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.

Board 2014-2018

President	Tina UYS, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, tuys@uj.ac.za
Vice-Presidents	Program	Mariam SEEDAT KHAN, UKZN, South Africa
	Early Career / Website	Emma PORIO, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Secretary-Treasurer	Harry PERLSTADT, Michigan State University, USA (till November 2015) Jan Marie FRITZ, University of Cincinnati, USA (till July 2016) Weizhen DONG, Canada, weizhen@uwaterloo.ca
Additional Executive Board Members	Rosemary BARBERET, USA Weizhen DONG, Canada Melodye LEHNERER, USA Gwynyth OVERLAND, Norway (resigned, 2016) Abdul-Mumin SA’AD, Nigeria
Presidential Advisory Board Members	Vincent DE GAULEJAC, France Jan Marie FRITZ, University of Cincinnati, USA Jacques RHEAUME, Université du Québec, Canada Robert SÉVIGNY, Université de Montréal, Canada
Regional Representatives	Coordinator: Rosemary BARBERET, USA Fernando DE YZAGUIRRE, Colombia Marie-Anne DUJARIER, France Sharon EVERHARDT, USA Nagaraju GUNDEMEDA, India Isabelle RUELLAND, Canada Melati Puspa WAN, Malaysia Jeffry A. WILL, USA (resigned, 2017)

XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Program Coordinator: Tina UYS, tuys@uj.ac.za and Mariam SEEDAT KHAN, seedatm@ukzn.ac.za

Awards

Award Guidelines are available in English and French.

Newsletter

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

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