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Re-Institutionalization: Forced Treatment and System Failures

So we’re back here again. Modern western society sees activity or behaviour that makes it angry or uncomfortable and we leap to using “force” to solve that social dissonance. “Lock them up” becomes the rallying cry of the unimaginative, the impatient or the simply intolerant. The voice of those in the middle of society that are doing …

Christiane SadelerOwner / Consultant

Christiane trained as a Community Psychologist and was the 2018 recipient of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Society for Community and Practice (SCRA) Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice in Community Psychology. She led the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council for over 25 years. Specializing in Crime Prevention through Social and Community Development, she is very skilled at helping communities have difficult conversations in order to move forward. Her processes and techniques are applicable to many social issue and focus on developing consensus, valuing diversity and building understanding. Christiane is passionate about prevention and believes that micro changes to the status quo don't make for better solutions to complex social issues.