Diversity Committee Report

submitted by Dr. Max Camarillo

How many of us know much about the "other psychological associations;" I'm referring to the psychological associations of people of color?  The only two I'm fairly familiar with are the National Latino Psychological Association and the California Latino Psychological Association, since I am a member of both. I had never, however, looked at the websites of the Association of Black Psychologists, Asian American Psychological Association, nor did I even know if there was a psychological association for Native or American Indians. 

It was interesting and informative to peruse the websites of the associations I knew very little about. I recommend that we all leave our familiar or comfort zone frames of references by informing ourselves of the diverse perspectives represented by the psychological associations listed below. 

The Asian American Psychological Association http://www.aapaonline.org/index.shtml

The Association of Black Psychologists http://www.abpsi.org/index.htm

The National Latino Psychological Association http://www.nlpa.ws/

The California Latino Psychological Association http://www.latinopsych.org/

The Society of Indian Psychologists http://www.geocities.com/indianpsych/

Respectfully submitted by,

Maximiliano Camarillo, Ph.D.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

831-429-5826

Art Anton, Ph.D.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

831-227-6446

Co-Chairs, Diversity Committee