Symposium: (5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025))

RC46 Clinical Sociology

Program Coordinators: Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN (University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa) and Tina UYS (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

Monday, 7 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Doing the Work of Decolonization.
Session Organizers: Bandana PURKAYASTHA and Rianka ROY
Chair: Farhan Navid YOUSAF

11:00-12:45

Post Pandemic Burnout, Fatigue and Role-Overload
Session Organizers: Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN and Aradhana RAMNUND MANSINGH
Chair: Jayanathan PERUMAL GOVENDER

13:00-14:45

Shared Insights, Diverse Contexts: Global Collaborations in Clinical Sociology
Session Organizer: Puspa WAN
Chair: Melati WAN

15:00-16:45

Planetary Health---Challenges to Social and Health Disparities in the Context of Global Health
Session Organizers: Surichai WUNGAEO and Maria Aurora T.W. TABADA
Chair: Maria Aurora T.W. TABADA

19:00-20:30

RC46 Business Meeting
Chair: Tina UYS

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Research, Practice and Policy: UN Women and the ISA
Session Organizers: Rosemary BARBERET and Tina UYS
Chair: Rosemary BARBERET

11:00-12:45

Overcoming Structural Obstacles to the Social Inclusion of Persons with Mental Illness in the Anthropocene
Session Organizers: Mr. James LINN and Michele KADRI
Chair: Jeremy DIXON

13:00-14:45

Exploring Digitalized Realities: Relational Well-Being of Youth in India and South Africa
Session Organizers: Jayanathan PERUMAL GOVENDER, Chandni BASU and Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN
Chair: Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN

15:00-16:45

Whistleblower Experiences and Policies
Session Organizer: Tina UYS
Chair: Dr. Ugljesa RADULOVIC, PhD

19:00-20:30

Certified Clinical Sociologists: In and out of the Academy
Session Organizers: Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN and Daniela JAUK AJAMIE
Chair: Mariam SEEDAT-KHAN

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Clinical Sociology and the Anthropocene: Community Engaged Approaches to Solving Real-World Issues
Session Organizer: Sara CUMMING
Chair: Sara CUMMING

11:00-12:45

Vulnerability, Exposure and Challenges Facing Cities of the Global South
Session Organizers: Emma PORIO, Maria Aurora T.W. TABADA and Joshua VIDAL
Chair: Emma PORIO

13:00-14:45

Sociologies in East European Transformations Session 2
Session Organizer: Borut RONCEVIC
Chair: Borut RONCEVIC

The Impacts of Climate Change on Migration Part I
Session Organizers: Emma PORIO and Johanna ZULUETA
Chair: Johanna ZULUETA

15:00-16:45

Springer's Clinical Sociology Book Series: Celebrating New Books and Submitting Your Proposal
Session Organizer: Jan Marie FRITZ
Chair: Jan Marie FRITZ

19:00-20:30

From Awareness to Action: Applying Clinical Sociology to Address Place, Time, and Space Challenges
Session Organizer: Anthony KAZIBONI
Chair: Anthony KAZIBONI

Thursday, 10 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Navigating Corruption: The Role of Social Norms and Whistleblowing
Session Organizer: Tina UYS
Chair: Liezl GROENEWALD

11:00-12:45

Reflecting on Race in a Decolonial Context: Questions of Social Justice
Session Organizer: Charles PUTTERGILL

The History of Clinical Sociology
Session Organizer: Jan Marie FRITZ
Chair: Jan Marie FRITZ

13:00-14:45

The Impacts of Climate Change on Migration: Theoretical Insights and Interventions Part II
Session Organizer: Johanna ZULUETA
Chair: Kezia BATISAI

15:00-16:45

Sociologies in East European Transformations Session 1
Session Organizer: Borut RONCEVIC
Chair: Borut RONCEVIC

19:00-20:30

Advancing Inclusion in Health Policies: Empirical Insights, Theoretical Perspectives, and Innovative Practices
Session Organizer: Melati WAN
Chair: Melati WAN

Friday, 11 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Publication Opportunities in Clinical Sociology - Panel Discussion
Session Organizer: Jan Marie FRITZ
Chair: Kammila NAIDOO

11:00-12:45

The Impact of Climate Change on Migration - Part III
Session Organizer: Jacques RHEAUME
Chair: Jacques RHEAUME

13:00-14:45

Clinical Sociology Working for the Common Good
Session Organizer: Sharon EVERHARDT
Chair: Sharon EVERHARDT

15:00-16:45

Exploring Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene
Session Organizers: Emma PORIO and Surichai WUNGAEO
Chair: Emma PORIO