Diversity
Diversity Resources
- Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality (2017)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients (2011)
- Guidelines on Race and Ethnicity in Psychology (2019)
- Psychological Practice with Girls and Women (2007)
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Religious, Religion-Based and/or Religion-Derived Prejudice (2007)
APA Division 45 Teaching Resources
- Syllabi, activities and training resources
APAGS multicultural training database
- Resources include a curated collection of links to syllabi, videos, experiential activities, mentorship opportunities and other diversity-related materials to enhance racial and ethnic diversity competencies and provide students with professional development support
Your sphere of influence: How to infuse cultural diversity into your psychology classes (2013)
Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula (2008)
- This document includes course syllabi, classroom exercises, scholarly books and articles, as well as examples using fiction and popular media. It is for all psychology educators, including those teaching at the high school, college and graduate school levels.
Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Anderson, S. K., & Middleton, V. A. (2010). Explorations in diversity: Examining privilege and oppression in a multicultural society. Cengage Learning.
Bronstein, P & Quina, K (2003). Teaching gender and multicultural awareness: Resources for the psychology classroom. Washington, DC: APA Books.
Davis-Russell, E (2002). California School of Professional Psychology handbook of multicultural education, research, intervention, and training. New York: Wiley.
Galán, ?., Bekele, B., Boness, C. L., Bowdring, M. A., Call, C., Hails, K., … Yilmaz, B. (2020, November 11). A Call to Action for an Antiracist Clinical Science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xqwr4
Pedersen, P. (2004). 110 experiences for multicultural learning. Washington, DC: APA Books.
- Guide to Psychological Assessment with African Americans (2015)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Boys and Men (2018)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice With LGB Clients (2021)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Older Adults (adopted as APA policy 2003).
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice for People with Low-Income and Economic Marginalization (2019)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (2015)
- Guidelines for Assessment of and Intervention With Persons With Disabilities (2011)
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology: Diversity Issues in Treatment and Assessment
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- Standards for multicultural assessment handbook. Association for Assessment in Counseling (2003)
- Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2018)
- Methodological issues in assessment research with ethnic minorities (2016)
- Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (2016)
Allen, J. (2007). A multicultural assessment supervision model to guide research and practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38(3), 248.
Estrada, D., Frame, M. W., & Williams, C. B. (2004). Cross-cultural supervision: Guiding the conversation toward race and ethnicity. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 32(1), 307-319.
Hays, D. G., & Chang, C. Y. (2003). White privilege, oppression, and racial identity development: Implications for supervision. Counselor Education and Supervision, 43(2), 134-145.
Jernigan, M. M., Green, C. E., Helms, J. E., Perez-Gualdron, L., & Henze, K. (2010). An examination of people of color supervision dyads: Racial identity matters as much as race. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 4(1), 62.
Patallo, B. J. (2019). The multicultural guidelines in practice: Cultural humility in clinical training and supervision. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13(3), 227.
Singh, A. A. (2016). Implementing the APA guidelines on psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming people: A call to action to the field of psychology. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 3(2), 195.
- The Bisexual Foundation Scholarship is an annual fund awarding up to $1000 per award to selected graduate students to advance research on the psychology of bisexuality.
- The purpose of the Dr. Richard A. Rodriguez Division 44 Student Travel Award is to encourage greater participation in Division 44 annual convention activities by LGBT students of color.
- Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
- Graduate students in psychology are honored for research into psychological issues important to gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals, groups, or communities.
How to Recruit and Hire Ethnic Minority Faculty-- Developed by APA's
- Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology.
Griffin, K. A., & Muñiz, M. (2015). Rethinking the structure of student recruitment and efforts to increase racial and ethnic diversity in doctoral education. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 10, 199-216
Surviving and thriving in academia: Guide for Members of Marginalized Groups
ABCT: Anti-racism resource list:
APA Racism, bias, and discrimination resources
Children’s Community School: Social Justice resources
PCIT International: Anti-racism parenting resources
Fostering Allies:
- Suyemoto, K. L. Hochman, A. L. Donovan, R. A., & Roemer, L. (2020) Becoming and fostering allies and accomplices through authentic relationships: Choosing justice over comfort. Research in Human Development.
- Hochman, A. L. & Suyemoto, K. L. (2020). Dismantling an intervention aimed at increasing white people's knowledge and understanding of racial justice issues. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
AMENA Psy (American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychologists Association)
APA Division 20: Adult Development and Aging
APA Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race
- Publishes journal: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
APA Division 44: Society for Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
APA Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women.
- Publishes journal: Psychology of Women Quarterly
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
- Publishes journal: Journal of Social Issues, Social Issues and Policy Review, Social Issues and Policy Review
APA Division 36: Psychology of Religion
Asian American Psychological Association
- Publishes journal: Asian American Psychological Association Journal
Association of Black Psychologists
- Publishes Journal of Black Psychology (Sage)
National Latinx Psychological Association
Society of Indian Psychologists
AFFIRM: Psychologists Affirming Their Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Family
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
- Relevant SIGs include: Black Americans in Research and Behavior Therapy; Asian American Issues in Behavior Therapy and Research; Aging Behavior and Cognitive Therapy; Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities; Latinx SIG; Native American Issues in Behavior Therapy and Research; Spiritual and Religious Issues in Behavior Change; Sexual and Gender Minority SIG; Women’s Issues in Behavior Therapy; Oppression and Resilience: Minority Mental Health.
Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston College
Ahmad, A. S., Sabat, I., Trump, R., & King, E. (2019). Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Research Labs. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 1305.
Arredondo, P. (2019). Eliminating race-based mental health disparities: Promoting equity and culturally responsive care across settings. New Harbinger Publications.
Pinder-Amaker S., Leary K. (2019) Changing Institutional Values and Diversifying the Behavioral Health Workforce. In: Medlock M., Shtasel D., Trinh NH., Williams D. (eds) Racism and Psychiatry. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, Cham
Sue, D. W., Sue, D., Neville, H. A., & Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons.
Carter, R. T., & Scheuermann, T. D. (2019). Confronting Racism: Integrating Mental Health Research Into Legal Strategies and Reforms. Routledge.
Casas, J. M., Suzuki, L. A., Alexander, C. M., & Jackson, M. A. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of multicultural counseling. Sage Publications.
Nezu, CM, & Nezu, AM (2003). Awakening self-esteem: Psychological and spiritual techniques for improving your well-being. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Noble, A., Mateen, C. & Singh, N. (2016). Handbook of mental health in African American youth. Cham: Springer Science + Business Media.
Richards, PS, & Bergin, AE (2004). Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy.
Sue, D. W., Sue, D., Neville, H. A., & Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons.
Suzuki, L. A., & Ponterotto, J. G. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of multicultural assessment: Clinical, psychological, and educational applications. John Wiley & Sons.
Walker, R., & Akbar, N. I. (2020). The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve. New Harbinger Publications.
Links to clinical psychology diversity-related resources
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