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Show THE UTAH INDEPENDENT fflIS Sensitivity Training departments. law-abidin- school teachers and students, businessmen, government employees, and youth groups including the YMCA, etc. After reading this material we hopeyou will share our concern with die fact that these Sensitivity Training programs incorporate the use of discourage individual responsibility and promote directed Group Conformity.. Self-criticis- m, BRAINWASHING g Undoubtedly most people presenting or participating in such programs are convinced MAKE WELL MINDS that they serve a needed and SICK worthwhile purpose in helpThose American psychiaing individuals to adjust to society's problems. However, trists and psychologists who many specialists in the field are attempting to make sick of psychiatry recognize minds well have earned public and group confom-it- respect for proper efforts in this to be integral parts of the field of endeavor. It is diffibrainwashing techniques used cult for us to comprehend that so destructively by the Chinese there does exist a mis-us- e of Communists on our military psychology. Communist and men in Korea and even now be- Nazi Psychopolitics (the art of and maintaining ing used by the Viet Cong on asserting servicedominion over the thoughts captured American men. and loyalties of individuals and Masses) was designed to In spite of the claimed goals use psychology to subvert reof Sensitivity Training , which spect for parental authority, are love, trust, freedom and loyality to country, religious openness of communication, and moral convictions and the these programs have been worth of the individual in makproven to cause distrust and ing his own decisions in the breakdown of communi- other to well make words, cation between participants. minds sick. Unfortunately, These programs discourage conscientious workers in the individual opinion and irrita- field of mental health have tive, thereby promoting "follow-ship- " sometimes worked to promote instead of leadership. techniques and programs to them, were unknown SENSITIVITY TRAINING which, purposely designed to accompIN POLICE DEPTS lish these last named results. self-criticis-m y and group have conformity techniques been used with reportedly good results to control narcotic addicts, the mentally ill and the inmates at prisons. That does not mean good results will be gained by using the same techniques on the members of the staff and the nn uu 288 North Main law-break-er. public Self Criticism Page 7 biil Certainly the so we have included informacitizen looks to our tion and references from many both police for protection from the and varied sources The breakdown those who support die theory of in morale,cooperation and lead- group conformity and those ership which ensues after such who do not Material was "training" could very well lend chosen for its pertinence to this support to offenders in our so- particular question. ciety who seek any opportunity to create chaos and disorder. (Second article in series to apBecause Sensitivity Training pear in next issue.) Programs incorporate the use of Self Criticism and promote Group Conformity , we quest- A Word in Your Ear ion die advisability of volun(Continued from page 6) tary adult participation and look at the techniques which we strongly object to its manda- use to sell things to each other. tory use with public employees and schoolchildren. We ques- They are based upon the certaintion even the voluntary use of ty that the customer cannot resist such training in youth groups the temptation to add to his such as those in the YMCA's. Training protheir in various forms, grams, are being adopted for use by many groups and organizations throughout the nation. These groups include churches, Sensitivity mun -- I June 25, 1970 parole officers. Sensitivity Training has been implemented on a mandatory basis into some of our police SUBVERSIVE ELEMENT Presentation of this material is not intended to imply a subversive element in all group psychology programs. It is important to realize that psychiatry has been used for good purposes, as well as mis-usefor bad. This material has been compiled in order thatyou may more easily recognize procedures used in Sensitivity and similar proTraining grams which you, as an individual, may wish to avoid. Sensitivity Training, in its various forms, is but one type of many programs in use to change the attitudes and behavior of the American public. In this report we have on a few of these touched "change? programs. In doing Grades Kindergarten to 8 SUMMER SESSION: July 13--Aug- 14 ust Method Curriculum Complete Carden per-son- al Comprehensive basic teaching in phonics,, reading, spelling, writing and grammar, with emphasis on perception and organized thought. Basic arithmetic skills taught, as well as geography, history, science and the arts. Early e training. Small classes. Tutoring services also available. comfort, pleasure, or 'image,' even at the high cost of borrowing or credit buying. A mountain of goods and services is moved miraculously every day in this way, while it is becoming in-- , creasingly difficult to find anything being sold for hard cash on the basis of durability and lasting foreign-languag- value. Even our Presidential can- didates are carefully trained to present the 'image' that most people desire to see, rather than being presented in the light of DUG S . El H GO A Limited number of enrollments are being accepted their reality. for the COMPROMISE Many SIT SU school year. 1970-7- 1 of us have forgotten that old warning about the dangers of image worship. 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