Research Committees

RC46 Clinical Sociology

Established in 1992

Objectives

The aims of the RC46 are: to advance knowledge in all areas of clinical sociology throughout the world; to provide a common meeting ground for clinical sociologists and others interested in clinical sociological knowledge; to encourage international cooperation in clinical sociology research; to promote training and educational opportunities to further the development of clinical sociology; to develop bonds with other disciplines and other specializations in sociology.

Defining clinical sociology…

Clinical sociology is a creative, humanistic and interdisciplinary specialization that seeks to improve the quality of people’s lives. Clinical sociologists work with client systems to assess situations and avoid, reduce or eliminate problems through a combination of analysis and intervention.

Clinical analysis is the critical assessment of beliefs, policies, or practices, with an interest in improving the situation.

Intervention is based on continuing analysis; it is the creation of new systems as well as the change of existing systems and can include a focus on prevention or promotion (e.g., preventing environmental racism or promoting community sustainability).

Clinical sociologists are employed, for instance, as managers, consultants, organizational development specialists, professors (scholar-practitioners), mediators, policymakers, counsellors and therapists. Clinical sociologists conduct many kinds of research including needs assessments and evaluations.

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Board 2023 - 2027

President	Tina UYS, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, tuys@uj.ac.za
Vice-Presidents	International Relations	Jacques RHEAUME, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada
	Programs	Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
	Development	Sharon Lindhorst EVERHARDT, Troy University, USA
Secretary/Treasurer	Johanna O. ZULUETA, Toyo University, Japan, zulueta@toyo.jp
Website/Online Communication Manager	David DU TOIT, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, daviddt@uj.ac.za
Board Members	Daniela JAUK-AJAMIE, The University of Akron, USA Chinwe OBUAKU-IGWE, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Anastasia RIGAS, University of Crete, Greece Puspa Melati WAN, Taylor’s University, Malaysia Surichai WUNGAEO, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Suava ZBIERSKI-SALAMEH, The Haverford Institute of Public Sociology, USA

Awards

Award Guidelines are available in English and French.

Publications

Clinical Sociology Review (CSR) was the official journal of the Clinical Sociology Association, published in 16 volumes from 1982 to 1998. These past volumes are available at https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/csr/.

The CSR is now being relaunched, beginning with Volume 17, as an open-access journal by the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg and ISA RC46 published by UJ Press at https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/csr.

Editor: Tina UYS, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, tuys@uj.ac.za

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Membership

Category of economies	Regular	Student
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B	USD 15	USD 10
C	USD 10	USD 10

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To become a member, submit a membership application from your user account: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/login.