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TOPIC: SERVICE: Toward a Global Psychology of Collaboration, Counterflow, and Capacity Building
Assigned Reading/s: CHAPTER 8, pp. 167 - 182 [Shealy, Bullock, & Kapadia (Eds.) (2023)]
Supplementary Materials:
ARTICLE: International humanitarian careers
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/09/international-humanitarian-careers
Blending Western psychology with local knowledge, mental health professionals are driving positive change around the world.
ARTICLE: Humanitarian activities of psychologists are a vital step for the globalization of psychology
https://www.apa.org/international/global-insights/humanitarian-activities-psychologists
How engaging in humanitarian activities can promote acceptance, empathy, and a global psychology.
ARTICLE: Volunteer Abroad in Mental
Health, Psychology and Special Needs
Mental health and special needs are important issues everywhere, and in many countries around the globe, there is still much work to be done to combat pervasive social stigma, discrimination and low quality of life.
ARTICLE: Serving Abroad
https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2014/04/serving-abroad
International assignments offer career opportunities and cultural insights
ARTICLE: Humanitarian
Work Psychology
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/04/humanitarian
This new psychology field focuses on underserved populations.
VIDEO: SIOP UN
Committee: Applying Humanitarian Work Psychology for the Eradication of Poverty
https://youtu.be/fekE6NuYPuQ?si=r9io5TK5W9UBTpLX
VIDEO: Global Organization for Humanitarian Work Psychology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKB6bxmxYp4
WEBSITE: Psychology and Mental Health Volunteer Programmes
https://vocationalimpact.org/psychology-mental-health-programmes/
Kickstart your career in psychology and mental health while making a lasting difference. Contribute to meaningful projects in Ghana, India, and
South Africa aligned with your studies and career goals.