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Resources + Interviews
The Role of Psychology in Reducing Harm and Trauma
For several decades, research and professional psychologists have been engaged in efforts to reduce fatal and abusive police practices, especially where the mentally ill are vulnerable (Watson & Fulambarker, 2012). Similarly, African-American community resistance to police brutality has been noted throughout the 20th Century (Kerner Commission, 1967) and continues with renewed activism and popular slogans like, ‘Black Lives Matter.’
The Psychology Behind 'New Year, New Me’.
“This aligns with the findings of the psychosocial study, ‘The Fresh Start Effect,’” says Barbara A. Prempeh, Psy.D., a New Jersey-based licensed psychologist and founder of B. Resilient—a counseling practice specializing in trauma and helping individuals and organizations develop resilience.
In My Feelings: Seasonal Depression
Check out this discussion - First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens.
Workshop & webinar to bring awareness to the effects of seasonal depression and to offer some resources and tips.
Taking Action
I recently spoke with Dr. Barbara Prempeh, a clinical psychologist known for her expertise in helping children heal through the juvenile justice system, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, racial/cultural issues, and resilience. Dr. Prempeh also teaches college-level psychology courses….. By Amanda Adams
Mental Health Techniques
Mental Health technique video made for First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
Dispatches from the field: In conversation with Dr. Barbara Prempeh
“How will you deal with grief and loss, given the high number of students you’ll have in classrooms that lost a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, or a community member to this COVID pandemic? What about the classrooms where teachers aren’t there because they passed away from COVID-19? How are we addressing that? I really want to see schools emphasize their emotional support for students. I get it that some schools just don’t have the capacity, or don’t want to add anything else to the school day, but we have to become creative in how we’re supporting students” – Dr. Barbara Prempeh