Transforming Community: Stories of Connection Through the Lens of Relational-Cul

<p>Understanding and putting Relational-Cultural theory into practice</p><p>In the last decade, modern neuroscience has validated almost all of the early tenets of Relational-Cultural theory (RCT): relational development through the life span, the neuroscience of connection, and social justice. The American Psychological Association invited RCT into its "Psychotherapy monographs series", noting it was one of the ten most important psychological theories in North America.</p><p>This book addresses many of RCT's newest applications. It is a compilation of writings by people who presented at and attended the conference<em> Transforming Community: The Radical Reality of Relationships</em> co-sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica (CSS), the Wellesley Centers for Women, and the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College held from June 9-12, 2016 in Duluth, Minnesota on the campus of CSS.</p><p>The four main sections of the book - Neuroscience and Health Care, Education, Environment, and Social Justice are reflective of the discussion groups convened at the conference. Heart-felt dialogue addressed how RCT can be applied to education, race, white privilege, the neurobiology of connection, resistance to marginalization, LBGTQI issues, mentorship, girl-centered practice, intellectual mattering, disruptive empathy, the radical reality of relationships, integrating critical race and relational cultural theories, our intrinsic relationship with the environment, and