On behalf of the PLTC DE&I Committee, the following represents a list of notable events for August 2022. While it is not possible to cover every event, our hope is to identify a few that might inform your clinical, supervisory, teaching, and leadership efforts in LTC and other settings where you have influence. We are also attempting to include pertinent resources in these emails, and as always you are welcome to check out additional DE&I Resources on the PLTC website.
Please see below DE&I related topics at APA 2022.
A few free pre-recorded resources:
Older Black Americans and Mental Health – E4 Center: Presenters: Martha Crowther, PhD, MPH & Danielle McDuffie, MA. Date: February 2, 2022. “This recorded presentation describes important issues for mental health researchers and service providers to consider when working with older African Americans. It also provides a review of the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of depression, anxiety, and dementia among this population.”
Lessons Learned from the Positive Minds Strong Bodies Trial on Disability Prevention for Racial/Ethnic Minority Elders – E4 Center: Presenter: Margarita Alegria, PhD. Date: May 13, 2021. Dr. Alegria shares “the design, methodology and findings of her NIH/NIA funded R01 project testing a combined mental health/disability prevention intervention offered to minority elders by Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Exercise Trainers (ET) in community clinics and CBOs. In this recorded presentation, they discuss the multiplicity of factors to be considered when addressing a multicultural population requiring services for later life mental health and substance use problems. We will also share changes made to implement the intervention virtually to respond to the challenges of COVID-19.”
Holidays and Observances
The month of August is significant for being National Civility Month, which was founded to raise awareness to treat others the way we wish to be treated ourselves — with kindness, empathy, and respect.
August 7: Purple Heart Day
August 7-8: Ashura (Muslim)
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 13: Obon (Ullambana) – (Mahayana Buddhism)
August 15: Feast of Assumption (Roman Catholic)
August 18-19: Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
August 21: National Senior Citizens Day
August 21: Marcus Garvey Day
August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 24-31: Paryushana Parva (Jain)
August 26: Women’s Equality Day
August 29: Al-Hijri (Muslim New Year)
August 31: Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)