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On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy

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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

John Elder Robison

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The Anatomy Coloring Book

Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson

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Beckmann and Ling's Obstetrics and Gynecology

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On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

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Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation, 5e

Laurie Lundy-Ekman PhD PT

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The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

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4.5 on Amazon

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Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

4.4 on Amazon

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Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)

Claude M. Steele

4.6 on Amazon

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Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

Viktor E. Frankl and Daniel Goleman

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Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)

Paul Pitchford

4.7 on Amazon

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Calculate with Confidence

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Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals

Thomas W. Myers

4.8 on Amazon

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Understanding By Design

Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

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Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model

Edward Teyber and Faith Teyber

4.6 on Amazon

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closedonSep 4, 2016

It seems like those calling for removing speakers are often trying to set identity contingencies. That is, a rule like, "if you are Douglas Crockford, then you can't speak at a conference". However, like identity contingencies against people based on gender, race, etc.. this kind of rule is disappointing because it assumes there is something inherently limited or bad about being Douglas Crockford.

What seems better to me would be asking for an explicit behavioral contingency on being a conference speaker. For example, "if you are going to make sexist remarks, then you cannot speak at the conference".

This makes clear that if you think Douglas Crockford is not fundamentally broken as a human, but could learn and become better at following the contingencies set by the conference, then he is fine to speak. It also opens room to work with Crockford to create a plan for him to speak at the conference, such as going over his speech beforehand, or sitting down with him afterward to discuss ways in which he may have violated the conference's standards.

He can't stop being Douglas Crockford, but I don't think that means he can't stop producing behaviors conference organizers find offensive or harmful (if he wants to).

P.s. check out the book Whistling Vivaldi for an interesting introduction to some potentially harmful (or beneficial) effects of identity contingencies.

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