Communique
A quarterly publication of the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA)
November 2012
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The Five Pillars of Ethnic Minority Psychology: Strengthening Psychology’s Vision and Purpose to meet the Demands of an Evolving Discipline
- The Asian American Psychological Association
AAPA is focused on the education and training of Asian-American psychologists, and committed to Asian-American mental health issues - Society of Indian Psychologists: Honoring the ancestors, strengthening the future
SIP was founded to help better serve Native American people and to facilitate discussion treatment and scholarship among American Indian psychologists - The Association of Black Psychologists
ABPsi promotes social justice, cultural psychology, racial/ethnic identity and multicultural competencies, and addresses challenges facing the black community - The National Latina/o Psychological Association
NLPA advances psychological training and practice, and promotes organizational change to enhance the mental health of Hispanic/Latina/o populations in the United States - APA Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45)
This year, the society has created the Governance Committee, is preparing for the National Mulitcultural Conference and Summit, and continues discussion of the division's name
OEMA Updates
- Ethnicity and Health in America Series
This fall, the series held a talk on mental health considerations among Latino immigrant families. National American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month will be the focus of the next slate of events - Public Interest Directorate Government Relations Office update
Advocacy updates for the Minority Fellowship Program, PI-GRO and OEMA presented at the Division 45 conference, APA congressional activities on immigration, Native American health and with the Congressional Black Caucus
By Stefanie Reeves
Announcements
- APA’s BSSV Program presents at the US Conference on AIDS
The BSSV Program was featured in two presentations at the 16th Annual US Conference on AIDS: the HIV integrated care curriculum and the evaluation capacity building assistance program for the Texas Black Women's Initiative - Integration of mental health, substance abuse, and HIV prevention and care training
APA's Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer Program is offering HIV integrated care trainings aimed at improving treatment of co-occurring disorders - Long-time special populations NIDA leader Lula A Beatty, PhD retires
Dr. Beatty has retired from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but will continue working to improve the health of those affected by drug abuse and to reduce health disparities - Success: Former OEMA intern – Dr. Akhenaten Benjamin Siankam Tankwanchi
OEMA congratulates Akhenaten Benjamin Siankam Tankwanchi, PhD on the successful completion and defense of his dissertation - Kudos
Dr. Nancy Boyd-Franklin has received the 2012 Beckman award and 2013 Public Interest Directorate awards will be presented furing the APA Annual Convention in Honolulu, Hawai'i
Calls
- American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program: Call for fellowship applications
Fellows are mentored by leading ethnic minority psychologists and become part of a lifetime network - Call For nominations: Division 45 Executive Committee
Membership vacancies on the Executive Committee in 2014 include president, treasurer, member-at-large and APA Council Representative positions
Student Corner
- OEMA students
Nere Ayu is interested in cultural socialization and its effects on minority children, and Miles Holland is studying the effects of environmental components on the mental health of African-American youths - Student resources
Funding websites and other resources for early career psychologists and ethnic minority students
