Training Opportunity: Multilevel Modeling and Disparities Research

Please see the announcement below: Training Opportunity: Multilevel Modeling and Disparities Research New Connections, in collaboration with the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research (CMMHR) at the Cambridge Health Alliance, is sponsoring a free webinar entitled "Multilevel Modeling and Disparities Research", on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 3:00 pm EST. This webinar on multilevel modeling (MLM) includes a brief conceptual overview, compares MLM to generalized estimating equations (GEE) and other population average models, and demonstrates the application of MLM for use in racial/ethnic disparities analyses. The webinar will include software-based examples using MLwiN, Stata, and public data, with access to example SAS, Stata, and Mplus code. The webinar will be led by Dr. Benjamin Cook, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Adam Carle, PhD., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences. You must complete a brief application to participate in the webinar. Application to the webinar begins today (February 21) and ends at 3:00 EST, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 or when we receive the first 100 applicants. You will be notified about the status of your application by Friday, March 1. The selected applicants will receive information about joining the webinar on Friday, March 1. For more information about the webinar and to apply, please follow this link. Webinar Information and Application.  Please direct all inquiries regarding the webinar to info@rwjf-newconnections.org. New Connections Program Office

New Connections National Program Office New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming, is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with technical assistance provided by the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning.

APA Seeks Applicants for Graduate Student Public Interest Policy Internships for 2013-2014

Check out this exciting opportunity!

The American Psychological Association’s Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) is seeking two graduate student interns for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Graduate student interns will gain first-hand knowledge of the ways in which psychological research can inform public policy and the roles psychology can play in its formulation and implementation. The graduate student intern will spend one year working with PI-GRO staff to influence legislative and regulatory activities impacting populations and issues, such as: aging; children, youth, and families; disabilities; ethnic minorities; individuals with HIV/AIDS; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons; military, veterans and their families; socioeconomic status; women; as well as social concerns (e.g. media; or trauma, violence, and abuse). The intern’s activities include participating in legislative and advocacy work, such as assisting in the preparation of testimony and briefing papers and attending congressional hearings and coalition meetings.  Applications are due on March 22, 2013.

For more information on the internship and application materials please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/policy-grad.aspx.

Welcome to the Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities Page!

Welcome!

This blog has been created to facilitate communication from our section to members and other individuals interested in the Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities. We will provide updates regarding the projects that our section is working on. We will also provide information regarding funding opportunities and awards. If you are new to the section or interested in membership please see below. 

This Section was established to promote research on clinical interventions with American racial and ethnic minority populations; to foster sensitivity to cultural, racial, and ethnic issues in the training of all psychologists; to increase the quality and accessibility of training opportunities for minority clinical psychologists; to enhance the representation of minority psychologists with Division 12 and APA governance; and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on socio-cultural issues.

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