Module 1 Flashcards
Psychologists have long worked outside where?
Psychologists have long worked outside the therapist’s office.
What is happening to the demand of psychologists?
Now, the demand for psychology expertise is spreading.
What are the possible reasons for the demand of psychologists increasing?
Maybe it’s the declining stigma around mental health, or maybe it’s the aftershocks of the pandemic. Maybe it’s just the always-on pace of modern life or the general sense that the future is uncertain.
Where are the places wherein psychologists can find possible roles in?
Whatever the reasons, psychologists are finding themselves with bigger, more visible roles in government and media, on movie sets, in tech startups, and elsewhere.
What did Justin Anderson, PsyD, sport psychologist say?
Even the most traditionally macho of athletes are looking for psychological support, said Justin Anderson, PsyD, a sport psychologist who has worked with collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes. “The stress levels are increasing, and the tools that people have to manage those stress levels are staying the same,” he said.
How are psychologists viewed now?
Not only is mental health now seen as worth addressing, but psychologists are also increasingly viewed as having the chops to function in a wide variety of industries.
Why are psychologists seen as having the chops to functions in a wide variety of industries?
That’s because psychology training emphasizes several in-demand skills, from data analysis to building functional multidisciplinary teams.
What did Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD say?
“There’s a lot out there that really does overlay the training we psychologists have,” said Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD, who recently made the leap from academia to directing the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). “If you don’t want to go the clinical route or the academic route, there are all of these really rich and robust opportunities that you may not realize are out there.”
What is the fastest-growing field where psychologists are now most sought after?
Perhaps the fastest-growing field where psychologists are sought after is in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
By how much have EDI roles increased?
EDI roles at organizations increased 71% between 2015 and 2020 (LinkedIn Talent Blog, Sept. 2, 2020).
What did Kizzy Parks, PhD say?
Not all these roles are filled by psychologists, but a psychology background can be extremely valuable, said Kizzy Parks, PhD, an industrial and organizational psychologist in Melbourne, Florida, and owner of K. Parks Consulting. “It’s important to have an understanding not only of how teams interact but of office politics and individual personality characteristics,” Parks said. “Now you throw in race, you throw in gender, you throw in education, and you have a lot of things going on.”
Who is Kizzy Parks?
Parks has long provided diversity consulting, but she’s seen a shift since the racial injustice reckoning of 2020. Now, she said, organizations are more dedicated to the process than ever before and looking for meaningful change that psychologists can help initiate.
What ability did Parks say that psychologists have which makes them valuable?
“Whereas before it was maybe some metrics, maybe some strategy, or ‘Let’s just start with some training,’ now it’s more genuine, where they’re looking for a long-term relationship,” Parks said. The ability to run reliable and valid assessments makes psychologists valuable in this role, she added.
What has boosted the interest in EDI?
The attention toward racial disparities has boosted the interest in EDI, meaning a lot of different actors have come into the field, said Bernardo Ferdman, PhD, an organizational psychologist and principal at Ferdman Consulting.
What did Ferdman say that psychologists can do?
Psychologists aren’t the only ones skilled at EDI, Ferdman said, but they can help elevate the standards given their background in data, research, and human interaction.
Where is EDI work also growing in?
EDI work is also growing in academia.
Who is Natalie Watson-Singleton, what does she do, and what does she hope for?
Natalie Watson-Singleton, PhD, a clinical community psychologist at Spelman College, is the diversity and inclusion education director for Emory University’s Nia Project, a health services program for Black women survivors of abuse. Watson-Singleton provides diversity training and works with the staff to develop the program’s procedures and policies through an equity lens. It’s unusual to see such a role formalized in an academic medical setting, but it’s something Watson-Singleton hopes to see prioritized—and funded—moving forward. “There is a lot of deeper-level work that has to happen on an institutional level to see these kinds of roles pop up and really be meaningful,” she said.
What does the NIDILRR mean?
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Where are psychologists also taking roles in?
Psychologists are also taking on expanded roles in the public sphere.
Who are the ones who have notably been employed within the public sphere?
Sometimes this is through an EDI lens: Counseling psychologist Amber Hewitt, PhD, was recently named Washington, D.C.’s first chief equity officer. Jennifer Richeson, PhD, a social psychologist at Yale University who focuses on cultural diversity, was appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in September 2021 along with neuroscientist Frances Coón, PhD. And Forber-Pratt, who advised the Obama and Trump administrations on issues around disability, now directs research activities at NIDILRR
What did Forber-Pratt, PhD say about her position?
“For me, it just felt like a really unique opportunity to make a different type of impact,” she said.
What can be natural outgrowths of psychological practice?
Policy and advocacy can be natural outgrowths of psychological practice.
Who is Ivory Toldson, PhD and what does he do?
