2017 February Tools for Change CGI Newsletter

Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the CGI Newsletter Dr. Chris Stout, Editor Gracie Wang, Asst-Editor

Volume IV, Number 2

February 2017

_____News, Tools, Reports and Shout-Outs______

Survive & Thrive Global Development Alliance Progress Report Since 2012, Survive & Thrive Global Development Alliance has been a public private partnership working to improve the quality of facility-based maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services in focus countries.

In 2014, the Survive & Thrive Alliance merged with the previously established Helping Babies Breathe Alliance. The Progress Report highlights the results that were achieved by supporting and sustaining high quality, facilitybased MNCH interventions such as training, mentoring, and technology innovation as well as strengthening professional associations to improve the quality of high-impact interventions in health facilities.

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Here are some examples of their success: •

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Survive & Thrive has trained 355,000 health providers in more than 80 countries and has had an impact on more than 5,000 health facilities by training and mentoring health providers and delivering equipment.

Since the start of the Alliance, we have distributed 233,780 resuscitators, 126,818 simulators, and more than 30,000 training materials such as Helping Babies Breathe.

In 7 countries, governments and partners equipped 88 percent of facilities with resuscitation devices and trained 75 percent of health providers in neonatal resuscitation.

Helping Babies Breathe programs in Tanzania and Nepal showed a reduction in early neonatal deaths within 24 hours of birth by 50 percent and reduction in fresh stillbirths by 25 percent.

The Alliance reached 13 professional associations in 7 countries.

Bangladesh rolled out a national Helping Babies Breathe training and systems strengthening program, reaching a total of 25,460 skilled birth attendants (SBAs) in all 64 districts of the country, including 3,000 private sector SBAs.

These partnerships are working to integrate Survive & Thrive programs into national newborn care programs to improve uptake and reach national scale in focus countries.

Learn more • • •

Read the Survive & Thrive Progress Report [PDF, 2.5MB] Visit the Survive & Thrive web page Join the conversation on social media using #SurviveThriveGDA

UN Pays Tribute to SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-Moon On December 12, the UN General Assembly paid tribute to UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon for his “nevertiring service to humanity” over the past decade, while also swearing in his successor António Guterres, who assumed his duties on January 1, 2017. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.as p?NewsID=55786#.WIYaP1MrKUl Requests for Information Syllabus Request: if anyone has a syllabus or reading list for a course tackling broadly "global mental health" or even just global health, but targeting mental and behavioral health, please contact Ramani Durvasula at: RDurvas@EXCHANGE.CALSTATELA.EDU

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___Award, Grant, Funding, Ed. & Job Opportunities___ 10th Anniversary Project Director, The Elders, London The 10th Anniversary campaign will be multipronged and will include a series of high profile events, innovative social media campaigns and the creation of a range of communications materials.

Working with the CEO and senior staff at The Elders Secretariat, you will be responsible for building a robust yet flexible project plan and taking ownership of all aspects of the campaign strategies and implementation. You will be aiming to maximise the campaign’s reach by working closely with Advisory Council members to develop the social media and engagement strategies.

Key to the success of this campaign will be the ability to build and develop a core network of global partners to help scale the impact of the campaign.

• To be successful in this role you will need strong campaign/programme development and project delivery skills gained within the area of social change/movement building.

• You will also need proven delivery experience in innovative social media/digital campaigns and be able to deliver marketing and communications campaigns for tangible impact. The role will require someone with strong people and communication skills, the ability to liaise with a range of high level stakeholders both internally and externally, and experience of building effective partnerships.

• Entrepreneurial in spirit, you will need to be dynamic and results driven.

To apply, please download the full job and person specification and visit the Prospectus website.

The closing date for applications is 5 February 2017.

CIVICUS is looking for a Multilingual Communication Officer, South Africa CIVICUS is looking for a Multilingual Communication Officer, who is not only able to generate content for our vibrant website and other publications, but is also able to meaningfully translate existing content into other languages.

We are looking for an extremely enthusiastic and skilled person to: • Translate, edit and review civil society content; • Edit website content; and • Assist in the development of content, toolkits and newsletters.

