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October is Autism Awareness Month in Canada, and we're closing the month by highlighting Goodness Gift, a social enterprise of the South Asian Autism Awareness Centre (SAAC) that employs people with autism to help them integrate into the workforce and their communities.
SAAAC
o Website: www.saaac.org
o Instagram: @thesaaac
o Email: [email protected]
Goodness Gift
o Website: www.goodnessgift.com
o Instagram: @thegoodnessgift
o Email: [email protected]
Soruba's information:
o Soruba Easwarakumar
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October is Autism Awareness Month in Canada, and the federal government has launched a new framework and strategy for autism. We spoke with Dr. Isabel Smith about autism, awareness, and her contributions to the new national initiatives.
Federal framework, strategy, and National Autism Network call for applications: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2024/09/government-of-canada-launches-framework-for-autism-in-canada-canadas-autism-strategy-and-national-autism-network-call-for-applications.html
CPA “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Autism Spectrum Disorder created by Dr. Smith:
https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-autism-spectrum-disorder/
CPA magazine 'Psynopsis: The role of Psychologists in autism-related policy and practice in Canada', guest edited by Dr. Smith
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Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley from Saint Mary's University joins Kathryn and Eric to discuss workplace conflicts and resolution styles. Dr Dayna has created free courses and an app for organizations to become more effective at handling conflicts in the office.
The courses and app: https://impactme.app/courses/
Saint Mary's University Psychological Health and Safety Lab: https://www.smu.ca/phs/resources.html -
When Canadian newcomers face a language barrier, it often falls to their children, sometimes very young children, to bridge the gap at the bank, the doctor’s office, or the grocery store. This is Child Language Brokering, and it remains an under-studied phenomenon. Today's guests, Dr. Anusha Kassan (UBC) and Katerina Palova (TIES Centre for Immigrant Research), have written a book along with Halley Silversides, that helps us all understand.
Best practices for settlement practitioners:
https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c46310bab2452ff165_CLB%20best%20practices.pdf
Settlement practitioner’s toolkit:
https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c49c1242b276bc8694_Settlement%20Practitioner%27s%20Toolkit_CS_edits.pdf
Child language brokering checklist:
https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c44782619c91d7ac26_CLB%20Checklist.pdf
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AI has been around for a really long time. What is the difference between artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence? What are the ethical implications surrounding the use of generative AI, and the ethical ambiguities that are part of it’s creation? It is way too much to cover in just one podcast episode, but we are at the very least going to begin today with Nia Pazoki and Laila Shaheen of Simon Fraser University. They are putting together a virtual AI conference coming up October 16.
AI-Enabled Educator Conference: https://events.highredai.com/conference
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Dr. Jonathan Stea returns to the Mind Full podcast to discuss his new book 'Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry'. There are a lot of TikTok videos and Instagram influencers advertising a lot of products - some are legit, some are grifts. How to spot the difference? Dr. Stea helps explain.
Order the book at Dr. Stea's website: https://www.jonathanstea.com/
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Nicole Perry is a psychologist in Edmonton who has written a new book called The Boundaried Therapist: Sustaining yourself in the counselling profession. The book is intended for both new and seasoned therapists, but the lessons and ideas about boundaries can be applied to us all.
The Boundaried Therapist: https://brusheducation.ca/brush-catalogue/p/boundaried-therapist
Nicole's website Embodied Psychology: http://www.embodiedpsychology.ca/
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A land acknowledgement is not only about physical land – like the soil, and the ground under our feet. It’s so much more than that. Kohkom Beverly Keeshig-Soonias, the Chair of the Indigenous Peoples' Psychology Section of the CPA, joins Mind Full to talk about the centuries of Indigenous tradition that are imbued in land acknowledgements, and how we can approach them in the right way in the spirit of reconciliation.
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For too long, scientific studies have been cisnormative. For a researcher working with a sample of 1,000 people that include 496 women and 498 men, how do they represent the other 6? Konrad Czechowski and Misha Khorkhordina have set out to find a way. On this week's Mind Full, they share their study results, talk terminology, and provide something of a guide for researchers looking to be truly inclusive of all perspectives in their work.
The profile of Konrad when he received the Jean and Dick Pettifor Award to help conduct his research: https://cpa.ca/konrad-czechowski/ -
A lot of the furor over the rights of trans, non-binary, and other gender-diverse people has centered around the idea of 'detransitioning'. That people who transition from the gender they were assigned at birth end up regretting that decision and transitioning back. Today, Dr. Françoise Susset and Dr. Jesse Bossé explain the data on detransitioning, the truth about regrets, and the reality the furor creates for vulnerable gender diverse populations.
