End of Summer Update from MPA Student Division |
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Hello! It's been a while since we connected and we hope that everyone is keeping safe, healthy, and taking necessary measures during a challenging period of a global pandemic, racial injustice, harmful and ignorant leadership, and climate change. |
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Advocacy & Legislative Updates: - Thanks to so many of you who took the time to complete the survey on telehealth use so as to provide us with data for ongoing planning. We had a total of 878 respondents of which 76% were psychologists. We wanted to share some of the results of the survey for your interest, and to assist you in advocacy of continuance of recent telehealth services coverage.
- PSYPACT - We were successful in getting our bill introduced in the August session and we want to keep up with the pressure so we can get this done. Please again contact legislators so it is introduced on September 11, 2020. We hope to subsequently have a hearing and the goal is to pass it in October! Reach out to your representative here and find out more about PSYPACT here.
Social events: - Silver lining of moving to an online platform - more accessibility for events!
- We had numerous new and continued events this past summer:
- First Friday Forums - continuing education programs
- Difficult Dialogue Series - hosted by the Multicultural Division
- MPA Social Hours - hosted by the Student and Early Career Psychologist Divisions
- Multicultural Book Club - hosted by the Multicultural Division
- Student writers contributing to our blog
- Check out here for upcoming events in the following months!
- Sneak peak of upcoming events: virtual NAMI walk, difficult dialogues on beauty & race and immigration, book club gathering, social hour, multicultural conference....and more!
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How can I get more involved? |
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- Join a division/committee, we have 12 divisions and 9 committees that you can be a part of! They always welcome students!
- Write an article for the student blog. Great way to add to your CV!
- Volunteer for the COVID Cares Support Service
- "If you can give one hour a week—pick an hour during which you usually do paperwork—we are desperately seeking volunteers for this support line. Individuals connect to your number through a toll free number so your phone number never shows up. Calls are to provide support and active listening. While we are having mental health professionals provide the service, it is not therapy and there is only the briefest of documentation requirements. CMS recently came out and said that 40% of the population now reports experiencing anxiety and/or depression. We are expecting a tidal wave of need, especially for frontline workers and teachers to name just a few groups. While the line was initially just for health care personnel, we have expanded it to meet the needs of anyone who self identifies as needing support due to COVID. A reminder, as part of the COVID emergency, volunteers are exempt from liability claims. Please help out."
- Join our social hour! There were 6 of us in the last session and we had a great time getting to know each other! Next social is on October 17, 5-6pm.
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A Step-By-Step Guide for APA Style Student PapersStart the semester right with an in-depth webinar on creating accurate and complete APA Style student papers. In this webinar, APA Style experts will show simple ways to set up student papers (typeface, line spacing, margins, page numbers, etc.), with an emphasis on how default word-processing software settings align with seventh edition style. |
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Articles contributed by student members |
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I can't believe we have to say this... but trans people deserve healthcare!By Milo Due & Quincy Guinadi Credit: ACLU On Friday, June 12, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized a decision to eliminate federal protections for transgender patients to prevent discrimination by healthcare providers including doctors, health insurers, and hospitals-protections that have been tirelessly fought for by generations of LGBTQAIGNC+ activists. |
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Finding Balance in an Unbalanced WorldBy Dante Williams, M. A. Sometimes it is so easy to become distracted or lose sight of what our goals are as graduate students. In today's world we are thrown into a whirlwind of uncertainties not knowing when COVID-19 will be ending or when our society will open up and return to "normal". |
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Don't PanicBy David Van Engen ...or if it's too late, read this. It's funny. Whenever someone tell you to not panic, it's probably already too late. As college students, it's safe to say that we live in a near-constant state of anxiety. Often, we like to tell others that we thrive in this environment, and sometimes... |
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Grief from the Perspective of an International StudentBy Quincy Guinadi I have never resonated with a gif so much more than this one: When the US began having a huge increase in COVID19 cases and states began to instate stay-at-home orders, a collective grief and loss of our livelihood was immediately felt. I remember noticing an influx of podcasts and articles on... |
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Being a Student of Color (SOC) in the age of COVID-19By David Van Engen Dirty looks from strangers while out in public. Muttered, derogatory comments in passing. Being followed around stores by managers and staff. As a Korean American, I've lived with this kind of behavior from others for my entire life. Overt, covert microaggressions. Outright, racist b*******, if we're being totally honest. |
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