For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/civicuslooking-multilingual-communication-officer-south-africa/ Senior Advisor, Program Performance and Quality Team, Mercy Corps, Washington D.C. The Senior Advisor, Program Performance and Quality will provide a key coordination and technical role, most importantly to Mercy Corps’ Monitoring and Evaluation work, but also to our program management, gender integration and data software work. The Senior Advisor will have a key role in ensuring our work is integrated across practice areas, especially related to training and curriculum, tools and resources, use case examples and 3

technical materials, application of minimum program quality standards, and field-based technical support. The Senior Advisor will also play a leadership role in exploring new practice areas for the team, such as community feedback mechanisms systems, beneficiary data protection, and reduced access programming, among others, all of which may evolve over time. A successful person in this role will be flexible and adaptive, enterprising, and have strong collaboration skills, and come to the role with both M&E and program management experience. Since Mercy Corps’ PaQ team is relatively new in terms of its current structure, the specific roles and responsibilities of this position may evolve over time based on the needs of the team, and the agency. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/senior-advisor-program-performance-quality-team-mercy-corps-washingtond-c/ Afghanistan: Media and Gender Advisor, Internews Internews Network is seeking a Media and Gender Adviser candidate for a three year USAID-funded media support program with the goal of supporting Afghan media engagement in order to enable Afghan citizens influence policy, monitor government accountability, and serve as an advocate for political reform. The Media and Gender Adviser will report to the Country Director and will provide technical journalist expertise in gender issues to complement the management skills of the Deputy Chief of Party.

He/She will provide management support on all program activities and leadership on M&E, communications, and reporting. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/internews-network-kabul-afghanistan-18-afghanistanmedia-and-gender-advisor/ Humanitarian Education Advisor – Country Facing, Save the Children, London As Humanitarian Education Advisor you will undertake field visits to conduct assessments, design programmes, develop proposals and provide technical assistance and capacity building in humanitarian contexts. You will ensure the successful and timely delivery of education in emergencies, establishing new education programmes or the scale-up of existing programmes in response to need. In addition you will: • Provide common frameworks and guidance to country programmes to ensure preparedness as well as high quality operations and advocacy in humanitarian contexts • Maintain a strategic overview of education issues affecting children in humanitarian contexts, monitoring trend and providing input to strategy, planning and response processes • Develop and deliver country level, regional and local preparedness and education workshops/programmes/trainings for humanitarian Education staff • Contribute to strategy development, programme policy, innovation and learning within Save the Children UK and SCI • Represent SC and our EIE (Education in Emergencies) work internally and externally, contributing proactively to advocacy, media and communications messaging as well as through technical policy and practice developments, evidence and research.

For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/humanitarian-education-advisor-countryfacing-save-children-london/ 4

Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Advocacy Manager, Washington, DC The Advocacy Manager will work full-time in Washington DC. S/he must have the ability to work independently and proactively to strengthen WAW’s public policy office and advocacy activities mainly in Washington DC. S/he will report to WAW’s Director of Advancement who is based in DC, and work closely with the Executive Director (ED) and key Board members, who are based in New York City and Afghanistan. The Advocacy Manager will support the general work and mission of WAW by developing partnerships with relevant U.S. government institutions, international agencies, and allied organizations in Washington, DC, as well as in New York, and Afghanistan. S/he will lead WAW’s advocacy and public policy outreach, and develop partnership with other advocacy groups for Afghanistan, especially when they affect Afghan women’s rights. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/women-afghan-women-waw-advocacy-managerwashington-dc/ Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Social Conflicts and Community Engagement The Center for Applied Conflict Management at Kent State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Social Conflicts and Community Engagement beginning in August 2017. The successful applicant will have strong credentials in conflict management, including with theories and practices of conflict intervention used to constructively manage social, racial, economic and identity-related community conflicts and violence prevention. Please see the attached document for a more complete description or direct your browser tohttps://jobs.kent.edu/postings/11919 Review of applications will begin on February 20, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

Clinician/Supervisor -- SalusWorld / reachwithin Location: St. George, Grenada SalusWorld (in collaboration with our new partner reachwithin) is looking for a full-time paid consultant to be based in St. George, Grenada who will provide clinical support services to at-risk youth and supervise graduate students in a Community Psychology Master’s Program from Saint George University (SGU). Work will take place at various orphanages and transitional housing centers for youth on the island of Grenada and supervision of the graduate students will either happen on site or at the University. This is a full-time (30-40 hours per week) paid ($1200 per month, housing provided) position lasting 5 months. The Clinician/Supervisor will provide services and children, families and adolescents, maintain records on clinical services rendered, working to develop culturally informed assessment measurements, and documenting a schedule and content for the clinical supervision/group seminars being offered to the graduate students. The Clinician/Supervisor will work with the Director of International Services from SalusWorld and core faculty at SGU. Please contact Gwen Mitchell, Psy.D. at: gvogel@salusworld.org with applications and questions. Interested candidates should submit their professional CV, a cover letter and contact information for 2 references. Applications due: January 15, 2017. Start Date: Negotiable Start date in February 2017 Counseling Psycholoyg, Asst. Professor, University of Louisville The Department of Counseling & Human Development invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor Counseling Psychology position beginning Fall semester 2017. The APA-accredited program has a balanced research-practice focus. Applicant research interests are open but overlap with 5