WPATH SoC v8 (World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Standards of Care, 8th version): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644
Detrans workshop: https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsantetranshealth.com%2Fen%2Fproduct%2Fdetransition-supporting-uncertainty-discontinuation-regret%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cebollman%40cpa.ca%7C0bcc4200892f4de62f8b08dc13a88d26%7C738895c3798041238d491ee5c8d3b981%7C0%7C0%7C638406861885894884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vcgVgZxegpckn1LxhMIbx5H4GCsk5qPOOzXBWWskiGE%3D&reserved=0 -
Canada's healthcare system, and most Western healthcare systems, have long been cisnormative. Meaning that they are run by cisgender people, based on science that was conducted primarily with cisgender people, with methods that have not sought to include trans, non-binary, or other gender diverse folks. We talk with Dr. Jesse Bossé and Dr. Françoise Susset about the reasons for this, and the difficulties many people face as a result.
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This is the first of four special episodes on gender diversity, science, and the healthcare system. McGill Psychology Professor Dr. Ada Sinacore joins Mind Full to talk about where we are in Canada and in the world when it comes to the treatment of those who do not identify as cisgender. Dr. Sinacore is the Past President of the Canadian Psychological Association, and has been instrumental in the creation of the CPA's position paper on gender diversity and expression, and the special issue of the Psynopsis magazine on gender diversity.
Position Statement: Promotion of Gender Diversity and Expression and Prevention of Gender-Related Hate and Harm:
https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Position/Gender%20Diversity%20Report%20EN%202023%20Final.pdf
Psynopsis: Gender Diversity:
https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2023-Vol45-4/index.html -
Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman joins Mind Full to talk about his new book Developing Anti-Racist Cultural Competence, and how while Canada is certainly a multi-ethic country, we are failing at the multicultural idea.
Pre-order Developing Anti-Racist Cultural Competence: https://www.hogrefe.com/us/shop/developing-anti-racist-cultural-competence.html
Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Anti-Racist-Competence-Psychotherapy-Evidence-Based/dp/0889375151/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?crid=24SL6JRO4LV7L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dYsrknjrWH4Z0-ULboq7yi_zs918xv_vg0bzTueuvzyn7k6lfZeastbzEgZSweOAf2RmM9vhkwl1mu2CkprYs0U0qSHyPR2cvQFl3ioXrkc.rKlgme4-me4TFJgvzIm9IlA67w-n72D7shcfw9iRVg8&dib_tag=se&keywords=rehman+abdulrehman+developing&qid=1708090897&sprefix=rehman+abdulrehman+developing%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1-fkmr2
Learning resource: https://livingwithracism.com/
Test bias tool: https://leadwithdiversity.com/testbias/
Dr. Abdulrehman's TED Talk 'But where are you Really from? Resolving Unconscious Bias': https://www.ted.com/talks/rehman_abdulrehman_but_where_are_you_really_from_resolving_unconscious_bias/details -
Kyra Simone is a Ph.D. student at McMaster and an expert in vetting climate science. Rachel Salt is a social media and communications expert. Both work with Science Up First, a group dedicated to combatting online disinformation, including around climate change.
How should we engage online? Should we be talking about the disinformation in the first place? Is the conversation different with friends and family members than it is with strangers? And how has disinformation affected where we are today in the fight against climate change? -
This summer wildfires ravaged the Northwest Territories, forcing the evacuation of about 70% of the population. Yellowknife psychologist Merril Dean was one of the evacuees, and saw the devastation from many perspectives. She shares with us her own experiences, as well as some thoughts on the government response and where the northern communities might go from here.
Read Merril's article from the CPA's School and Education Section fall/winter newsletter here: https://cpa.ca/psychology-month-social-connection-trust-and-the-intersection-of-climate-and-health-3/ -
So much of the talk when it comes to the climate crisis is doom and gloom. It's hard for many not to become a little defeatist or to throw their hands up and ignore the problem. The solution to that kind of despair is action - little actions that move us all toward a more sustainable future. And those actions - and the conversation about them - can be a happy one!
Today's guest is Dr. Jiaying Zhao, who connects climate action to our own personal happiness in a way that we hope spurs some of that action - and makes you happy along the way!
