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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. she/her) is a 4 th year student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Florida State University.

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

in psychology at New York University , as well as her Ph.D. in clinical and school psychology at Hofstra University. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The post Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang earned her B.A.

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Art of Diagnosis – In-person

University of Connecticut

Whether a condition is considered a disorder is based in social and political context, and certainly, what questions we ask in the psychiatric interview is culturally influenced. The goal of this in-person seminar is to help the clinician improve the diagnostic skills they use in their daily practice.

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What Does KVC Stand For?

KVC

As a result, we have transformed youth residential centers into Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) and Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs). Diverse perspectives are key to our progress. KVC has recognized the need to provide residential services as a treatment type, not as a living situation for children.

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MQ expands its Science Council

MQ Mental Health

"We are delighted that three new members of the science council have been appointed to help widen the council's areas of expertise and diversity. Additionally, they are a published author having co-written the book How to Talk with Families About Genetics and Psychiatric Illness. Lea Milligan, CEO MQ Mental Health Research .

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

Recent social movements such as Black Lives Matter and protests over the murder of George Floyd have brought anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of American consciousness. universities (some incorporated in the 1600s and 1700s) were created as segregated institutions. Additionally, many of the major U.S.

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News Items – July 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Opening the conference was keynote speaker Rosalie Fish, a track and field champion and social work major at the University of Washington known for her advocacy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital adds social work fellowship program. She will succeed Mildred “Mit” Joyner, DPS, MSW, LCSW.

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