Diversity in Mental Health Practice
Fri, Jan 21
|Zoom
Explore the ways mental health of different population groups is impacted by dynamics of culture, diversity, social justice, and biases in care. Raise your awareness and develop techniques to address multi-level bias and promote equity for all of your diverse patients.
Time & Location
Jan 21, 2022, 6:00 AM EST – Jan 22, 2022, 5:00 PM EST
Zoom
About the Event
Diversity in Mental Health Practice: This course will present the dynamics of culture, diversity and social justice that impact the mental health of people from diverse life experiences. We will examine contemporary thought on cultural humility, cultural identity development, privilege and bias, plus discuss strategies for incorporating anti-racism and trauma-based mental health care from various theoretical perspectives and systems of care. Interactivity and audience engagement will be a core feature of the format via workshops, small group discussions and plenty of Q&A time. Participants will gain skills to address biases in themselves, their patients and their practice environments.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Define the state of the mental health field with regards to diverse patient populations
Describe how implicit bias influences the quality of mental health care.
Identify clinical tools that will improve culturally sensitive patient assessment and treatment.
Incorporate cultural, diversity, and social…