Bridging the Leadership Gap

• By: Mary Pender Greene, LCSW-R, CGP MPG Consulting
• July 19th, 2023
• anti-racism, bias, BIPOC, diversity, inclusion, leaders of color, racial literacy, racial trauma, structural racism, Summer 2023 Issue, white institutional culture
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Recent research has shown that our collective “mental model” and quest for the conventional white standard for a leader reduces the likelihood that BIPOC will be viewed as suitable for leadership roles. Lack of diversity at the top of organizations has often been attributed to the belief that...

How the Pandemic Turned Behavioral Healthcare for Older Adults on Its Head

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• October 11th, 2022
• aging, anti-racism, behavioral healthcare, COVID-19, Fall 2022 Issue, frontline staff, older adults, pandemic, telehealth, training
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The past three years have brought about the greatest transformation in behavioral healthcare practices that I have seen in four decades. I have served as Chief Executive Officer of Service Program for Older People (SPOP) for 33 years. We provide community-based behavioral healthcare for adults...