and extension of interests of current faculty in the department leading to potential collaborations is highly desired. We have a strong social justice focus in the program and currently have two, interdisciplinary community-based clinics (Cardinal Success Program @ Nia and Cardinal Success Program @ Shawnee) embedded in traditionally underserved, diverse areas of Louisville referred to as the “West End.” The CSP @ Nia is a community clinic that accepts all ages, while the CSP @ Shawnee is housed in a traditionally low-performing, high-need high school. The successful candidate will be expected to show evidence of and continue our commitment to training students within a diverse, metropolitan framework. There are possibilities for research within the clinics and with various organizations in the community. Applications will be accepted through January 13, 2017. Applicants may apply online at www.louisville.edu/jobs <http://www.louisville.edu/jobs>. Select posting #UL 713 for Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology. You will be asked to submit your curriculum vita and complete a self ID form on this site. Applicants should also send a formal letter outlining interests and qualifications including fit and teaching interests, names and contact information of three individuals familiar with their work, and up to three publications/preprints. Questions and other information can be addressed to: Laurie “Lali” McCubbin, Ph.D., Chair; Email: laurie.mccubbin@louisville.edu P: 502.852.4603 Japanese-Speaking Psychologist Clinical consulting opportunity for Japanese-speaking psychologists (either Master's or Doctoral level). This position involves consulting in dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease clinical trials. Previous experience with clinical trials is not required because we will provide training and support throughout the study. The position is part-time (6-10 hours a week depending on your availability), you can work from home, and the compensation is very competitive. Those with psychological or neuropsychological assessment experience is preferred. If you are interested or have any questions please contact Sayaka Machizawa, Psy.D. (smachizawa@thechicagoschool.edu)

_____Conferences, Courses, and Meetings _____ Webinar Conversations on Leadership in 2017 Perspectives on Internationalizing Leadership in Psychology through Teaching and Curriculum Development Link to sign in: (Click Here) When: Friday, February 17, 2017, 5:30-6:30 EST Presenter: Richard Velayo, Pace University Description: This informal webinar provides an opportunity for conversation on internationalizing teaching and curriculum development.

Engagement in International Organizations, Partnerships and Collaborations: Pathways for Leadership Development in Psychology Link to sign in: (Click Here) When: March 10, 2017, 5:30-6:30 EST Presenter: Merry Bullock, 2017 Division 52 President-Elect Description: This conversation will look at the landscape of “organized psychology” – societies, associations and other professional groupings. We will explore types of involvement in these organizations and how involvement can foster the development of psychology leaders and psychology leadership in addressing international opportunities and challenges.

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Developing International Psychology Leaders Through CrossNational Teaching and Research Link to sign in: (Click Here) When: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 5:30-6:30 pm EDT Topic: How can we best encourage psychological scientists across 194 nations to overcome national barriers, and internationalize our research, to develop cross-national leaders?

Presenter: Harold Takooshian, Fordham University Description: This hour discusses: Why? What is the value of cross-national research?

Barriers? What are some obstacles to doing cross-national research?

How? What are some practical ways to overcome these barriers?

See https://div52.org/iln/iln-international-leadership-network-conversation-hours/ for details Calls for Submissions Call for Book Chapters: Family Life Education around the World Editors: Mihaela Robila, Ph.D., CFLE, Queens College, City University of New York, Mihaela.Robila@qc.cuny.edu; Alan Taylor, PhD., CFLE, East Carolina University tayloral@ecu.edu The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the different types of Family Life Education programs in countries from around the world, with a wide geographical representation, addressing their development, implementation and evaluation. Family Life Education (FLE) incorporates a preventative, educational and collaborative approach to empower families and individuals to address and resolve family issues (Darling, Cassidy, & Powell, 2014).

The book will advance theoretical understanding, and inform practice by welcoming submissions from experts in family life education in different countries around the world. The volume will also present how the socio-historic, political and economic context of a country impacts its families and family services and programs. Various areas of Family Life Education will be examined, such as parenting, couple relationships, substance abuse, sexual education, poverty, domestic violence, social exclusion/inclusion, immigration, disability, etc., from an international perspective. The chapters will explore what types of family education programs exist in different countries, what are some of challenges encountered in developing, implementing, and evaluating them, and provide recommendations. If interested in writing a chapter please contact the editors for details, required chapter structure and format. Chapters are due by August 10, 2017. The manuscript should be of 25 double spaced pages (not including references), APA style. The chapters will be peer-reviewed.

