Cultural Competence in Mental Health Treatment: Understanding and Addressing Diverse Cultural Backgrounds-View Presentation

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The video is a webinar focused on understanding and addressing diverse cultural backgrounds in mental health treatment. It is hosted by Shereen Khan, Vice President of Operations and Strategy at Thresholds and a social work expert for SMI Advisor. The webinar is part of the Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness initiative. It offers one AMA PRA category one credit for physicians, one continuing education credit for psychologists, and one continuing education credit for social workers. The webinar discusses the definition of culture and cultural identity, cultural syndromes and idioms of distress, the role of cultural factors in mental health treatment, and the importance of culturally competent assessment and care. It also addresses the barriers to accessing mental health services and provides strategies for overcoming those barriers. The webinar explores evidence-based practices for culturally competent treatment, including motivational interviewing, EMDR, dialectical behavior therapy, and more. It emphasizes the importance of cultural competence, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care in providing effective and inclusive treatment. The webinar concludes with a discussion on reducing stigma and barriers for people of color in accessing mental health care and the importance of seeking feedback from clients to continuously improve culturally competent services.

Keywords

diverse cultural backgrounds

mental health treatment

webinar

cultural factors

culturally competent assessment

barriers to accessing mental health services

evidence-based practices

cultural competence

trauma-informed care

reducing stigma