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Episode 75: Cultivating Black Excellence in School Psychology with Dr. Celeste Malone
Episode 75

Episode 75: Cultivating Black Excellence in School Psychology with Dr. Celeste Malone

Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman · Ben Reiman, M.A., BCBA, IBA

March 18, 20231h 19m

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Show Notes

In Episode 75, Ben has the great honour of chatting with Dr. Celeste Malone, President of the National Association School Psychologists (NASP). This conversation dives into Dr. Malone's research in promoting equity and inclusion for racial and ethnic minoritized youth, cultural load in standardized assessments, the parallels between school psychology and behaviour analysis, creating safe professional spaces for Black school psychologists and more. 

 

Contact:

Dr. Celeste Malone

https://profiles.howard.edu/celeste-malone

 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

  • 1.5 CEUs
  • BACB: Ethics
  • IBAO: Cultural
  • QABA: Ethics
  • CBA: Cultural Diversity

 

Links:

Harlem Renaissance 

https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance

Harlem Hospital

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Hospital_Center

Abyssinian Baptist Church

https://abyssinian.org

The Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture

https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard

https://untappedcities.com/2015/11/30/history-of-nyc-streets-adam-clayton-powell-jr-boulevard-seventh-avenue-in-harlem

National Association for School Psychologists 

https://www.nasponline.org

Dr. Deborah Peek Crocket  

https://www.nasponline.org/membership-and-community/nasp-awards-scholarships-and-grants/past-award-recipients/2021-award-recipients/nasp-2021-lifetime-achievement-award-winner-nasp-2021-general-session-remarks

School Psyc Sistahs 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolpsychsistahs

Black School Psychs International

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlackSchoolPsychs

Bowie State University School Psychology

https://bowiestate.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-education/departments/counseling/frequently-asked-questions/school-psychology.php

Howard University School Psychology

https://gs.howard.edu/school-psychology-phd

Dr. Scott Graves

https://ehe.osu.edu/educational-studies/directory?id=graves.388

 

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-67-humilty-compassion-and-reflection-with-dr-nasiah-cirincione-ulezi-and-drjonathan-tarbox

Elizabeth Hughes-Fong

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-53-cultural-competence-in-behaviour-analysis-how-far-have-we-come-with-dr-elizabeth-hughes-fong

 

Research Referenced:

Malone, C. M., Wycoff, K., & Turner, E. A. (2022). Applying a MTSS framework to address racism and promote mental health for racial/ethnic minoritized youth. Psychology in the Schools59, 2438– 2452. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22606

Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests. (2016). Testing and assessment with persons & communities of color. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/pi/oema

Malone, CM, Ishmail, KZ. (2020). A snapshot of multicultural training in school psychology. Psychology in the Schools, 57, 1022-1039. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22392

McCubbin, L. D., Alex, R. M., Bergkamp, J., Malone, C. M., Wang, C. D. C., & Reynolds, A. L. (2023). Returning the colonizers gaze: Critiquing Whiteness in our training programs. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(1), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000436