Hickson Joniesha M, Paul Roddia J, Smedley Jessica M, Kozne Jeremy, Alesi Francesca, Weber Holly
Department of Clinical Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
D.C. Psychological Association.
Psychol Trauma. 2023 Feb;15(2):295-303. doi: 10.1037/tra0001153. Epub 2021 Oct 7.
The presence of the COVID-19 and racism pandemics underscored the need for a basic model of advocacy for psychologists and budding psychologists. We offer a new model of action to be easily replicated, particularly during times of crisis, with aims to impact change locally and beyond the therapeutic space.
The D.C. Psychological Association (DCPA) actively responded to the double pandemics of COVID-19. Using a posthoc qualitative analysis four steps were identified: organizing, providing support and education, and engaging in advocacy (O-SEA Approach), which all centered the specific skill set of psychologists and psychologists-in-training.
Measures of success included the following: increased membership and engagement of members, development of relevant programming to providers and the community, community attendance of events, statements indicating knowledge gained by providers, new connections with local organizations and officials, and local legislative change.
The O-SEA Approach provides a framework for local advocacy that can empower psychologists to contribute their expertise in tangible and impactful ways. This model seeks justice for all people through elevating the voices of the unjustly marginalized, providing support and education to mental health providers and the community, and advocating for policy that is grounded in culturally relevant research. The O-SEA Approach can be successful in these aspirations and be applied in communities across the nation. Clinical Impact Statement: The permanence of racism in the United States is evident throughout history when examining America's social, economic, and political systems. Racism's reverberations are present locally, in the nation's capital, through its policing techniques and gentrification, among other insidious manifestations. COVID-19's global impact has been reported to have particularly deleterious effects on Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) through impacting housing, food, and income security while simultaneously underscoring the lack of access to health resources. This demanded a response by mental health professionals. Consequently, the D.C. Psychological Association made efforts to organize, support, educate, and advocate for the local community through what is called the O-SEA Approach. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
新冠疫情和种族主义大流行凸显了为心理学家和初出茅庐的心理学家建立一个基本倡导模式的必要性。我们提供了一种易于复制的新行动模式，特别是在危机时期，旨在在当地及治疗空间之外产生变革性影响。
华盛顿特区心理协会（DCPA）积极应对新冠疫情。通过事后定性分析确定了四个步骤：组织、提供支持和教育以及参与倡导（O-SEA方法），所有这些都以心理学家和心理学实习生的特定技能组合为核心。
成功的衡量标准包括以下方面：会员人数增加和会员参与度提高、为提供者和社区制定相关计划、社区活动的参与度、表明提供者获得知识的声明、与当地组织和官员建立新联系以及当地立法变革。
O-SEA方法为地方倡导提供了一个框架，使心理学家能够以切实且有影响力的方式贡献他们的专业知识。该模式通过提升被不公正边缘化群体的声音、为心理健康提供者和社区提供支持和教育以及倡导基于文化相关研究的政策，为所有人寻求正义。O-SEA方法可以在这些目标上取得成功，并应用于全国的社区。临床影响声明：审视美国的社会、经济和政治制度时，种族主义在美国历史上的持久性显而易见。种族主义的影响在当地，即在国家首都，通过其治安手段、城市绅士化以及其他阴险的表现形式体现出来。据报道，新冠疫情的全球影响对黑人、原住民和有色人种（BIPOC）产生了特别有害的影响，影响了他们的住房、食品和收入安全，同时凸显了他们难以获得医疗资源的问题。这需要心理健康专业人员做出回应。因此，华盛顿特区心理协会通过所谓的O-SEA方法，努力为当地社区组织、提供支持、开展教育并进行倡导。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2023美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
