EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Let’s Get in Formation: Becoming a Psychologist Activist
Historical ways psychologists have participated in political movements
• Controversies regarding psychology, social justice, and political participation
• Discussing the concept of “psychologist-activist”
A to A to A Handout - Click here!
Introduce different levels of engagement with and support of marginalized groups
Discuss risks and impacts associated with each of these levels
Review ways/roles in which psychologists can serve as advocates to marginalized groups
Discussion of Derald Wing Sue’s article “Disarming Racial Microagressions: Microintervention Strategies for Targets, White Allies, and Bystanders”
Further discussion of:
Ways we can confront microagressions
What Whites/majority members can do as allies and bystanders
Educating others about confronting microagressions
Clinician Guidelines for working with racial and ethnic diverse clients