APA Task Force on the Revision of the Multicultural Guidelines

In June 2026, APA's Public Interest Office and Board for the Advancement of Psychology in Public Interest (BAPPI) established a task force to revise the 2017 Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality into a third edition. The task force is reviewing current research, theory, and practice to guide the revision. The updated guidelines will help practitioners apply multicultural knowledge to psychological work with individuals, families, groups, and communities. The revised guidelines are planned for submission to the APA Council of Representatives in August 2027.

• Karen Tao, PhD, University of Utah (Cochair)
• Riana Anderson, PhD, LCP, University of Michigan (Cochair)
• Lorraine T. Benuto, PhD, Loma Linda University
• Jessica Binkley, PsyD, Oregon Health and Science University
• Andrew Choi, PhD, Pace University
• Roseanne Flores, PhD, Hunter College, Graduate Center, CUNY
• Ayse Ikizler, PhD, St. Mary's College of Maryland
• Bedford Palmer, PhD, Saint Mary's College of California
• Yesenia Serrano, PsyD, ABPP-CN, Department of Veterans Affairs

• Sha Raye Horn, MPS, MBA