Ronald Rohner, director of the Ronald and Nancy Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, will present a seminar titled, "I Love ... Affects Love Expressed and Love Received" at noon Wednesday, March 4, in Room 14 of the Dawson Building at Penn State Worthington Scranton.
“It is a program that would be beneficial to both developmental and clinical psychologists, as well as social workers and medical professionals,” said Parminder Parmar, assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS).
It is being presented by HDFS at the campus, which currently offers both bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.
Rohner received his doctoral and master’s degrees in psychological anthropology from Stanford University and his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Oregon.
He is also currently CEO of Rohner Research (consultants in family issues), professor emeritus of family studies and anthropology at the University of Connecticut, and does consulting and outreach on parenting styles and their developmental effects on children.
He also made numerous presentations for radio, television, newspapers, the Internet and popular magazines, as well as advertising and consulting with individuals and public and private agencies throughout the United States and internationally.
Rohner also serves as an adviser and consultant to several national parent education programs and responds to about 500 inquiries each year about parental acceptance-rejection theory, methods and procedures, and instruments available through the Rohner Center (CSIAR).
The program, highlighting HDFS Month, focuses specifically on community human services, helping students prepare for positions within the community human service agencies serving children, adolescents, families, and the aged.
Typical employment settings include preschools, daycare centers, hospital programs for children, youth, and families, institutional and community mental health programs, programs for abused/neglected children and adolescents, women's resource centers, human resources programs, employee assistance programs, nursing homes, area agencies on aging and other community settings for older adults, and public welfare/family service agencies.
For more information on this event or the HDFS program at Worthington Scranton, call (570) 963-2500 or go to www.ws.psu.edu.