Human Physiology as a Model for a Human Economy

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

Perhaps we should listen to and learn from our own bodies, regarding how to organize a successful and equitable economy. In the human body, the heart does not demand a higher salary, despite the fact that it works non-stop, with no time out and no vacations, and...

Leonard Cohen–Songs of Longing for Social Beauty

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

Leonard Cohen: Songs of Longing for Social Beauty1? I recently watched Marianne and Leonard, a documentary film about Leonard Cohen, the great Canadian poet and musician. The film, directed by Nick Broomfield, focuses on Leonard’s relationship with Marianne Ihlen, but...

Lessons from the Medical Clinic

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

Applying Lessons from the Medical Clinic to the Social Clinic Lessons that physicians learn in the Medical Clinic are applicable to a Social Clinician’s work in the Social Clinic. Among the most important lessons: Take a complete History, look for patterns within it,...

The Medical Clinic and the Social Clinic

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Characteristics in Common In both the Medical Clinic and the Social Clinic the following problem-solving approaches are emphasized: Careful, informed history taking—a history not only of the present illness, but also a past history, a family history, and a...

The Social Clinic Movement

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

One way to bring about substantive social change in a peaceful, uplifting manner would be to develop a Social Clinic Movement, which might also be called a Social Beauty Movement, a Public Activity Movement, or a Public Economy Movement. The idea would be to encourage...