AAPI Heritage Series: Owning Multicultural Identities and Finding Community with AAPA

People of Color in Psychology

Lived experiences are so vital to truly appreciating the breadth of human experience especially as professionals in mental health. As part of the AAPI Heritage series, Dr. Lauren Yang will be sharing her lived experience with mental health, advocacy, and leadership and the community of professional spaces such as the Asian American Psychological Association.

Dr. Lauren Yang’s Contact:

Website: drlaurenyang.com

Instagram: @dr.laurenyang

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenyang/

Email: [e-mail]

Resources:

Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) - https://aapaonline.org/

AAPA Education and Training Council - Overview - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ftl_JTbw1zorgRMkQlfBGsXZxVMuPv-kcfOXrcaXnfo/edit

AAPA Education and Training Council - Call for Leadership Roles - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IFxCEjKJOxpus2mhug9W-Y30d-3FIlY6wP1X9j9xhqE/edit

Culturally Aligned Practices (e.g. Native Hawaiian healing-centered principles) - https://aapaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AAPA-Newsletter-Summer-2023-1.pdf

Piecing the Puzzle of AANHPI Mental Health: A community analysis of mental health experiences of Asian Americans, NAtive Hawaiians, and PAcific Islanders in California - https://aapidata.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Piecing-the-Puzzle-of-AANHPI-Mental-Health-Report-2024.pdf

Continuing Education:

The Multicultural Counseling Institute courses - https://www.tmcinstitute.org/continuing-education

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Music Samples:

Intro 1 by Bohdan Kuzmin - LoFi Chill

Intro 2 by Mikhail Smusev - Heroic Quest

Outro by Alex Kizenkov - Inspirational Cinematic Adventure

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