Social Justice

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SOCIAL JUSTICE: equality for everyone in society

sometimes social justice is hard to find. yeah we can talk about all the solutions and what everything should be like, but how do we actually get those words into actions. Bryon Stevenson talked about the the blacks and how their stereotype has increased their negative statistics, and he’s right, but the solution for that is changing peoples minds. that is one hard feat to accomplish. Aaron Huey talked about the brutality and the disregard for basic human rights of the Lakota tribe, which is awful, but it will take more than pictures and history to fix what has happened and continues to happen. Peoples minds need to be persuaded to change, they need to see whats been done is wrong. again, changing someone who is set in their ways and believes “what’s done is done” is nothing short of almost impossible…

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Dr. Bree (Davis) Cook began her appointment as Vice President in May 2018. In this role Dr. Cook serves as the College’s Chief Academic Officer and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer. In her most recent position she served as associate dean of POC's School of Cultural & Family Psychology (SCFP). Dr. Cook has also held positions as the academic coordinator, assistant professor and clinical training coordinator in the SCFP. Prior to coming into higher education, Dr. Cook spent over 15 years in leadership and management positions in non-profits, serving as Family Based Services Director, Eden Dual Diagnosis Program Manager & IRB Chair and as a Staff Psychologist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Cook holds a Psy.D. and master degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Multicultural & Community from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and baccalaureate degree from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Family Life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cook has presented over 25 papers, seminars and workshops at a number of professional conferences such as, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates International Conference. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), National Association of African American Studies and the National Council of Family Relations.

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