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NPA recognizes that our Nevada community will be affected by these events and the ongoing crisis in different ways. At the same time, as psychologists, we frequently serve as guides in mediating conflict, modeling respectful dialogue, and aiding and comforting people in need. Many of us will need to draw on those skills and that expertise int he weeks to come, while also managing our own emotions.

Here is a  list of resources to provide support to our members and the Nevada community. For those directly impacted, and for those deeply impacted around the world, we know that these horrifying events may affect mental health:

• https://www.apa.org/topics/disasters-response
•  https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/coping-after-disaster-trauma.
• https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/terrorism-and-violence 
• The Jewish Therapist Collective.  https://www.jewishtherapists.org/
• Institute for Muslim Mental Health. https://muslimmentalhealth.com/

Resources for navigating difficult conversations in the therapy room, classrooms, and elsewhere:

• Greater Good Science Center; How to Keep your Empathy Switched On. How empathy works in the brain and why we should resist the urge to turn away from suffering. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/how_to_keep_your_empathy_switched_on
• American Psychologist; Ethical Considerations for Addressing Patients’ Prejudicial Comments in Psychotherapy; https://www.mcpanj.com/resources/Documents/Mbroh%202020%20Prejudiced%20Patients.pdf
• Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching; Teaching in Times of Crisis | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University
• Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching on Teaching Race; https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-race/
• Columbia Univ Center for Teaching and Learning on hot moments in the classroom; https://ctl.columbia.edu/resources-and-technology/resources/navigating-hot-moments/
• Teaching Controversial Issues: A Framework for Reflective Practice: This guide from Judy Pace, a teacher educator at the University of San Francisco, provides a research-based framework for teaching controversial issues.