Racial Equity and Social Justice
The UCA Department of Psychology and Counseling stands with our Black colleagues and students in the face of racial inequity and injustice. We are deeply saddened, and called to action, by the murders of African-American men and women, the frequency of police violence against People of Color (POC), and the negative experiences of some Black students at UCA (#BlackatUCA). We hear you, we see you, and we are committed to being part of the change.
We strongly support the statement by UCA President Davis (https://uca.edu/news/statement-from-president-davis-on-racial-and-social-injustice/), in which he referred to the sin of racism and affirmed that racism and acts of discrimination will not be tolerated at UCA. In addition, we as part of the larger psychology and mental health community, affirm the need for racial equality and social justice. As a scientific discipline and a healthcare profession, psychology and counseling are in a unique position to understand the issues of racism and discrimination and to offer ways of changing behavior at the personal and systemic levels.
Please visit the Racial Equity and Social Justice tab above to find a running list of resources and information from psychology, school psychology, and mental health organizations, as well as other resources that are more local. Please watch this page for more information and ways to be involved.
Resources for the UCA Community
- UCA Counseling Services (501-450-3138)
- Office of Diversity and Community
- UCA Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (501-450-3135)
- UCA Reporting of Diversity Equity Civility Concerns
Scholarships for Diverse Students
Community Organizations that Promote Social Justice
- Just Communities of Arkansas
- Faulkner County Coalition for Social Justice
- Faulkner County NAACP
- Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith
- Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Compilation of Antiracism Resources on Google Drives
Psychology and Counseling Responses to Racial Inequality and Recent Violence against African Americans
- APA’s plan for addressing inequality
- APS’s statement on confronting racism and discrimination
- ACA’s Resources on Racism
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) call to end racism and violence against people of color
- APA Division 17 Social Justice Resources
- NASP Resources on Social Justice
- ACA Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development Statement on Racialized Violence and Discrimination
- ACA Statement on Undue Police Violence
- ACA Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Commits Funds for Research on Racial Disparities
- Association of Chinese Helping Professionals and Psychologists International Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Statement
- Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, statement denouncing violence
- National Latinx Psychological Association – We Must Stand with Our Black Siblings: Breaking the Silence