Call for Presentations, Deadline extended to February 1, 2017 2017 Conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), a Section of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association. The conference will be held May 24th and 25th at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in New York City. We invite proposals for: • Symposia consisting of 3 - 5 papers on a particular topic • Individual papers which we will group into symposia • Posters for our poster session(s) For those who are interested in putting together an organized symposium, you can post ideas on the Conference Discussion Forum on the SQIP blog: http://qualpsy.org/events/2017-conference/2017-interest-forum/ 7

Call for Proposals Get in on the Action! Science, Practice, and Social Change”- Friday and Saturday, March 31 – April 1, 2017; Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Submit your proposals: http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/c ounselingpsych/news/great-lakes-conference-2017 Deadline January 13th, 2017. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be on February 10th, 2017 Call for Applications Co-Chair Division 56 Trauma Psychology Student Publications Committee - We are looking for motivated graduate students interested in trauma psychology! Please consider this excellent opportunity to obtain publication, editing, leadership, and networking experience within Division 56 Trauma Psychology and APA! For Information Please Contact Co-Chairs: Amy Berman (amybberman@gmail.com) and Melissa Duguay (mwduguay@gmail.com) . Application deadline:* Feb 28, 2017. Position begins August 2017 Request for Participation in Research Studies and Publications (Students) My name is Sonia Ramrakhiani, and I am a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Supervision at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. I am conducting a research study for my dissertation on the experiences and perceptions of international students on campus safety in America. Thre are surveys for students and counselor educators. For more information contact Sonia Ramrakhiani, M.S., Email: sramrakh@odu.edu <mailto:sramrakh@odu.edu> Link to International Student Safety Questionnaire (ISSQ): https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8HQd 9JgDYMHQBhP Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8HQd9JgDYMHQBhP Call for Articles (Students) Hello students, We would like to invite you to contribute your perspective to an article for planned publication in Division 56’s *Trauma Psychology Newsletter *in the Student’s Corner section. We are seeking individuals who are willing to complete a brief interview (total of 10 questions) regarding experiences of institutional racism during the course of graduate education and training. Please contact Anna Vandevender, M.S. (avandevender@email.radford.edu), Elizabeth Louis, M.A. (efl36019@uga.edu), Wyatt Evans, M.S. (wevans@paloaltou.edu) World Meditation Summit – Madrid – Call for Presentations The Annual World Mediation Summit-Madrid (WMS) will continue our tradition of bringing together the most innovative minds in mediation as well as international thought provoking and forward thinking experts in the fields of ADR. The theme for the 2017 WMS is: Mediation: The Future is Ours to Discover, A Collaborative Approach.

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The organizers of the World Mediation Summit recognize the importance of emerging trends in Mediation and other ADR fields across the globe and dedicate our Summits to providing distinct opportunities for international presentations.

International Educational Opportunities Educational Opportunities PASEO: Psychology and Spanish Elective Opportunity Program that might be of interest to Division 52 student members and early career professionals. The program is called PASEO (Psychology and Spanish Elective Opportunity). PASEO is an immersionbased language-training program in Peru designed to build Spanish skills for use in mental health settings. The program also provides seminars on cultural competencies for clinical care with Latino populations as well as training on global mental health principles. Students participate in service learning opportunities in partnership with local community organizations, and can count clinical hours towards internship or licensure. The program is appropriate for graduate students in psychology, social work, and related fields as well as for professionals looking to advance their field-specific Spanish skills. In 2017 we are offering two 4-week programs as well as the option to complete a 2-month practicum. Please note that the deadline for applications is January 30th. More information about the program can be found at the PASEO website (http://www.paseoprogram.com/#paseohome) or by viewing the 2017 brochure (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/541478f2e4b0f910e3107ba9/t/57eb962320099ecfc57b4578/ 1475057216954/Brochure+2017.pdf) PASEO has had 25 amazing students complete the program since it began in 2015 (http://www.paseoprogram.com/alumni/).

_____Newsletter in a Newsletter _____ INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY NEWS BULLETIN This is from our dear friends at APAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of International Affairs.

To send information items for the International news bulletin please write to international@apa.org

IN MEMORIAM Paul B. Pedersen (May 19, 1936 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; January 11, 2017) Recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology award, Dr. Pedersen had substantial experience in a variety of international settings as a teacher, researcher and consultant in in Asia, Australia, Africa, South America and Europe. He was a significant influencer in researching and teaching about intercultural issues and multicultural counseling.

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APA SELECTS NEW CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr. The APA Board of Directors announced on January 17, 2017 that Dr. Evans will assume the post as CEO on March 20, 2017. For more information, please read the press release: http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/01/arthurevans.aspx.

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Bangladesh International Learning Partner Trip in 2018 Learn about psychology in Bangladesh!!! The APA Office of International Affairs is organizing a unique International Learning Partner trip to Dhaka, Bangladesh (Tentative dates: February 13th23rd, 2018). This two-week experience includes attendance at the English-language conferences of the Asian Psychological Association (APsyA) and the International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE). Subsequent to the conferences, the itinerary offers a combination of professional learning activities, such as visits to mental health centers and university psychology departments, and cultural opportunities, including observation of a national holiday and tours to nearby sites of interest. If you are interested in learning more about the Bangladesh International Learning Partner Trip, please contact sasonganyi@apa.org by March 31st, 2017.

