Geriatric Mental Health Education Series #1
The Division of Geriatric Psychiatry presents the:
“Geriatric Mental Health Education Series”
Four-part series presented via Zoom Webinar
No cost to attend - FREE
Description of the Workshop:
This mini-workshop will introduce participants to the foundational knowledge and concepts related to culture, diversity, and clinical practice. This workshop approaches cultural training from a personal growth and professional growth perspective and a social justice framework. Using mental health counselling and therapy intervention as an example, this workshop will guide participants to reflect and think through critical cultural diversity issues of themselves as well as others.
This mini-workshop will introduce participants to the foundational knowledge and concepts related to culture, diversity, and clinical practice. This workshop approaches cultural training from a personal growth and professional growth perspective and a social justice framework. Using mental health counselling and therapy intervention as an example, this workshop will guide participants to reflect and think through critical cultural diversity issues of themselves as well as others.
Learning Objectives
Participants in this workshop will:
- Become more aware of themselves as ‘cultural beings’ and of the intersection of culture and diversity issues and health care.
- Become familiar with the concepts of ‘multicultural competence’ and ‘cultural humility’ and what they look like in clinical mental health practices.
- Acquire strategies to enhance individual-level and institutional/organizational-level changes to promote racial equity and social justice.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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Part 1, Featuring:Dr. Ben C. H. KuoCULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CULTURAL HUMILITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSONAL-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL PRACTICE |
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This event has been accredited:
The GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. (1.5 CREDITS)
EACH PARTICIPANT SHOULD CLAIM ONLY THOSE HOURS OF CREDIT THAT HE/SHE ACTUALLY SPENT PARTICIPATING IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.This program has no commercial support.
