Welcome to the Diversity Section!
The Diversity Chair is Dr. Tristan Buzzini.
Past Diversity Events:
6/12/22: SVPA in Sacramento PRIDE March
9/21/21: Colleague Advocacy in Action: Info Session on "Tristan's Act"
7/12/21: Movie Screening of 13th
6/14/21: Movie Screening of De Colores
5/24/21: Movie Screening of People Like Us: Social Class in America
3/23/21: Diversity Mixer
2/6/21: Cultivating Empowerment: Preventing Suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community Using Affirmative Therapy
11/14/20: Overview of Racial Microaggressions for Clinicians and Students
11/5/20: Safe Black Space Virtual Community Healing Circle for SVPA
10/21/20: Understanding Whiteness and White Supremacy in Ourselves and Our Work
10/2/20: Therapist of Color Mixer
7/16/20: Movie Screening of Race: The Power of an Illusion, Ep. 3, "The House We Live In"
7/19/19: Therapist of Color Mixer
6/9/19: SVPA in Sacramento Pride March
6/7/19: LGBTQ+ Therapist Mixer
6/1/19: Cultivating Empowerment: Preventing Suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community Using Affirmative Therapy
5/18/19: Cultural Respect and Humility: Working with Asian Americans
11/9/18: Therapists of Color Mixer
8/7/18: How to Become a LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapist
6/12/18: Providing Compassionate, Effective, Collaborative Gender Transition Support Services for Adults
6/10/18: SVPA in Sacramento Pride Parade
6/8/18: LGBTQ+ Therapist Mixer
4/10/18: Empowering Women by Targeting Oppressive Factors
6/13/17: Power, Privilege, and Oppression in a Psychological Context
6/3/17: SVPA in Sacramento Pride Parade
5/17/17: Psychologists' Role in Immigration
4/12/17: Cultivating Empowerment: Preventing Suicide in the LGBQ Community Using Affirmative Therapy
3/14/17: Exploration of Suicidal Risk Among the Transgender Population
3/3/17: Multicultural and Diversity Interest Group Mixer
5/20/14: Taking Ethical Responsibility: Addressing Multicultural Ruptures
Getting Involved and Connected
SVPA Multicultural & Diversity FB Group
Association for Black Psychologists
Asian American Psychological Association
National Latina/o Psychological Association
California Latinx Psychological Association
African American Mental Health Providers
Resources:
Resources for Cultural Healing:
Link to the Cultural Trauma and Healing Tool Kit
Psychology for Radical Healing Syllabus
Resources for Anti-Racism:
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
Working document for Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
Take Action Against Anti-Blackness
Systematic Racism:
A Video Explanation for Children
COVID-19 and Racism:
At the Heart of the Matter: Unmasking the Invisibility of COVID-19 in Diverse Populations
Harassment & Hate Toward Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders during COVID-19
AAPI Resources:
Youth Help Network (YHN) provides peer support; mental health referrals; and resources for well-being for youth 16-25 years old in Sacramento County. Call or text: 916-860-9819
California Specific: https://apicaucus.legislature.ca.gov/community-resources
NAMI CA: https://namica.org/resources/asian-pacific-islander-resources/
Data Blog on AAPI research and resources: https://aapidata.com/
My Sister's House for AAPI women and children exposed to DV and sexual assault, etc.: http://www.my-sisters-house.org/
Written Testimony from the Asian American Psychological Association for the congressional hearing on "Discrimination and Violence Against Asian Americans"
Statement of APA President on the Atlanta-area spa shootings
Anti-Asian Violence Resource List
List of Action Items and Resources to address racism in the pandemic toward AAPI (Via Division 17 listserv)