Clinical Psychology Diversity Club

06/29/2018

We had a great turnout at the United to Serve Fair this year!

07/29/2016

A personal account by a social worker of differences in relationships between two men

As I think back on the past 24 years of providing couples counseling for gay male relationships, I sometimes get asked what the differences ...

03/30/2016

Depression affects many in the LGBT community.

https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedLGBT/posts/828438923949961

03/09/2016

A reminder that empathy and kindness are our most valuable assets, both personally and professionally.

Born in 1933, Francine Christophe was deported with her mother at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944. Released the following year, she continues to...

02/21/2016

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Chinese New Year Luncheon, and special thanks to Alex for hosting it!

07/06/2015

Check out this article! Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Prejudice Formation: The Role of Time-Dependent Memory Consolidation

Author Contributions L. R. Enge and M. A. Zárate developed the study concept. All authors contributed to the study design. L. R. Enge and A. K. Lupo supervised data collection and analyzed and interpreted the data under the supervision of M. A. Zárate. All authors had full access to the data. L. R.…

06/29/2015

"In 29 states in the US, it’s still legal to fire someone—or not hire them at all—based solely on their sexual orientation. Although mainstream support for LGBT individuals has been steadily growing, workplace discrimination still poses a serious career challenge for many."

The indispensable research blog on the science of the modern workplace, covering everything from leadership and management to the behavioral, social, and cognitive dynamics behind performance and achievement.

06/26/2015

APA and Diversity Club stand united in support of this monumental ruling!

Says scientific research formed basis for court’s action.

06/03/2015

"Psychologists are working to help undocumented immigrant children recover from trauma and deal with the uncertainties of their lives."

Psychologists work to help undocumented immigrant children recover from trauma.

05/12/2015

"Addressing the rising economic gap between rich and poor in society, it seems, will require us to contend not only with economic and political issues, but also with biases of our psychology."

We vastly overestimate the amount of upward mobility in our society.

04/28/2015

"Scientific evidence strongly supports the conclusion that homosexuality is a normal expression of human sexuality; that gay men and le****ns form stable, committed relationships that are equivalent to heterosexual relationships in essential respects; that same-sex couples are no less fit than heterosexual parents to raise children, and their children are no less psychologically healthy and well-adjusted; and that denying same-sex couples access to marriage is both an instance of institutional stigma and a contributor to the negative treatment of le***an, gay, and bisexual people. In short, the claim that allowing same-sex couples to marry undermines the institution of marriage and harms children is inconsistent with the scientific evidence."

APA's amicus briefs present an accurate and comprehensive summary of the current state of scientific and professional knowledge on issues before the court, in this case, sexual orientation, same-sex relationships and the children of same-sex couples.

04/27/2015

"Perhaps the starkest description of the situation is this: More than one out of every six black men who today should be between 25 and 54 years old have disappeared from daily life."

Across the country, hundreds of thousands of black men are missing from everyday life.