Promote equity in your work and beyond
APA has launched a new series of monthly actions to encourage psychologists and students to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the science and practice of psychology. APA is announcing a new action each month paired with resources, further reading materials, and other tools for effecting change. The first action encourages psychologists to “Build safe spaces with inclusive language” using APA’s new Inclusive Language Guidelines that are rooted in psychological science and developed to raise awareness of culturally sensitive terms and phrases that center the voices and perspectives of people who are marginalized or stereotyped. Other actions encourage learning more about the pervasiveness of White privilege, embracing cultural humility, and more.
Meet the candidates for APA president
APA members have nominated four psychologists to run for the association’s presidency. The winning candidate will serve as the 2023 president-elect and the 2024 president. The candidates in order of their number of nominations are:
- Cynthia de las Fuentes, PhD
- Diana L. Prescott, PhD
- Beth N. Rom-Rymer, PhD
- Kirk J. Schneider, PhD
The candidates will be answering questions about their experience and priorities. Voting opens September 15, 2022.
Read, watch, and listen
1. LGBTQ Family Building: A Guide for Prospective Parents
This new APA book provides LGBTQ parents and prospective parents with detailed, evidence-based guidance on overcoming barriers and stereotypes and on navigating the transition to parenthood. Go to APA Publications.
2. Retraining the Brain: Applied Neuroscience in Exposure Therapy for PTSD
This hourlong webinar on June 3, 2022 will bridge the gap between the newest neuroscience research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the treatment of patients with PTSD. Register onlineopens in new window.
3. Is technology killing empathy?
Sherry Turkle, PhD, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joins APA’s Speaking of Psychology podcast to talk about how people’s conversations have changed in the digital age, and how computers and artificial intelligence are affecting how we think about what it means to be human. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
APA 2022: Minneapolis and virtual, August 4–6
Come to APA 2022 in Minneapolis to reconnect in person with colleagues and expand your knowledge on some of the most compelling topics in the field. With more than 900 sessions to choose from and numerous social and networking events, there will be something for everyone. APA is also holding 40 in-depth half- and full-day continuing education (CE) workshops.
For those who prefer to participate online, there will be two simultaneous channels of livestreamed programs from the Main and Feature Stages at the in-person event, virtual posters, and online networking opportunities.
Advance registration fees are in effect until June 30. Learn more and registeropens in new window.
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