Travel with APA to Cuba in 2017 APA is organizing a fifth “learning partner” trip to Cuba to explore the psychology community and to attend Psicosalud 2017 (http://www.psicosaludcuba.com/) in Havana. The dates of the trip are Oct. 27-Nov. 5, 2017, with an optional extension through Nov 9, 2017, to visit the interior and east of Cuba and meet with university-based psychologists.

The program will include orientation lectures on psychology education in Cuba, the Cuban health care system, the history and current status of psychology in Cuba, visits to Cuban institutions, clinics and offices, and interaction with Cuban psychologists. PsicoSalud, a health psychology conference, is organized by the Cuban Society of Health Psychology and focuses on “Working for the well-being of all.” For more information, please visit:http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/learning-partner.aspx.

JOIN THE WHO Global Network Mental health and primary care professionals are invited to join the GLOBAL CLINICAL PRACTICE NETWORK (GCPN). This is a network of more than 12,202 mental health researchers, clinicians and practitioners in 143 countries. GCPN registration takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. For more information, please visit: http://www.globalclinicalpractice.net/e n/.

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The United Nations offers an opportunity for international volunteer assignments of long term (12 months or longer), or short-term (3 months or shorter) duration. Additionally, there are opportunities for online volunteer assignments that connect development organizations and volunteers over the Internet and supports their effective online collaboration. For more information, please visit: https://www.unv.org/.

AWARDS AND GRANTS APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology This award honors an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. For more information, please visit:http://www.apa.org/about/awards/international-advancement.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: June 1, 2017.

APA International Humanitarian Award This APA award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a team of psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/internationalhumanitarian.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: June 1, 2017.

International Scientific Meeting Support Award The APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology is accepting applications from organizations of psychology for scientific meetings funding that foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/sci-mtg.aspx. Deadline: March 15, 2017.

APA Division 35 Carolyn Wood Sherif Award This award was established in honor of Carolyn Wood Sherif (1922-1982), an eminent social psychologist and one of Division 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding mothers. It is the highest award conferred by the Society for the Psychology of Women. It is given to a senior individual based on sustained and substantial contributions to the field of the psychology of women as a scholar, teacher, mentor and leader. To nominate someone for the award, send: A nomination letter (including the nominee's phone number and email address), the nominee's curriculum vitae, copies of two or three selected publications and two additional letters in support of the nominee (only three letters are considered). Send materials to stephanie.riger@gmail.com. Deadline: March 17, 2017.

APA Division 52 Outstanding International Psychologist Awards Each year Division 52 presents two Outstanding International Psychologist Awards to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to international psychology either through significant research, teaching, advocacy, and/or contributions to international organizations. One award is given to a psychologist from the United States and the second award is for a psychologist outside the United States. Nominators are asked to provide a brief statement concerning the person they are nominating to Jean Lau Chin, EdD, ABPP ceoservices@yahoo.com. Deadline: April 1, 2017.

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PUBLICATIONS NEW PUBLICATIONS • An International Perspective on Criminal Responsibility and Mental Illness. Grossi, Laura M.; Green, Debbie. Practice Innovations, Jan 23, 2017, No Pagination Specified. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pri0000037 • An assessment of the construct validity of the ICD-11 proposal for complex posttraumatic stress disorder.

Hyland, Philip; Shevlin, Mark; Elklit, Ask; Murphy, Jamie; Vallières, Frédérique; Garvert, Donn W.; Cloitre, Marylène. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, Vol 9(1), Jan 2017, 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000114 • Berry, J. (2016). Global, indigenous, and regional perspectives on international psychology. In J. L. Roopnarine & D. Chadee (Eds.), Caribbean psychology: Indigenous contributions to a global discipline (pp. 4568). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/14753-003 • Bikos, L. H., Yamamoto, M., Dykhouse, E., & Sallee, O. (2016). Integrating off-campus international experience into on-campus coursework and research. In D. Gross, K. Abrams, & C. Z. Enns (Eds.),Internationalizing the undergraduate psychology curriculum: Practical lessons learned at home and abroad (pp. 199-216). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/14840-012 CALL FOR EDITORS, NOMINATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS Call for Editor: Psychology Resources Around the World): Edit an information resource developed by the International Union of Psychological Science. For more information and/or questions please contact the Chair of the Publications Committee at rainer.silbereisen@uni-jena.de or visit: http://www.iupsys.net/news/call-for-editorpsychology-resources-around-the-world.

