Utilizing Positive Deviance for Community Change (ZOOM)
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Positive deviance is an approach to behavioral and social change based on the observation that in any community, some individuals ("positive deviants") find better solutions to problems than their peers, despite facing similar or greater challenges and having no extra resources. It relies on identifying these uncommon, successful behaviors and spreading them to create community-driven, sustainable solutions.
Bio of Presenter: Mr. Jay M. Pomerantz, M.D. practiced psychiatry for more than 45 years in Massachusetts after doing a residency at Mass Mental Health Center/ Harvard Medical School. Since retiring from psychiatric practice in 2015 and returning to Philadelphia, Dr. Pomerantz has been teaching at OLLI/Temple University. Among the courses he has taught are “Neuroscience of Memory,” “Genes and Stem Cells,” “The Immunological Approach to Cancer Treatment,” and “Aging as a Treatable Disease.” He serves on the Penn’s Village Advisory Council.
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Positive deviance is an approach to behavioral and social change based on the observation that in any community, some individuals ("positive deviants") find better solutions to problems than their peers, despite facing similar or greater challenges and having no extra resources. It relies on identifying these uncommon, successful behaviors and spreading them to create community-driven, sustainable solutions.
Bio of Presenter: Mr. Jay M. Pomerantz, M.D. practiced psychiatry for more than 45 years in Massachusetts after doing a residency at Mass Mental Health Center/ Harvard Medical School. Since retiring from psychiatric practice in 2015 and returning to Philadelphia, Dr. Pomerantz has been teaching at OLLI/Temple University. Among the courses he has taught are “Neuroscience of Memory,” “Genes and Stem Cells,” “The Immunological Approach to Cancer Treatment,” and “Aging as a Treatable Disease.” He serves on the Penn’s Village Advisory Council.
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