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"Building a Sane Society and Transforming Psychology and Mental Health-Care"
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Aloha, Thank you and moving forward!!! Aloha Everyone: and thanks to all of you who attended the July 28th
meeting. From all accounts, the folks
who participated in that meeting were motivated by the issues discussed and
the possible action strategies that were outlined by the 48 persons in
attendance. For those of you who were
unable to attend the APA Convention in Although everyone seemed to be inspired by the
unity among the persons who attended the July 28th meeting... everyone also
asked..."Let's see what happens from here?" The central question on many people's minds
is "What sort of action will follow this meeting?" Well, I want to briefly list the actions that are
immediately in being put into motion.... 1. As all of you know... organizing a group like
this requires countless hours of volunteer work at a computer to sent up a
communication system from which we can operate as a group of like- minded
individuals.... so the first action strategy that is being taken right now is
to update our list serve and e-mail addresses.... This is taking a great deal of time but is an
important initial action that must be done.... If you think of other people
who need to be included on the e-mail list that is sent to you OR if you want
your name deleted from this list so you will not be bothered with information
we will be sending out... please let me know. 2. At the July 28th meeting, we received 11 names
of persons who have been nominated to participate in a National Planning and
Implementation Committee... After all of these persons have been contacted
and asked if they would serve on this national committee, you will receive an
e-mail that includes their names and e-mail addresses. 3. Members of National Institute for Multicultural
Competence (NIMC) are in the process of collating the suggestions for future
actions that came from the small work groups that were assembled at the July
28th meeting. We will be sending this
summary to the National Planning and Implementation Committee (once this
committee has been finalized) for their review, feedback, and action. You will be soon getting this summary as
well. In closing I want to again thank you all for your
interest in this effort to promote social justice in the fields of counseling
and psychology by finding ways to implement the multicultural competencies
and guidelines in our training programs, clinical practices, research
endeavors, and local communities in ways that foster justice and peace. As I indicated at the July 28th meeting, I will be
stepping down from the position of initial coordinator of this effort and
serve as an advisor/consultant/ and support person to the National Planning
and Implementation Committee. I believe we have a tremendous potential to move
the fields of counseling and psychology towards higher levels of social
justice and multicultural competence by complementing the work that is being
done by many allies in the existing structures of our organizational
associations AND BY remaining an independent body that is unencumbered by the
politics of these organizations (e.g., APA, ACA, etc.). Together we can and will make change happen!!! In the continuing struggle for justice and peace, Michael D'Andrea Professor
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