Episode 17: Yvonne Vissing, Part One

Sociologist Yvonne Vissing, PhD, is Professor of Healthcare Studies and Director of the Center for Childhood & Youth Studies and the Center for Human Rights Education at Salem State University.  Author of 20 books, including Children’s Human Rights in the USA, she is US policy chair for the Hope for Children CRC Policy Center in Cyprus and on committees of HRE USA and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a former NIMH Post-doctoral research fellow.

In Episode 17, Yvonne Vissing discusses her Initial interest in human rights and human rights education, as well as the significance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and her work in dealing with the social problems of children. She shares her thoughts on the United States’ failure to ratify the CRC, and the connections between her clinical experience and human rights education. Next, Yvonne shares her thoughts on the way in which human rights treaties can inform strategies to address social problems, including strategies for educating the population about homelessness. Lastly, she discusses her work with the Centers for Children and Youth and Human Rights Education at Salem State University and programs delivered by the centers. 

Topics discussed:

• Initial interest in human rights and human rights education
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Social problems with children
• The United States’ failure to ratify the CRC
• Connection between clinical experience and human rights education
• Human rights treaties informing strategies to address social issues
• Strategies for educating the population about homelessness
• The Center for Children and Youth and Human Rights Education

Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.

Listen on the HREUSA  podcast website HERE. 

Introduction and Closing Music Credit: “Awakening-Spring” by Ketsa, from the Album Night Vision. Available at the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/night-vision/awakening-spring/

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