The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Office on AIDS is currently recruiting volunteer consultants to support its Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer (BSSV) Program. The program’s purpose is to improve the capacity of community based organizations (CBOs), health departments (HDs), and community planning groups (CPGs) to design, adapt and/or evaluate effective HIV prevention interventions for communities of color.
Prospective volunteers should possess the following criteria:
- master’s or doctoral level degree in behavioral or social science;
- representative of a minority ethic/racial group;
- experience with/knowledge of HIV prevention science and its application among communities of color; and
- personal desire to give back to local communities to reduce the further spread of HIV.
While HIV prevention staff of CBOs and HDs are working diligently to end the epidemic, local psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, social workers and public health experts are needed to team up with these providers and share their expertise to ensure that programs are scientifically sound and culturally competent.
Volunteers of the BSSV Program will receive the following benefits:
- training in state of the art science and service delivery around HIV prevention for communities of color;
- opportunities to learn from and network with national experts;
- opportunities to help facilitate and apply knowledge in community settings that are practical, useful and time efficient; and
- be a part of an activist group of social scientists who are committed to improving the health of communities disproportionately affected by HIV.
For more information about this program, please contact Shauna Cooper at scooper@apa.org or 202-336-6176. Thank you for considering this request.
Sincerely,
Shauna
Shauna R. Cooper, MPH
Director, Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer Program
Office on AIDS
American Psychological Association
FAX: 202-336-6198
Email: scooper@apa.org
www.apa.org/pi/aids/bssv.html
