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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

OUR STUDY Our team at Florida State University (FSU) sought to study differences in access to, retention throughout, and effectiveness of therapy across gender, ethnic, and racial groups in our local community of Leon County, Florida. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90 (10), 837–849. Robison, M., Robertson, L.,

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training Should Serve as Foundation for Meaningful Action

Social Work Blog

Anti-racism as well as other facets of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) must be a focal point for everyone within social work if the profession is to achieve the goal of providing quality, equitable services from equitable workplaces. In fact, the history of social work has many examples of exclusion. “We

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Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m contract extension

Community Care

” The extension of Think Ahead’s contract underlines the significant diversity of training routes into social work in England (see box, below). Routes into social work in England University undergraduate courses : three-year generic programmes, with fees of £9,250 a year, annual bursaries of £4,862.50 (£5,262.50

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Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Nita Tewari

Society of Clinical Psychology

Diversity Spotlight The current spotlight is on Dr. Nita Tewari whose work focuses on Indian American, South Asian, and Asian American mental health. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in 1992. In 2000, she completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University.

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Experiences and Stressors of Parents of Trans and Gender-Diverse Youth in Clinical Care from Trans Youth CAN!

Social Work Blog

Parents of trans and gender-diverse (TGD) youth can experience challenges navigating gender-affirming (GA) care such as stigma, transphobia, and lack of support. Authors: Annie Pullen Sansfa çon, PhD, BSW , professor, School of Social Work, University of Montreal, and Canada Research Chair on Transgender Children and Their Families, Montreal.

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Social Work England swaps Stonewall LGBTQ+ staff inclusion scheme for alternative

Community Care

The regulator said it was joining charity the LGBT Foundation’s training academy , on the grounds that it was a better fit for delivering its equality, diversity and inclusion action plan, published in February, than Stonewall’s diversity champions scheme. Stonewall scheme aims. LGBT Foundation offer.

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Diversity Spotlight: Jessica R. LoPresti, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

LoPresti , licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. The post Diversity Spotlight: Jessica R. Dr. LoPresti received her B.A. in Psychology and American Studies from Williams College and earned her M.A. Robertson, N.