Where do we go from here to promote Racial Justice?
Sun, Nov 14
|Zoom
Join BPA for our Second Sunday Town Hall meeting on Racial Justice, moderated by Vernon Smith Ph.D. Dr. Smith will discuss how Psychology can address and promote racial equity by learning about the Black Experience in America, advocacy & other crucial points that will help inform social change.
Time & Location
Nov 14, 2021, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Zoom
About the Event
Presenter:
Vernon Smith, Ph.D, President of the Division of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity of the New York State Psychological Association.
Dr. Smith is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a proud product of its public school system. A bright and motivated student, Dr. Smith participated in academically gifted programs, is a graduate of one of the city’s top-performing high schools, and was recruited into the Psychology Honors program at a highly-regarded public undergraduate university.
Dr. Smith was drawn into the field of clinical psychology after having been a member of several research laboratories lead by notable psychologists. These include junior internships at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania and the Adult Anxiety Clinic at Temple University.
Dr. Smith’s subsequent exploration of psychoanalytic theory and technique complemented his early exposure to cognitive-behavioral research and practice. In addition to clinical psychology, during his undergraduate years Dr. Smith took…