Howard University counseling psychology professor Ivory Toldson, PhD, the recently appointed director of education, innovation, and research at the NAACP, began his career working in diverse communities and at the U.S. penitentiary in Atlanta. He could not ignore the societal reasons for his patients’ problems. The work “made me start to think about, how do we look at the aspects of our society that shape people’s lives, and how does that connect to the work of a psychologist?” Toldson said.
What kind of role do some psychologists face?
Some psychologists embrace a political role.
Who is Cynthia Ann Telles and what did she do?
Cynthia Ann Telles, PhD, a psychologist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, was nominated in June 2021 to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, an opportunity that grew out of a long history of philanthropy and government advisory work around health care and mental health.
Where is psychology also particularly valued in politics?
Psychology is also valued in Congress
Who is Judy Chu and what did she do?
Judy Chu, PhD, a congresswoman representing California’s 27th District, taught psychology for two decades. She has been especially vocal about combating anti-Asian racism during the coronavirus pandemic.
What did Chu say?
A psychology background has been a boon, Chu said. “Active listening is a huge tool in politics, because many times people just want to be heard,” she said. “Of course, you have to do something about the issues, but validating people’s feelings gets you more than halfway there.”
Where else can psychologists find themselves working in multidisciplinary teams?
A high emotional quotient is also an asset in tech, where psychologists often find themselves working on multidisciplinary teams.
What are the big tech companies who are hiring psychologists?
Microsoft, Google, and Facebook
What kind of tech companies employ psychologists?
All kinds of tech companies have hired psychologists for years—big names like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook have plenty on staff
What kind of tech companies are psychologists finding more of a niche in?
More people with psychology backgrounds are now finding a niche at startups.
How much have investors provided to mental health startups in 2020 alone?
According to Forbes, investors provided a record-breaking $1.5 billion to mental health startups in 2020 alone (see Mental health, meet venure capital).
What did Brian Pace, PhD say?
Not all those startups employ psychologists, but many companies are very serious about getting the psychological science right, said Brian Pace, PhD
Who is Brian Pace, PhD?
a psychologist and director of clinical AI (artificial intelligence) at Lyssn
What kind of company is Lyssn?
a company that uses machine learning to give psychologists feedback on their clinical work
Aside from clinical know-how and data skills, what other skills do psychologists have?
Psychologists not only have clinical know-how and data skills but also can help develop products that are accessible, equitable, and as unbiased as possible. They have the skill set to think through issues of delivery and monitoring how tech products are being used, Pace said. “The best people to have a finger on the pulse of how these platforms are being developed, run, and used are psychologists,” he said.
How many psychologist members does Pace have in their team in Lyssn?
Pace is one of a team of four psychologists at Lyssn.
TRUE OR FALSE. Other psychologists who make the leap to tech often find themselves as the sole mental health professional on the staff.
TRUE.
Other psychologists who’ve made the leap to tech often find themselves as the sole mental health professional on staff. That’s the case for Ali Mattu, PhD, a clinical psychologist and director of mental health at Loop, a tech startup developing an app-based program to help individuals with social anxiety.
Who is Ali Mattu, PhD?
a clinical psychologist and director of mental health at Loop
What kind of company is Loop?
a tech startup developing an app-based program to help individuals with social anxiety
As stigma mental health has declined, what has happened to psychologists?
As stigma around mental health has declined, the public profile of psychologists has grown.
What kind of media request services are the psychologists now the most asked-for experts?
Psychologists are now the most asked-for experts through the media request services ResponseSource and HARO, according to digital marketing agency 10 Yetis (PRWeek, Sept. 21, 2021).
How many requests per week over a 6-month period have firms received for psychologists?
Over a 6-month period, the firms received, on average, three requests for psychologist sources per week.
What kind of career in the media are also seeking psychology expertise?
Documentary filmmakers are also seeking psychology expertise.
Who is Fathali Moghaddam, PhD?
Fathali Moghaddam, PhD, a Georgetown University psychologist who studies authoritarianism, recently appeared on Netflix’s How to Become a Tyrant
What is Netflix’s How to Become a Tyrant?
a docuseries about how dictators use emotion and fear to gain control
What did Moghaddam say?
Appearing in documentaries is a way to share psychological findings the public might not otherwise hear, Moghaddam said. “Suddenly, you’re reaching tens of millions of people, sometimes hundreds of millions, and this is a wonderful opportunity to influence the wider world through psychology,” he said.
Media work can be an extension of what?
Media work can be an extension of other education and advocacy work.
Who is Jennifer Mather, PhD?
