New York Association of Black Psychologists

Join NYABPSi for our Mental Health Awareness Month Event! Time: Saturday , May 22, 2021 4pm-5:30pm EDT Free and Open to the Public... http://nyabpsi.org/nyabpsi-mental-health-awareness-month-e/

Join us at 6pm EDT today for our Spring Meet and Greet Networking Event! Click below to join on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMtdO2hrzwiHtMOtxEKAbXo4zeuDAy5f

As Women’s History Month 2021 comes to a close, we want to recognize and honor just a few of the countless black women who have made strides in the field of psychology. Dr. Audre Lorde, Dr. Nancy Boyd-Franklin and Dr. Adelaide Sanford, we salute you all! For more information on these incredible black women, read the graphic above and check out our website! http://nyabpsi.org/nyabpsi-celebrates-womens-history-month/ #nyabpsi #womenshistorymonth #marchiswomenshistorymonth #blackfemalepsychologist

Celebrating Black Authors and Artists

NYABPsi welcomes Chiquita Camille to our 2021 Black History Month Panel! Featured work: "Just Because" https://www.amazon.com//dp/0979613248/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0... Website: https://www.chiquitacamille.com/ Chiquita Camille is an Actress, Dancer, and Author of the award-winning children’s book, JUST BECAUSE. Chiquita has a Masters of Science in occupational therapy and has been writing poetry for years, but her vibrant son inspired her to pursue book writing; hence this is the beginning of another wonderful journey. This native Chicagoan now resides in Brooklyn, New York. For more information, you can contact her at [email protected], visit her website, https://www.chiquitacamille.com/books Follow Chiquita on FB/IG/Twitter @ChiquitaCamille

Today's Author Spotlight: Dr. Bedford Palmer Author, Psychologist Featured work: Daddy Why Am I Brown? A Healthy Conversation About Skin Color and Family https://www.amazon.com/Daddy-Why-Am-Brown-con//ref=sr_1_1... Website: https://www.drbfpalmer.com/ Dr. Bedford Palmer is a licensed psychologist and an Associate Professor and Department Chair at Saint Mary’s College of California. He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and researches issues related to social justice and cultural factors. Dr. Palmer maintains a small private practice in Oakland California, where he works with a diverse clientele and provides multicultural competence training to individuals and organizations. He is happily married to the most amazing woman that he has ever met, and he has two dogs that are definitely smarter and cuter than yours (at least in his eyes).

Today's Illustrator Spolight: Niaren Binford DeSilva Featured work: Autumn Loves... Website: www.customartworkbynia.com Niaren Binford DeSilva is an artist based in New York City. She is an elementary school art teacher, artist, wife, and mother. Niaren is best known for her paintings and drawings of female subjects. The women represent the African diaspora, from many walks of life. She decided to give these women of color a place in the art world. In her work, she seeks to highlight the beauty, style, and grace of women of color. Niaren wants her audience to see the beauty that she recognizes in her subjects through the use of many materials: paint, dry media (colored pencil, markers, pen), fabric, beads, and other found objects. Niaren has also illustrated a few children’s books, ‘Handicapable’, ‘Handicapable Lola Goes to School’, ‘Oh Boy Summer’, ‘Mr. Winter’, and ‘Mommy Do You Work Tonight?’to name a few.

TODAY @ 6pm EST! There's still tme to register. Join NYABPsi for "Policing In Black Communities: Making It Work For Us" and Celebrate Kwanzaa!

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Join NYABPsi for "Policing In Black Communities: Making It Work For Us!" Sat. Dec. 12th

In this year of 2020, we have witnessed the largest and most sustained round of police protests this country has seen since the 1960's. Amidst nationwide demands for racial justice, experts and organizers are discussing how to bring about police reform. This transformation is necessary, but we must also grapple with how Black communities can empower themselves to address this long standing problem of police brutality/violence and heal from the subsequent racial trauma. Join N...YABPsi for an interdisciplinary panel addressing the history of policing in Black communities, its psychological impact, and systemic and community-based efforts towards reform and healing from racial trauma. In the spirit of Kwanzaa and the principles of Umoja (Unity) and Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), we recognize that we MUST come together to problem-solve and take control over our collective future. The panel will be followed by a virtual Kwanzaa ceremony to reinforce traditional African values that can strengthen Black communities. FREE and open to the community! (6-7:30pm Panel ; 7:30-8pm Kwanzaa Ceremony) Links Zoom meeting registration link: https://bit.ly/NYABPsi12 Link to the event page on our website: http://nyabpsi.org//policing-in-black-communitiesmaking-i/ Link to bios of panelists and moderators on our website: http://nyabpsi.org/meet-the-panelists-for-our-12-12-kwanza/ See more

Read this article written by me (Liana Taylor) about finding culturally competent therapists as a black woman! I hope you enjoy.

