Becoming a social worker, psychiatrist, or any type mental health professional is expensive. School is costly and can require taking on debt. Mandatory internships are often unpaid. Obtaining (and maintaining) licensing is costly. All this adds up to a lack of representation. We're looking to rebalance the budget. After speaking with dozens of folks at every level and stage of the mental health field, we’ve come up with some ideas to create pathways for people from diverse backgrounds to bank on these professions: https://bit.ly/4batmnu
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“I Want To Be The Help That I Never Received”: Barriers to BIPOC Representation in the Helping Professions & Recommendations to Address Them · Create a continuum of exposure opportunities for future BIPOC helping professionals · Provide training & technical assistance to nonprofit and university leadership on holistic, equitable admissions and hiring · Offer financial support and wraparound services to BIPOC people who are pursuing careers in the helping professions · Incentivize representation in degree programs and workplaces · Create more inclusive curricula and approaches at learning institutions · Offer foundational and remedial courses for underrepresented students and practitioners · Invest in advancement opportunities for BIPOC helping professionals · Create pathways for non-clinical professionals seeking employment in the helping professions · Provide mentorship and interpersonal support during degree programs, internships, placement, and in securing and advancing in permanent positions · Help students prepare for placement and licensure exams · Improve internship placement experiences · Improve working conditions · Promote reforms to orient the field toward justice and equity DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT: https://lnkd.in/dChPskCx
“I Want To Be The Help That I Never Received”: Barriers to BIPOC Representation in the Helping Professions & Recommendations to Address Them — CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance (ISLG)
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I just, for the first time in my life, learned the phrase "twice-exceptional". Thanks, Newport Academy (I'll be taking your webinar Friday with Julia Rutkovsky, LCSW, whose bio introduced me to the concept). Twice-exceptional (or 2E) refers to children who are both considered gifted and have a learning or developmental disability such as dyslexia, ADHD, or ASD (and more). Not to toot my own horn, but I was a "twice-exceptional" child. I was both diagnosed with ADD and put into a gifted and talented program in the fifth grade. These two parts of myself lived in different area codes. Because of this, I had both the highest expectations for myself and some of the worst self-esteem this side of the Mississippi. I pushed myself to my limits to simply prove that I was smart enough, because I never felt like I was. There was always that nagging feeling that I was lazy, or stupid. And always "making excuses". I applied to prestigious universities. I majored in Astrophysics during my freshman year of college. When that inevitably failed (I got a "C" and that was obviously the worst thing that's ever happened), I switched to psychology. Then, of course, I tried to go for my doctorate right out of undergrad, research experience or no (though I did briefly work in a research lab at the University of Montana). I even got an interview with UW (one out of maybe ten?!) But of course, I wasn't up to mettle. My executive functioning could never keep up with the expectations of others and myself, my accomplishments were limited to what I could bang out in a period of hyperfocus, and I was constantly exhausted and-- frankly-- ashamed of myself. The only way out of this truly insane cycle was finally learning to choose what I actually wanted. Expressive arts therapy it is!! But still, as a twice-exceptional adult, I was faced again with that malignant stigma in my internship. I was told that I would fail graduate school when I accidentally missed a supervision meeting (by the way, I had learned that she was diagnosed with COVID that day anyway, so very glad I missed it). I was told that it seemed like I "didn't care" and that my internship was a "last minute" thing. Even when I finally broke down crying because of how I felt about those words, I was told that "at some point", I had to "start using coping skills". F*** that and honestly, f*** whoever tells us that absolute garbage. Twice. Exceptional. Companies, managers, supervisors, etc. are twice blind if they can't see our worth. Creativity, passion, resilience, strength, flexibility, introspection, innovation, emotional depth, and more. But even when we feel like none of those things, we are still worth so, so much. Never let anyone tell you any different. #2e #twiceexceptional #twiceexceptionaladults #twiceexceptionalstudents
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Neuroscience Ph.D Student — Cahill Lab | SciComm﹢Advocacy Podcast — A Chat with Uma | VP — OCD Wisconsin | Advocate — Intl. OCD Foundation | Board Member: Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network﹢Society for Neuroscience-UMC
🎓 FROM COLLEGE DROPOUT TO GRADUATE STUDENT: Navigating Graduate School Applications & Admissions as a Nontraditional Student 🧠 EP. 25 of A Chat With Uma is out everywhere now! 🫶🏾 On ep. 25, I share my full journey of applying for graduate school as a non-traditional student with a very divergent & complicated academic + personal history. I discuss how vastly different my experience was as a student whose path was so divergent from anyone around me, and the resulting confusion about my future & chances due to having no basis + reference point about my own journey. I explain how I navigated the ambiguity of applying to Ph.D programs with my unique journey, and why I ultimately decided to try. I speak at length about every detail of my application experience as a non-traditional student: including disclosure in personal statements, my CV, internet/social media "outing," recommendation letters, interviews, and more. This episode serves to provide evidence & hope that pursuing academic endeavors as a non-traditional student with a divergent past IS possible. I share all of my advice, empowerment, experiences, and honest reflections from my experiences in the hopes that others feel valid & hopeful about forcing their own paths with their unique lived experiences. Topics discussed include: 🎓 Brief background from my undergraduate degree & considering next steps 🎓 Applying to grad school the first time - Psychology Ph.D programs & my neuroscience