Maricarmen
I noted that that the majority of the killers were not minorities,
interesting. I believe that the increased information stream has created
people who believe they have been treated unfairly, world wide, to strike
back feeling that they have nothing to loose and or live for. My question
is as a profession how do we address that issue with the people we work
with. Mental illness is an issue but not believing that they have any
future and that their lives are meaningless contributes to people striking
back by killing those they perceive are in authority and those who they
perceive have taken advantage of them. Stones article represents an aspect
of a much larger issue.
Jake
Jacob Griffin
908-319-1191
On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Maricarmen Rodriguez <mari16@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
Dear Jake:
My pleasure. Have a lovely Sunday. What do you think of Dr. Stone's
article?
Maria del Carmen Rodriguez
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From: Jacob Griffin
Sent: Jul 10, 2016 12:11 PM
To: njamc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [njamc] Re: Update on NJAC board meeting of 7/9/16, invaluable
article + announcement
Maricarmen
Wow...Really appreciate the updates and keeping us in the information
loop.
Thank you,
Jake
Jacob Griffin
908-319-1191
On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Maricarmen Rodriguez <
mari16@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear sisters and brothers:
1) *Invaluable article and a link*:
Given the recent heartbreaking incidents involving citizens Mr. Alton
Sterling and Mr. Phillander Castille whose interactions with police
officers ended in their unnecessary death, the heartbreaking killings of
police officers in Dallas at the hand of an African American veteran, and
the continued public protests that are being held in major cities in the
United States against police brutality, I wanted to share an article
written by Kevin Matthews. I also recommend Dr. Michael Stone from
Columbia University who has studied the demographic characteristics of
those who kill police officers since 2013. You can find this article here:
www.newsweek.com/who-kills-police-officers-315701. [Dr. Stone's study
was reviewed by reporter Max Kutner on 3/21/2015].
2) *Most recent board meetings:*
As I have done before, from time to time, I brief you on my participation
at the NJCA board meetings.
I had the honor and privilege of representing you at two board
meetings held in most recent days. The 1st meeting was on June 11, 2016 at
the Galloping Hill Golf conference center and the 2nd one was held
yesterday (7/9/16) held at the Cope Center in Montclair. On the June
meeting, the highlight of the meeting was the change of leadership for NJCA
with Randy Clark finishing his terms and Connie S. Ducaine starting
her term as new president. She announced that she wants to start by having
a meeting to go over important policies and procedures with all executive
council members and presidents of active divisions. Yesterday, this
meeting took place which gave those invited to participate face-to-face or
via telephone mode. Connie plans to continue exploring new technologies
such as virtual ways of communication so that certain meetings can be held
face to face and a certain number can be held remotely. She also mentioned
that she would like to cut down on expenses related to food so that dollars
saved in these items may go for direct services to members. We went over
all key documents that divisions need to present for various record keeping
purposes. Although guests were asked to read the NJCA bylaws, the
allotted time ran out and the bylaws were not discussed. Finally, I
suggested that the organizational mission be revisited to update it. I
offered a suggestion so that the current mission adds the value of respect
for the profession to the sentence considering that this is one salient
challenge confronted by NJCA.
*This is the current NJCA mission:*
NJCA is dedicated to advancing the counseling profession through the
professional development of counselors and counseling students, and
expanding public recognition and awareness of the profession.
My suggested change was that the statement may read this way: "NJCA is
dedicated to advancing the counseling profession through the professional
development of counselors and counseling students, expanding public
recognition,* respect,* and awareness of the profession."
My thoughts on how the profession gains the respect that so rightfully
deserves: creating a regular presence on TV, radio and social media when
issues that matter to the general public happen and when people are
confused when coping with life stressors/changes. For example, after
all the public incidents of citizens losing their lives because of the
excessive force of some police officers, representatives from NJCA need to
post comments about our position on these issues and any suggestions we may
have that would help citizens deal with their pains and fears related to
these stressors and injustices.
As a start, let's explore how NJCA may send a spokesperson to network
with WADO or Univision Al Despertar newscasts in the NJ area. These two
sources of information are extremely popular with the Latino population in
NJ and the entire tri-state area. These two sources of information
regularly invite psychiatrists and social workers. There are many good
reasons why LPCs can be invited and offer their expertise given our
developmental/preventive and remediative perspectives on meaningful issues
faced by clients and families.
3) *Newark's public demonstration on Monday 7/11/16 at 4:30 pm:*
The People Organization for Progress is having a public demonstration
tomorrow Monday 7/11/16 at 4:30 pm in Newark in protest for the deaths of
Mr. Alton Sterlin , Mr. Phillander Castille. The meeting point is at 465
MLK Boulevard (corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Springfield
Avenue in Newark). There is landmark there. the statue of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. POP is an organization that has always represented the
interests of the citizens of NJ who confront issues of injustice and
discrimination. Its leader Mr. Lawrence Hamm worked and marched with Dr.
King in Washington mobilizations during the 1960s.
Respectfully submitted by:
Maria del Carmen Rodriguez
On behalf of NJAMC
