Working with the Media: Strategies from a Child Psychologist’s Perspective

Fri, Apr 9, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Our speaker is Erlanger “Earl” Turner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University, Founder of the SCCAP Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute, and Past-President of APA Division 37: Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice. 

Our moderator is MichelleRoley-Roberts, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor at Creighton University/ CHI Health. Dr. Roley-Roberts is a 2019 SCCAP LEAD Fellow.   

This webinar is designed to discuss social media strategies and tools for working in the field on media psychology as a busy professional. After this webinar participants will be able to: Enhance their ability to establish their expertise on social media.  Identify common pitfalls of social media use. Be familiar with strategies for working with the media.

This webinar is part of the LEAD webinar series and is hosted by the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Division 53 of the American Psychological Association.

This webinar is free for SCCAP members and CE credits are not offered.   

Recording

Dr. Erlanger “Earl” Turner, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University. He is a nationally recognized expert and has published numerous book chapters and articles on multicultural psychology, access to behavioral health care, and mental health disparities. Dr. Turner has served as the SCCAP Member at Large (Diversity), Chair of the SCCAP Diversity Committee, and the 2017 Chair of the APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. He is the author of MentalHealth among African Americans: Innovations in Research and Practice, and is past-President of APA Division 37. Dr. Turner has served as a media expert for over 10-years and has worked with media outlets such as Ebony magazine, The Washington Post, NPR, Women’s Health, USA Today, the Oprah Magazine and more.