M.S. program - How & why I chose the neuroscience M.S. - The major influence my non-traditional path played in this application cycle 🎓 Starting my masters degree in neuroscience - My extremely unique experience as a non-traditional student - The prescribed, typical path around me vs. my very divergent path - Confusion around what was possible for my future 🎓 The wide range of evaluations & judgments I received due to my unprecedented, non-traditional academic path 🎓 How and why I decided to apply to Neuroscience Ph.D programs, in spite of the odds; How I "broke the rules" of the typical application process 🎓 How I specifically chose schools, programs, and mentors as a non-traditional student 🎓 How I "broke the rules" in navigating disclosure + talking about my non-traditional path as an applicant - Statements & essays - My CV - My exposure & disclosure on the internet + social media - What I shared vs. what I didn't share 🎓 Recommendation letters: - How I chose + asked recommenders - How I shared my history/past with them 🎓 Ph.D Interviews: how they went, how I navigated disclosure, the results of my applications ⚡️Full episode available EVERYWHERE now! Subscribe, rate, review, & share the podcast to support me + the show 🫶🏾 🔗 Listen here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gjJbkvW6 #phdstudent #gradschool #nontraditionalstudent #neuroscience
25. From College Dropout to Graduate Student: Navigating Graduate School Applications & Admissions as a Nontraditional Student by A Chat with Uma
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Meet Bluestem Health's Referral Coordinator, Jamie Gould! What do you in your current position?: I'm a member of the team responsible for sending patients' records when referred to a specialist and scheduling their first appointment. We also obtain these records after patients attend their appointment, or remind them to reschedule if they miss their appointment. Several months ago our team also took over tracking the diagnostic orders, and I currently track all the imaging. I help make sure the orders get sent, patients complete their scans in a timely manner, and the reports get back to the ordering provider. How did you get into your career?: Although I have not finished my degree, I studied social work for 3 years at Nebraska Wesleyan University in hopes of pursuing a career that makes a difference in my community. I plan on returning to school and finishing my degree within the next few years. This is my first full time position out of school but I've had part time jobs in the community service sector, the first and most influential of which was my 2021 internship with the Adolescent Health Project. Myself and three other team members led a research project assessing Nebraska students' experiences in school-based sex education. We presented our data at several State Board of Education hearings in an effort to help pass the proposed health education standards, which unfortunately did not happen. At the end of the internship, we spoke with a group of medical professionals on how students across the state reported desire for increased education on the topic from medical professionals. Why did you choose to work at a community health center?: Access to quality health care is a fundamental human right. Ideally, we would live in a world without the need for community health centers, where everyone could afford and access the medical care they require. Perhaps one day after I get my social work degree, I will work to create policy change that can get us closer to that idealized reality. Until then, I'll do my best to make a difference in individual people's lives 🙂 #fqhcs #communityhealthcenters #socialwork
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📣 RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 We are conducting a study to better understand the experiences of women who were diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and Autism later in life (after 25 years old). We want to learn about the challenges they face and how they cope with them. We also aim to develop support strategies to improve their lives. If you are: 👉a women who was diagnosed with Autism or ADHD later in life (after age 25) OR 👉a family member or close friend of a women who was late diagnosed OR 👉a practitioner who works with late diagnosed women and you can spare some time, we would love to hear your thoughts. Your involvement will be to share your thoughts through an online survey, or if you prefer a live interview via telephone or videoconference. The questions relate to general attitudes toward and experiences of neurodivergence in women; stigma and misconceptions, strategies for education and awareness. 🤝We are working to create more awareness in the general community and the health care industry in order make life better for women who have been diagnosed with ADHD or Autism later in life. Your input is essential to our research. For more information, head to our website! Click on the link below. 👇 #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #autistic #autismawareness #autismacceptance #adultadhdawareness #adultadhd #adhdsupport #adhd #adhdwomen #melbournewomen https://lnkd.in/giTfP9E3
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A “demographic cliff” of low enrolments is due to hit USA universities with psychologists worrying about the future of the profession. “The APA Board of Educational Affairs is developing plans to increase enrollment. These include making it easier to transfer credits from community college, giving credit for internships and work experience, making college more affordable, and educating students about the value of psychology, according to the report. To encourage more students to study psychology, the APA also plans to highlight how psychologists support “the ethical development of new technologies” and study “ways to reduce racism, ageism, and other forms of bias in a variety of settings,” the report states.” #psychology #accreditation #australianhighereducation
Birth rate drop has psychologists worried for future of profession
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Have you ever asked yourself why do I have a secondary supervisor? Have you ever wondered why Provisional Psychologist Hub members have 40? One might say that our provisional psychologists are just trying to be over achievers? Perhaps? Or maybe what they are doing is arming themselves with a wealth of knowledge and experience at their disposal in preparedness for when they need it. Check out our blog here to learn more! https://bit.ly/46W03lK
What is Secondary Supervision?
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