Call for Papers: LGBT Issues Across the Spanish/Portuguese-Speaking Americas: Manuscripts are being invited for a special section of Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity devoted to LGBT issues in Spanish/Portuguesespeaking populations across the Americas. The purpose of this 2018 special section is to expand the field’s understanding on LGBT issues in Spanish/Portuguesespeaking populations throughout the Americas. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/sgd/call-for-papers-lgbt.aspx. Deadline: February 1, 2017.

Call for Proposals: Caribbean Well-Being conference (CWBC) A bi-annual conference held on the island of St. Maarten that seeks to promote the positive development and well-being of children, parents, families, schools and communities. The conference is accepting workshops and posters sharing of research findings, new ideas, innovations and advances in the profession. For more information, contact: terjesem@stjohns.edu. Deadline: February 28, 2017.

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Call for Proposals: 75th Annual International Council of Psychologists (ICP) Convention ICP invites submission for its scientific program to be held July 28-30, 2017, for any of the following: panel discussion, individual paper, symposium, workshop and poster. For more information, please contact rvelayo@gmail.com. Deadline: May 15, 2017.

UNITED NATIONS UN Volunteer Service The United Nations offers an opportunity for international volunteer assignments of long term (12 months or longer), or short-term (3 months or shorter) duration. Additionally, there are opportunities for online volunteer assignments that connect development organizations and volunteers over the Internet and supports their effective online collaboration. For more information, please visit: https://www.unv.org/.

OTHER Join CIRPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Project!

APAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) is looking for examples of challenges and successes in international research, teaching and application. Please share your experiences in a short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CIRPInternationalExperiences.

Join the APA UN listserv APAUnitedNations@lists.apa.org offers information on upcoming UN events. To join this announcement-only list, send an email with the subject line blank and the following in the body of the message: subscribe APAUNITEDNATIONS YourFirstName, YourLastName (e.g., subscribe APAUNITEDNATIONS John Doe) to listserv@lists.apa.org.

Consider Sharing Your International Experiences in the Psychology International Newsletter: http://www.apa.org/international/pi/index.aspx. Contact the newsletter editor at international@apa.org.

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES Visit the APA Affiliates Corner Page: http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/initiatives/affiliatemembership/international-affiliate-corner.aspx American Psychological Foundation APF offers numerous grants, scholarships, and fellowships supporting projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/index.aspx.

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JOIN GlobalΨYExpo!

GlobalΨExpo is a database of psychologists with experience outside the United States, organized by substantive areas of expertise and geographical areas of experience. GlobalΨExpo is maintained by the APA Office of International Affairs. To join, please see: http://www.surveygizmo.com /s3/1092996/Global-Expo Follow international news on twitter: @APA_Intl For more announcements visit http://www.apa.org/international/resources/annou ncements.aspx Sign-up for FREE APA newsletters: http://www.apa.org/support/opt-in.aspx OTHER Consider Sharing Your International Experiences in the Psychology International Newsletter:http://www.apa.org/international/pi/index.aspx. Contact the newsletter editor at international@apa.org JOIN THE WHO Global Network Mental health and primary care professionals are invited to join the GLOBAL CLINICAL PRACTICE NETWORK (GCPN). This is a network of more than 12,202 mental health researchers, clinicians and practitioners in 143 countries. GCPN registration takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. For more information, please visit: http://www.globalclinicalpractice.net/en/ Consider Sharing Your International Experiences in the Psychology International Newsletter: http://www.apa.org/international/pi/index.aspx. Contact the newsletter editor at international@apa.org Sign-up for FREE APA newsletters: http://www.apa.org/support/opt-in.aspx Follow international news on twitter: @APA_Intl For more announcements visit http://www.apa.org/international/resources/announcements.aspx Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-336-6025 | Fax: 202-312-6499 Email: international@apa.org | www.apa.org/international 14

“Change the World” It always struck me that saying that sounded a lot like grandiose hubris, or at best, a dauntingly overwhelming task. The utter impossibility of it seemed certain until I realized that it can mean helping one person at a time. That is a theme you’ll see throughout this book and our websites and our work. I have added some of my LinkedIn Influencer blogs/essays that I hope may be inspirational, also. The format of this book is inspired by Brian Eno’s A Year with Swollen Appendices, not so much the diary aspect but rather the overwhelmingly large collection of information in the various appendices.

Open-Sourced Humanitarian Interventionism It’s long been my goal to make life easier for those working in humanitarian and volunteer endeavors, as well as those in need of help. Indeed, in one way or another, we all need help in one form or another. So, just about everything you find herein and on the Center’s website, is free of charge, and a lot you could also find for yourself. What I’ve tried to do is speed up the search, vet what has been found, and then curate the results, making them as readily and easily available as I know how to. This is my dream of open-sourcing humanitarian work.

