Health Disparities, Race and Racism: Critical Perspectives from Psychological Science and Practice

Racial health disparities is a persistent and pernicious problem within American society. Approached largely from the purview of Medicine, Public Health and Sociology, Psychology also has an important role to play in understanding the health disparities phenomenon. As such the current workshop focuses on psychological constructs associated with race and racism that have been implicated in health disparities. The workshop will also address points of intervention that are germane to the practice of Health Service Psychologists (HSP’s) and will provide a description of anti-racist psychological practice as a vehicle for the disruption and reduction of race-related health disparities.

Webinars are converted to video on-demand programs with closed captioning after the live air date.

• Identify three race-related psychological variables associated with health disparities.
• Describe three elements of anti-racist psychological practice.
• Illustrate three points of intervention that can be employed by HSP’s.

Alex Pieterse, PhD