SCN Diversity

We are thrilled to welcome four new members to our subcommittee! We are looking forward to your contributions!

It’s #WomensHistoryMonth2023 Observed every March, Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture, and society and has been observed annually since 1987. Who are the women you view as role models and want to highlight this month?

Monday is #SocialJusticeDay. The #GlobalGoals are a universal call for social justice that seek to address poverty & inequality to leave no one behind. un.org/sustainabledev…

The cross cultural and multiculturalism poster session is happening now! #INS2023inSanDiego

If you’re at #INS2023inSanDiego tomorrow make sure to catch the multi-cultural and diversity topics in adult populations poster session from 8:45 to 10:00 am

We know it is Monday, but the #SundayScaries may be in full force, especially as many of us gear up to go back to work after well deserved time-off. Do yourself a favor and take a few moments of mindfulness/mediation with help from @Headspace: open.spotify.com/show/0C3OMp75h…

As 2022 draws to a close, @SCN_Diversity encourages readers to reflect on and celebrate any 'Diversity Wins' over the past year, and keep it going into 2023! 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

Hey #NeuropsychTwitter check this out!

GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing Equity has released their LGBTQ Affirming Healthcare Directory! 🌈🌟 If you are a healthcare provider who enthusiastically agrees with GLMA's affirmations lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org/resources/glma… Consider creating a profile at lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org

🚨New Paper!🚨The final systematic review paper of a series of five is finally out in Clinical Psychological Science! Anna (@kawennison) and I co-first authored this review of risk factors for suicide attempts among Native people and offer 4 strategies for advancing the field.

The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology is excited to present the SCN Dissertation Award along with the Education Advisory Committee and Ethnic/Minority Affairs Committees. Award is up to $2500! Deadline is December 16th so make sure to submit soon! 💲💸

A decade ago, I was 'kicked off' a research project bc the PI didn't understand how I - a person with low vision - could see my data. They said they would never trust my work. Today @NIH ACD passed landmark recs on disability inclusion. acd.od.nih.gov/documents/pres…

Happy Bodhi Day / Rōhatsu! This day is observed by Buddhists marking the moment Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Budda. If you observe this holiday, we'd love to know what your traditions are!

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we’re grateful to offer this on-demand talk: Sociocultural Considerations in the Neuropsychological Assessment of American Indians & Alaska Natives by Drs. Steven Verney & Lynette Abrams-Silva. Free or 2 CEs: vimeo.com/div8

Join @KnowNeuropsych next Monday to engage in a dialogue about our own neuropsychology research frameworks in the current era of #precisionmedicine #healthequity @UCLANeurology @ucladomedi @HispanicNS @SoBlackNeuro @AsianNeuropsych @QueerNeuroPsych

It’s Native American Heritage Month. Do you know who was native to the land on your institution or local area? Go to land.codeforanchorage.org to find out.

Did you know that in 1996 the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/95 proclaiming November 16 as International Day for Tolerance? Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression & ways of being human.

📣 We are happy to announce our next #Neuropsychology #Diversity Series by Dr. @april_thames @UCLA: Addressing healthcare disparities: Where do we go from George Floyd? Available for free or 1 CE at vimeo.com/div8 or cpapsych.org/page/div8x01 @CPA_psych @PsychiatryUcsd

Calling All Voices: Stories from LGBTQ+ Community Members on Learning to Live Well with Dementia seeks to amplify more diverse voices as a platform for the LGBTQ+ community to share, in their own voices, the experience of living with dementia. gcad.net/sites/g/files/…