"Something Happened In Our Town" is a children’s book about racial injustice from Magination Press, APA’s children's books imprint. The story follows two families — one white, one black — as they discuss the police shooting of a black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic even
Shortage of Black mental health counselors becomes growing problem in Milwaukee, across U.S.
Simone Kilgore, a counselor in Milwaukee, says because of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most challenging issues people are facing in the city and across the country is finding a mental health service provider.
APA Apology to Communities of Color: Implications for the Future of Psychological Science
APA recently issued a formal apology to communities of color, for its role in promoting, perpetuating, and failing to challenge racism and thereby falling short on its mission to benefit society and improve lives. How can we change the ways that we conduct, report, review, and disseminate psychological science to eliminate white default and reduce
TIA&TW – The African American Experience, Part II
Episode #2228: The African American Experience, Part II This week Dennis Wholey continues his two- program discussion on race with African American psychologists, Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble and Dr. Ryan C.T. DeLapp. The conversation examines why racial stereotyping and profiling is hurtful to individuals and harmful to the country.
Art, Activism, and Addressing Trauma: How Psychologists and Communities Can Unite for Racial Equity
A critical and honest conversation between an artist, activist, and psychologist based in the Minneapolis area about the deep roots of American racism, posttraumatic growth in the aftermath of racist violence, and how they are working in their respective fields to foster collective healing in their community. They discuss the lessons psychologists
A Moment in Black History: Psychology Edition
#shorts Black History Month Black Psychologists Tiktok video from Dr. Patrice Berry OTHER RELEVANT VIDEOS by Dr. Berry: 7 Tips for Parents and Teachers Transitioning Back to School for 2020-2021 School Year Tips to Help Parents of Kids with Special Needs Homeschool during COVID-19 (video applies to 2019-2020 school year but may still have relevant
The Psychology of Blink: Understanding How Our Minds Work Unconsciously, Part 2 – 2008
Recent psychological research has revealed widely-held unconscious thought patterns that most people would rather not possess. In this program from the University of Washington psychology department, MacArthur awardee Dr. Lisa Cooper, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, describes her research on how patient race influences patient-physician
Providing Psychotherapy to Black and African American Clients | Mental Health Professional Webinar
This webinar focuses on providing clinicians with practical tools for applying multicultural guidelines when providing psychotherapy to Black and African American clients. Attendees review the APA Multicultural Guidelines and the APA Guidelines on Race and Ethnicity in Psychology and discuss applications for improving multicultural sensitivity when
Connecting the Dots: How Race in America’s Classrooms Affects Achievement
In this invited address, Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, president of Spelman College, discusses why honest conversations about race are important, especially as these conversations relate to education. Tatum discusses the history of intelligence testing, the concept of stereotype threat and strategies for teachers and other adults to consider in an eff
I Am Psyched for Black History Month – Feb. 12
Shari Miles-Cohen, PhD, senior director of the APA Women's Programs Office, presents I am Psyched! for Black History Month, the first in a series of I am Psyched! Heritage Month events, to celebrate women of color psychologists who are first to achieve significant professional milestones. The Feb. 12 event at APA headquarters in Washington, D.