for helping people to (1) change their outlooks and behaviors vis-à-vis important social issues; (2) question prevailing perceptions and assumptions; and (3) appreciate the limits on personal responsibility resulting from a context of constraining social structures and systems.
Click here to view PowerPoint presentation "Using Simulations to Promote Social Justice in Clinical Practice."
GSU Students Experience What It Feels Like To Be Excluded
Advocating as a Clinical Practicum Student: The Impact of the Social Exclusion Simulation
Access to Breast Cancer Care for Low Income and Uninsured Women
In the fall of 2006, ISE staff discovered that roughly 10,000 low income and uninsured women were waiting for mammograms at Stroger Hospital; many had been waiting for as long as two years. The ISE, then, convened a roundtable discussion among key decision makers in regional breast cancer care. During the meeting, an action plan was developed with the goal of eliminating the backlog by October 2007.
The ISE was an acknowledged catalyst in addressing this problem: Dr. Pamela Ganschow, Director of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening at Stroger Hospital, and Mary Driscoll, Director of Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer Ambulatory and Community Health Network for the Cook County Bureau of Health Services. The ISE was played an important role by convening key people in a safe space that allowed them to speak freely about the causes and how best to deal with the backlog. Ganschow and Driscoll also stated that the roundtable was invaluable because it helped galvanize energy and resources required to address this complex social problem.
Institute on Social Exclusion: A Catalyst for Systems Change
Social Exclusion Conference Series
The purpose of the series is to highlight different professional and disciplinary perspectives on social exclusion and to, thereby, generate new knowledge and insights on social justice issues.
June 2010 Conference: "Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action" with David Satcher, MD, PhD, and Sandro Galea, MD, MPH
March 2009 Conference: "Neglected Infections of Poverty" with Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.
October 2008 Conference: "Social Exclusion: Implications for Education and Health Care" Keynote Speaker Hilary Armstrong, MP
April 2008 Conference: "Disrupting the Status Quo: Exposing Bias. Building Community." Keynote Speakers Karen Fulbright-Anderson and Francisco Valdes
August 2007 Conference: "Social Exclusion: Sociological and Neuroscience Perspectives" Keynote Speakers Hilary Silver and C. Nathan DeWall
Selected Research and Presentations
ISE Faculty Fellow - J. Sherrod Taylor, J.D.
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Taylor, J.S. (2009). Alfred Adler's influence on American law. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 65(4), 380–385.
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ISE Director - Lynn Todman, PhD
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Todman, L.C., & Mansager, E. (2009). Social justice: addressing social exclusion by means of social interest and social responsibility. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 65(4), 311–318.
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Todman, L.C., Taylor, J.S., Cochrane, K., Arbaugh-Korotko, J., Berger, J., et al. (2009). Social exclusion indicators for the United States. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 65(4), 330–359.
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