How images of turtles and dolphins helped one Vancouver office building reduce plastic waste: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/how-images-of-turtles-and-dolphins-helped-one-vancouver-office-building-reduce-plastic-waste-1.5898889
Dr. Zhao's TED Talk - How to feng shui your fridge — and other happy climate hacks: https://www.ted.com/talks/jiaying_zhao_how_to_feng_shui_your_fridge_and_other_happy_climate_hacks?language=en -
Our Psychology Month series continues, looking at climate change and the role of psychology. Today, we're talking about science writ large in Canada.
Dr. Alana Westwood and her lab at Dalhousie University recently completed a study of environmental researchers in Canada. Their results showed that researchers in this space still feel muzzled despite changes in federal policy designed to allow them more freedom to speak and share their results.
We discuss the reasons for this, the ramifications, and specifically what this means for environmental science - and the communication of that science - in Canada.
Article in The Conversation by Dr. Westwood and her colleagues Manjulika E. Robertson and Samantha M. Chu 'Canadian scientists are still being muzzled, and that risks undermining climate policy'
https://theconversation.com/canadian-scientists-are-still-being-muzzled-and-that-risks-undermining-climate-policy-216812
Journal article (open access) 'Interference in science: scientists’ perspectives on their ability to communicate and conduct environmental research in Canada':
https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2023-0005
Journal article (open access) 'Do environmental researchers from marginalized groups experience greater interference? Understanding scientists' perceptions':
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February is Psychology Month, a month that highlights the contributions of Canadian psychologists and shows Canadians how psychology works to help people live healthy and happy lives, their communities flourish, their employers create better workplaces, and their governments develop effective policies.
The theme of Psychology Month for 2024 is the climate crisis. How does human behaviour shape climate change, and how can we approach the issue from that perspective? What are some of the mental health effects created by climate change, and how can we address them? Psychologists have a part to play in all phases of our collective response to the crisis that is upon us. We’ll highlight what many of them are doing and what we can all do to help mitigate the damage from this global catastrophe.
We kick off the month speaking with Dr. Katherine Arbuthnott about trust. We tend to think of other people as self-interested, and we are therefore pessimistic about things like our ability to tackle major subjects like climate change. Dr. Arbuthnott is here to tell us this isn't really the case - that most people are, in fact, willing to make sacrifices for the good of the communities and the people around them.
Two relevant articles (sorry, they are paywalled by their journals!)
Did cooperation among strangers decline in the United States? A cross-temporal meta-analysis of social dilemmas (1956–2017): https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-80213-001
Cooperating with the future: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13530 -
It's almost impossible to watch any sporting event without being bombarded by ads for online gambling sites. This can be a dangerous thing, especially for kids who can't escape the ads and who are increasingly thinking of gambling as an integral part of being a sports fan. Former Canadian Olympian Bruce Kidd has launched a campaign to ban gambling ads in Canada. Mind Full spoke with Bruce and his collaborator Dr. Steve Joordens about the effects of gambling and advertising, and the proposal making its way through the Canadian senate.
Ban ads for gambling website: https://www.banadsforgambling.ca/
Steve’s blog post 'Sports Gambling and the Weaponization of Psychology': https://www.banadsforgambling.ca/psychology
Senate Bill S-269: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/s-269
CBC article about the bill: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/sports-gambling-betting-advertisements-senator-marty-deacon-bill-1.6884194
#WeTheOutcry
Bruce Kidd opinion piece 'Sports Gambling Is Strangling the Beauty of Sports' in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-sports-gambling-is-strangling-the-beauty-of-sports/
Paul Hornung gets suspended for gambling: https://www.espn.com/classic/s/moment010417hornung-karras-betting.html -
Senator Hassan Yussuff and Dr. Andrea Lee join Mind Full to discuss the newly-released report about psychedelic-assisted therapy from the Senate subcommittee on veterans' affairs. Senator Yussuff sits on the subcommittee, and Dr. Lee represented the CPA in addressing the Senate on the subject.
Senate report 'The Time is Now: Granting equitable access to psychedelic-assisted therapies': https://sencanada.ca/en/info-page/parl-44-1/veac-psychedelic-therapies/
Dr. Lee's opening remarks to the Senate subcommittee on veterans affairs: https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Advocacy/CPA%20Opening%20Remarks%20to%20Sub%20Committee%20on%20Veterans%20Affairs%20March%208%202023%20FINAL-EN.pdf - Vis mere