Jennifer Mather, PhD, an experimental psychologist at the University of Lethbridge in Canada, has long advocated for the welfare of her experimental animal, cephalopods. She also provides consulting on scientific accuracy to the BBC, including for the David Attenborough–narrated series The Blue Planet. This led to a connection with filmmaker Craig Foster, who was working on a documentary about an octopus he’d been interacting with while diving off the coast of South Africa. Mather spent 10 days in South Africa helping Foster and his team get the science of cephalopods right. The resulting film, My Octopus Teacher, won an Academy Award in 2021.
What did Jennifer Mather say?
“I believe very firmly in science and the public in two different ways,” Mather said. “I think the public deserve to be involved, and I think they very much deserve to be informed.”
TRUE OR FALSE. Mental health help is only accessed by non-fictional stories.
FALSE.
It’s not just nonfiction. Producers telling fictional stories are also increasingly aware of the need to portray mental health issues accurately.
What is an example of a psychologist working for a fictional story or project in entertainment?
For example, clinical psychologist Barbara Van Dahlen, PhD, founder of the mental health nonprofit Give an Hour, consults on the ABC show A Million Little Things, which deals with issues such as suicide and interpersonal violence.
Producers are looking for mental health help for who?
More producers are also looking for mental health help for their actors and crew.
Who is Kim Whyte and what did she do?
Kim Whyte, MS, a licensed professional counselor in Hinesville, Georgia, provided on-set mental health services during the filming of the Amazon Prime series The Underground Railroad.
Why did producers hire Kim Whyte for “The Underground Railroad”?
The show’s producers wanted a counselor available given the challenging subject matter of the show.
Aside from helping for shows with sensitive subjects, what kind of genre does Whyte state which actors also still need help with?
Whyte said, mental health support can be helpful even for actors in the frothiest of comedies.
Why do actors or performers need mental health help even for comedies?
Filming, especially on location, involves long, stressful days far from support networks, and performers may not have access to their usual therapist.
What is a growth area in psychology in terms of entertainment which Whyte mentioned?
On-set work is a growth area to watch
What did Whyte say?
Whyte said. “I haven’t heard of it [on-set work] being widespread yet, but I know that it’s about to be,” she said. “I’m getting a lot of calls, a lot of questions.”
Aside from entertainment, where else are mental health needs growing in awareness?
There is also a growing awareness that athletes have mental health needs. Sport psychologists have long helped athletes hone their attitudes for peak physical performance, but there is now more focus on making sure athletes are also in peak mental shape.
What kind of psychologists help athletes?
Sport psychologists
Who are the psychologists the NFL has enlisted?
The National Football League (NFL) has enlisted several psychologists to address player well-being: Amber Cargill, PsyD, director of player wellness at the NFL Players Association, and Nyaka NiiLampti, PhD, vice president of wellness and clinical services for the NFL, both serve on the league’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Wellness Committee.
As of 2019, what are the organizations that require their teams to have a mental health professional on-site?
As of 2019, individual teams in both the NFL and National Basketball Association (NBA) are also required to have a mental health clinician on-site.
TRUE OR FALSE. Individual teams still hire mental health professionals in athlete organizations that don’t require it.
While not a requirement in other professional sports leagues, many teams are choosing to hire psychologists as support for players in recognition of the unique demands of the profession.
What did Anderson say?
The demand for sport psychology has also increased in collegiate sports over the past decade, said Anderson, who works with University of Minnesota Athletics as well as professional sports teams. “We’re definitely seeing the stigma of sport psychology beginning to drop,” he said. “I would say the younger athletes are much more open to it than some of the veterans in the pro sports world.”
Where does Anderson work?
He works with University of Minnesota Athletics as well as professional sports teams
What other kind of sports now has a potential [nascent] demand for sports psychology?
There is even a nascent demand for sport psychology in youth sports.
Who is Katie Pagel?
Katie Pagel, who has an MA in sport and performance psychology, is director of mental performance for the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club, which boasts 11,000 young participants from northern Colorado.
What are the reasons which Pagel stated as to why sports psychology is increasing in demand in youth sports?
The demand is driven in part by elite athletes opening up about the importance of mental strength and stamina for peak physical performance, Pagel said. Parents also saw the importance of sports for their kids’ mental well-being when pandemic lockdowns suddenly took away practices and competition.
What is one way to build psychological resiliency according to Anderson?
Sport psychology is one way to help build psychological resiliency in the population at large, Anderson said, perhaps illustrating how a psychologist outside the counseling room can help ease the pressure on the psychologists inside. “We’re seeing such a rise in mental health problems in the high school and college levels that we can’t possibly treat everybody once they get into crisis,” Anderson said. “We need more proactive programming.”
How did psychologists help during the early parts of the pandemic?
Early in the pandemic, psychologists helped document an increase in anxiety and depression among health care providers.
What does acute stress transform into and it is happening together with what?
