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Ally, Activist, Advocate: Addressing Role Complexities for the Multiculturally Competent Psychologist

As mental health services have become more accessible to diverse peoples and communities, psychologists’ role in addressing the social, political, historical, and economic contexts on individuals’ behavior has also increased in complexity. The American Psychological Association’s (2003) Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice and Organizational Change for Psychologists indicate that the multiculturally competent psychologist provide leadership as agents of prosocial change, advocacy, and social justice. Psychologists therefore are called to promote societal understanding, affirmation, and appreciation of multiculturalism against the damaging effects of individual, institutional, and societal racism, prejudice, and all forms of oppression based on stereotyping and discrimination. Multicultural competencies hold psychologists to a high standard to ally with, advocate for, and, at times, become activists in using psychological science to improve the condition of individuals, organizations, and society. The purpose of this article is to present a practical application of advocacy, in all its forms, as a foundational and functional competency for practitioners of psychology to strengthen psychology’s leadership in advocating for psychological health and well-being for all people.