We are offering African-Centered togetherness and emotional support in the form of healing circles throughout this extended election season. Let's breathe together as a community. Tuesday, 11/4/20: bit.ly/Sawubona1 Wednesday, 11/4/20: bit.ly/Sawubona02 Thursday, 11/4/20: bit.ly/Sawubona3

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: The New York Association of Black Psychologists PRESENTS... Policing In Black Communities:... Making It Work For Us! Saturday, December 12, 2020 6PM-8PM EST A virtual interdisciplinary panel and community forum in celebration of Kwanzaa! Additional information and registration link coming soon... Find the link to our website below!

Below find links to emergency resources, as well as action steps you can take, as we embark upon Suicide prevention Week. https://afsp.org/keepgoing https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources https://www.nami.org//a/suicide-prevention-awareness-month

Save the Date! NYABPsi Presents "Policing In Black Communities: Making It Work For Us!" Sat. Dec. 12th! https://conta.cc/39tHmMz

As we are now in the midst of National Suicide Prevention Week NYABPsi would like to share this Podcast from Therapy for Black Girls on tips for those experiencing suicidal ideation. We hope that this podcast provides some life affirming tools and guiding steps. Know that you are not alone, more content will be coming soon. Ashe!

Today at 7pm! Join us for this informative panel!! See you soon! Find the zoom link below!

CORRECTION: This event is happening TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 25th on ZOOM. The registration link can be found below!

Yes! YOU Can Go to Grad School! Our esteemed panelists will provide advice, tips, tricks and wisdom from their own experiences as mentors, graduates, and applicants. You'll hear what schools are looking for from panelists who are currently and formerly involved in the graduate school admissions processes. You don't want to miss this! Join us for an hour of learning, goal-setting, and fun, as we support our next generation of researchers, academicians, practitioners and clinic...ians in their quest to secure their futures. Panelists Include: Dana L. Collins, PhD- NYABPsi President Rod Hurley- NYABPsi Graduate Student Member Mary Morris-NYABPsi Graduate Student Member Liana Taylor- NYABPsi Undergraduate Student Member Lisa Whitten, PhD- NYABPsi Past President Tuesday, August 25, 7-8pm EST Register on zoom here: https://tinyurl.com/yygnobx5

Today at 6:30PM! Join us on Instagram Live! See you soon!!

The Delaware Valley ABPSI chapter is hosting a Mbongi gathering on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 starting at 7pm EST.

Join us on Instagram live for a conversation on Increasing Black Representation in Psychology. This conversation will be held on Tuesday, August 4th at 6:30pm by President Elect Dana Collins, PhD and Richard Orbe-Austin, PhD! Hope to see you there!

Today and Saturday! Pandemic Response and Healing

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Tomorrow! Register now, the link can be found below!

Empowering the Black Mind: A Conversation on How We Navigate White Fragility- Part 2!!! Due to the liveliness of the conversation and your requests to continue it, NYABPsi will be holding space for Part 2 of Empowering the Black Mind: A Conversation on How We Navigate White Fragility! Past NYABPsi President Tanya White- Davis, PsyD, will return to facilitate our discussion, and will be joined by co-facilitator licensed somatic psychotherapist and anti-racism educator Francesca Maximé. Our conversation will revisit ways we navigate and confront White fragility, as well as more deeply explore other issues, including emotional equity. July 25 2020, 6-8pm EST Register here: https://tinyurl.com/nyabpsi7-25

NYABPsi would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all who joined us in fellowship for Empowering the Black Mind: A Conversation on How We Navigate White Fragility. Asante Sana (Thank you) for your openness, sharing, insights, engagement, and being with us in community. Dr. Tanya White-Davis, thank you for guidance and facilitation during this important and thought-provoking conversation. For those who missed it, the recording is available here: https://youtu.be/7CsbhhpOy7Q