Current Content, For Pretty Close To Forever The reason for this “reverse engineering” is twofold. First, the amount of content and links on the Center’s website may not always be apparent to the novel user. This book allows for near complete exposure to the functional tools and content that await the online user. Second, this book will never be out-of-date, in that when new content becomes available via uploads to the DropBox account, you’ll be able to read that as well. All you have to do is email me and ask to be linked. I curate the content constantly. You can also request being added to our mailing list via my email address as well if you’d like to be kept up-to-date on events and other relevant content.

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_____Zika, Infectious Disease, and More…_____ Aggregated News Reports from: Global Health NOW is an initiative of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, www.jhsph.edu. Views and opinions expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect those of the Bloomberg School. Created by Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Maryalice Yakutchik, Jackie Frank and Salma Warshanna-Sparklin. You can connect with them at: bsimpso1@jhu.edu Refugees Displaced and Unemployed The last of the doctors and nurses fleeing Aleppo as Assad’s forces moved in on the city last month are facing a new challenge: unemployment.

Forced to leave the city after relentless airstrikes, and fear of the regime arresting and torturing them for treating rebels, medical staff dispersed to nearby cities have lost their jobs and their sense of purpose according to the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). The need is great, but while SAMS and other humanitarian groups are actively trying to create jobs for displaced doctors and nurses, there still isn’t enough gainful employment to go around. Additionally, many of the unemployed are injured and some are unable to work even if there were jobs to go to. All are scared and can’t return home, facing a new life without a purpose.

Human Rights Necessary Step Improving access to healthcare for women in India’s “cultural sex work” communities is a fundamental first step to removing their systematic oppression, writes physician Abraar Khan. In this intergenerational form of sex work, prostitution is forced on girls as a family tradition. A number of Indian tribal communities — whose livelihood as performers, such as acrobats and jesters, was outlawed under British rule — observe the practice.

Non-communicable Diseases High Risk A woman’s risk of dying from cervical cancer is much higher than previously believed, especially for older and black women, according to a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led study. By excluding women who have had hysterectomies, which typically involve removal of the cervix, researchers concluded that black women are dying of cervical cancer at a rate 77% higher than previously thought. White women are dying at a rate 47% higher, and many of the women who are dying are over 65, the age at which current guidelines say cervical cancer screening can stop. Study leader Anne F. Rositch of JHBSPH says the new data tell us 16

screenings should continue as long as a woman retains her cervix. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Press Release Related: Cervical Cancer Taking Deadlier Toll in U.S. Than Had Been Thought – The New York Times Related: Vaccine program seeks to fight cancer – The Phnom Penh Post Related: Sierra Leone Recognizes Cancer as Public Health Emergency – International Atomic Energy Agency Research African Array A new genomics array tool specifically designed for studying genetic diversity in African populations has researchers buzzing. Until now, most tools studying the human genome have been designed for European populations.

“Understanding disease and genomics in the context of specific populations affected allows researchers to develop more specific interventions, preventative measures, and treatments,” says Julie Collens of Illumina, a US scientific technology company involved in the tool’s development. “This array will be an important step forward in filling the present gap in our understanding of genomic diversity in Africa and in understanding the genetic factors contributing to disease.” The tool is expected to be available later this year.

SciDev.Net Reproductive Health Trump Brings Back the Gag Rule US President Trump wasted no time reinstating the Mexico City Policy yesterday, barring US aid to NGOs abroad that share information about abortion as a family-planning option.

When the policy, known as the Global Gag Rule, is implemented, family planning services overseas drop, studies show—sometimes spurring an increase in abortion. A 2011 WHO report pointed to an increase in abortion rates in sub-Saharan Africa after the rule’s reinstatement in 2001. The Quote: “Attempts to stop abortion through restrictive laws—or by withholding family planning aid—will never work, because they do not eliminate women’s need for abortion,” said Marjorie Newman-Williams, vice president and director of Marie Stopes International’s international operations, in a statement.

TIME Related: How the US global gag rule threatens health clinics across Kenya and Uganda – The Guardian Related: Trump’s press secretary said taxpayer money funds abortion overseas. It doesn't. – Vox Related: Surrounded by men, Trump reinstates Reagan-era abortion restriction – Think Progress Related: Zombie Policy on International Family Planning Rises Again – Center for Global Development Mental Health 17

Ebola’s Other Toll Ebola has exacted a huge mental health toll in Sierra Leone. But the stigma attached to visiting a “place for crazy people” has kept those in need of treatment away from the country’s lone psychiatric hospital.

“People are used to understanding mental illness in their own way and most would never even think of coming to a hospital for psychiatric treatment,” says Stephen Sevalie, who became the facility’s second psychiatrist this year.

However, a new program that places mental health nurses at hospitals around the country is witnessing queues of people seeking services.

