Tag: Social Justice
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Developing Evidence-based Culturally Responsive Clinical Interventions: Barriers and Potential Solutions
by Shannon M. Savell, M.A., University of Virginia Many scholars have asserted that one vast improvement in the field of clinical psychology over the past few decades has been advances in examining both the efficacy and effectiveness of different therapeutic treatment modalities and a move towards evidence-based practice (Spring, 2007). Developing empirically supported treatments and utilizing…
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A Call for Social Justice Advocacy in Clinical Science Training Program
by Sarah E. Paul, M.A., Washington University in St. Louis It should not be news to anyone that clinical scientists and training programs have a long way to go to achieve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in clinical training, research, and practice. Nor should it be a surprise that the field of psychology has a reprehensible…
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Antiracism Requires Accomplices
by Effua E. Sosoo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Donte L. Bernard, Medical University of South Carolina, and Carrington C. Merritt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “The opposite of ‘racist’ isn’t ‘not racist.’ It is ‘anti-racist’” (Kendi, 2019, p. 9) The recent trifecta of shooting deaths that claimed the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor,…
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What Do We Mean When We Identify Race As A Risk Factor In Psychological Research?
by Rddhi Moodliar, University of California, Los Angeles In psychological research, associations between demographic variables and outcome variables are often assessed. Some common demographic variables include age, gender identity, race, and ethnicity. If statistically significant, these variables are often identified as risk factors for the outcome variable. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
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Complicit No More: Stumbling Toward Allyship
by David A. Sbarra, Ph.D., University of Arizona & Past President, Academy of Psychological Clinical Science A lightning strike set the mountains behind our home in Tucson on fire. Far enough to be out of harm’s way, the red embers were distinctly visible on our family’s evening walk. As the sun set, our kids asked…