Now, that acute stress has transformed into ongoing frustration, fatigue, and burnout as medical workers face surging cases, overflowing hospitals, nursing shortages, protests against vaccination mandates, and other difficulties.
What did Helen L. Coons, PhD say?
“All of that cumulative wear and tear, with no real break, has seriously impacted the health care community,” said Helen L. Coons, PhD, the immediate past president of APA’s Div. 38
How are psychologists helping medical workers meet their challenges due to the pandemic?
Psychologists are helping health care workers meet those challenges through support groups, individual therapy, critical incident debriefs, wellness programs, resource guides, and more.
What other things have health psychologists been doing?
Throughout the pandemic, health psychologists have also worked on the front lines, providing care to COVID-19 patients and their families and, increasingly, to people with long COVID.
COVID-19 has exposed a lot of cracks in society, but what is the most emphasized?
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed plenty of cracks in society, including the vast racial disparities in access to health care.
How have psychologists attended to the issue of racial disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Psychologists have helped document that gap, identifying outcomes such as how people of color have been hit harder by COVID-19.
Where can the inequity of racial disparity be traced from?
Such inequities can be traced to institutionalized racism, which psychologists say is the root cause of unequal health care treatment, policies, and access in the United States.
Aside from receiving worse care, what other things do racial minorities face in the United States in relation with healthcare?
In addition to receiving worse care, African Americans and other non-White racial groups regularly face discrimination from health care providers.
What did Louis Penner, PhD say?
“When physicians and patients interact, race plays a very significant role,” said psychologist Louis Penner, PhD, a professor emeritus at Wayne State University in Detroit who has studied racial disparities in health care for several decades.
Who is Louis Penner, PhD?
a professor emeritus at Wayne State University in Detroit who has studied racial disparities in health care for several decades
What are research by psychologists doing to address the issue of race?
Research by psychologists is exploring the ways that implicit and explicit racial biases shape interactions between patients and providers, how those interactions can harm physical and mental health, and what ultimately works to reduce bias. Some are even translating this research into action by developing and testing workshops to curtail stereotyping by medical students and residents.
What are psychologists doing for transgender people?
Psychologists are providing resources and care to address an onslaught of policies that limit health care access and other rights for transgender people
How many states introduced pieces of anti-transgender legislation?
In 2021 alone, 33 states introduced more than 100 pieces of anti-transgender legislation, according to the American Civil Liberties Union
What did Kristina Olson, PhD say?
“It’s important for psychologists to remain educated in working with trans youth, even if youth are coming to see them about something unrelated to their gender identity,” said Kristina Olson, PhD, a professor of psychology at Princeton University who studies gender development and well-being.
Who is Kristina Olson, PhD?
a professor of psychology at Princeton University who studies gender development and well-being
Who faces higher rates in anxiety and depression, gender-wise?
Transgender youth face higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide than their cisgender peers.
What are psychologists doing in order to address the concern on transgenders facing higher rates in anxiety and depression?
To address this concern, psychologists are piloting psychotherapy interventions for transgender clients and compiling resources on pronoun norms, nonbinary gender identities, and how to find gender-affirming care.
What has the APA been doing in order to address the concern on transgenders facing higher rates in anxiety and depression?
APA has released several policy resolutions opposing anti-transgender policies and supporting gender identity change, along with a collection of online resources to assist with member-driven and state-level advocacy efforts.
What new and evolving challenges to abortion rights are there, especially within the context of the United States?
New and evolving challenges to abortion rights—including Mississippi’s law banning most abortions after 15 weeks and the Texas ban on nearly all abortions—have spurred new efforts by psychologists to minimize the mental health damage such laws may inflict on women.
What does M. Antonio Biggs, PhD say?
“Abortion in and of itself does not cause mental health issues,” said psychologist M. Antonia Biggs, PhD, a researcher at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco. On the other hand, “denying someone an abortion due to gestational limits does cause short-term increases in stress and anxiety and lowers self- esteem.”
Who is M. Antonio Biggs, PhD?
A researcher at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco
What did Biggs and other psychologists do in September 2021?
In September 2021, Biggs and more than 100 other psychologists and social scientists filed an amicus brief that urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Mississippi ban.
What does research by psychologists about abortion say?
Research by psychologists and others shows that getting an abortion does not carry an increased risk for negative emotions, suicidal ideation, or other mental health problems.
If abortion itself doesn’t cause mental health issues, what are the factors that do?
Perceived abortion stigma and logistical barriers that lead to delays, which experts say women in Texas and Mississippi are likely to face, do increase distress.
Who are the most likely to be affected by the challenges with abortion?
Such challenges with abortion are likely to have an outsize impact on women of color and women of low socioeconomic status.