“Whether Ebola is here or not, these systems are essential,” Sevalie says.

The Guardian Health Disparities Call for Gender Equality The WHO must take urgent action to promote gender equality in global health, say the authors of a letter published in the Lancet on behalf of the Women’s Leadership in Global Health Strategy Roundtables.

“Women are under-represented across the WHO political space—just over 1 out of 4 of member state Chief Delegates to the World Health Assembly (WHA) and Ministers of Health are women … and only 3 out of the 10 members of the WHO Director-General’s office are women,” the authors write. The authors say they commit to leading by example, by proposing reforms and ensuring gender equity in the delegations and panels they organize.

The Lancet Malaria Environmental Pioneer Rachel Carson sparked an environmental movement by warning the overuse of pesticides like DDT was threatening ecosystems and ultimately the food humans eat.

A hero to many, Carson also became a foil for critics who have accused the US Environmental Protection Agency of going too far in its regulations. Some have even blamed her for the resurgence of malaria — since DDT had been successful in mosquito control— in parts of the world, even though the US ban on the chemical does not extend to other nations.

The New York Times. Carson is featured in the online documentary series “Retro Report” and in the PBS “American Experience.”

Ola Missing Millions Millions of dollars in funds raised to combat Ebola are still nowhere to be found almost 3 years after the virus ravaged Sierra Leone and 2 years after the release of a report damning the 18

handling of the funds.

During the outbreak, many high-risk health workers did not receive their hazard allowances on time or in full. In 2014, members of the specialist burial teams at Kenema Government Hospital went on strike, placing corpses at hospital entry points and demanding their unpaid allowances.

Unfortunately, little action has been taken to compensate workers or to find and hold accountable those who mishandled money that could have save thousands of lives.

BBC Diabetes Remarkable Decline The rate of diabetes-related kidney failures, or end-stage renal disease, among Native Americans plummeted by 54% between 1996 and 2013, according to a new CDC report.

The report calls the decline “especially remarkable” given the health and socioeconomic disparities among American Indian/Alaska Native populations.

The Indian Health Service credits diabetes prevention and healthy living programs, including screening, health fairs and fitness challenges at local schools. Programs that promote better nutrition through community gardens and traditional foods have also been successful.

PBS NewsHour Health Communications Frame with Care Linking a public health threat like the Zika virus with “culturally charged issues such as illegal immigration and global warming” can jeopardize the public’s understanding of health dangers, warn Yale and University of Pennsylvania researchers in a Journal of Risk Research study.

In experiments involving 2,400 people, researchers tried out 3 versions of a Zika news story: one based purely on health information, one linking it to illegal immigration, and one connecting the virus to global warming.

Fron a political perspective, Zika had been a largely non-polarizing risk, but researchers found that Internet memes and stories tying Zika to culturally controversial issues triggered polarizing reactions in people, diminishing their ability to analyze the news.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania Human Rights Bigotry’s Toll Discrimination hinders LGBT Nigerians’ access to health care and negatively impacts their mental health, according to a new report by the Bisi Alimi Foundation.

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providers. The report also found those who strongly internalized homophobia had lower levels of life satisfaction and, as a result, mental well-being.

Laws condemning same-sex relationships contribute to these experiences of discrimination, the report says. Advocates say the report underscores the need for a broader focus on LGBT wellbeing, beyond sexual health and HIV. SciDev.Net Women’s Health Left Behind A National Geographic feature provides a global glimpse into hardships and discrimination— exile, poverty, abuse— faced by widows in different cultures. Supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, photographer Amy Toensing and author Cynthia Gorney spent a year exploring widow communities in 3 very different parts of the world. They found: • Indian women forced to live apart from their families for decades.

• Bosnian women seeking restitution for the wartime deaths of thousands of men.

• Ugandan women battling their in-laws’ property grabbing.

The journalists asked Indian social worker Laxmi Gautam what she would change for the widows she works with. Her answer: “I would remove the word ‘widow’ from the dictionary.”

National Geographic Surgery 5 Steps to Safer A hospital in rural Ethiopia has reduced surgery-related deaths by 1/3 in 6 months by following a training plan that focuses on building leadership throughout the surgical team and the hospital, according to a Jhpiego blog post.

Berihun Adhane, an emergency surgical officer at Alamata Hospital, which sees hundreds of patients per year, led the efforts after a 5-day Safe Surgery 2020 (SS2020) Initiative leadership course (part of Ethiopia’s first-ever national surgical plan). The initiative emphasizes improvements across surgical practice rather than addressing procedures separately.

The effort involved 5 key steps that included using checklists for every surgery, controlling sources of infection, and recruiting leaders.

Jhpiego Related: Safe Surgery: Building Leaders & Making Change (Video, 3:06) Jphiego

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