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ForwardStructural Racism and Institutional Bias in Behavioral Health
Target Audience
Psychologists, Western Psychiatric Hospital Staff and Faculty, and other Mental Health Professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:
1. Increase awareness of structures and policies that foster racism and inequality.
2. Describe how these negatively impact mental health research and care delivery.
3. Identify several practical actions that the department can take to eliminate these structures and policies and mitigate their effects.
Additional Information
Workshop Schedule
12:00pm | Introduction: Rameshwari V. Tumuluru, MD
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12:05pm | Overview of structural racism and institutional bias with a couple of key examples related to psychiatry & behavioral health Traci Kennedy, PhD will review the broader definition of structural racism and institutional bias within the field of behavioral health. |
12:15pm | Exercise CLIP #1: 1) Where do you see structural racism and institutional bias; 2) How do you think housing segregation impacts health care in our Pittsburgh communities?; 3) How do you think structural racism, e.g. housing policies and their consequences, influence your research participants’ and your clients’ life experiences? CLIP #2: 1) How does not responding to slights and insults impact you or your patients?; 2) To what extent should treatment plans and research address feelings of being scared, tired, mad and sad from being oppressed in a different way than if these feelings originated from other causes?; 3) What can our department do to reduce the mental health consequences of oppression What can it do to improve mental health research relevant to racism and inequality?
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1:05pm | Discussion and Question & Answer Session Each smaller Zoom breakout discussion group will be moderated by the course director, by Dr. Tumuluru and the presenters, Drs. Bhojak, Brown, Kennedy, and Matthews. The smaller groups will reconvene after each video clip, and Dr. Charlotte Brown will then gather feedback from each smaller group--within the larger group setting--on the reactions to the video clips and links to behavioral health (“your work”). This will also help the workgroup with general action items with the goal of identifying ideas to help dismantle policies and systems that perpetuate racism and inequities, whether individually, in “your” unit or department or on a broader level. |
1:30pm | Adjourn |
VIRTUAL
Course Director:
Rameshwari V. Tumuluru, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Planning Committee:
• Rameshwari V. Tumuluru, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Tejal Bhojak, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Charlotte Brown, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Health and Community Systems (Nursing), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Traci Kennedy, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Karen Matthews, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Lori Zippay, BA, Administrator, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
• Harriet Wortzman, EdD, Manager of Clinician Education and Academic Manager, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Presenters:
Tejal Bhojak, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Charlotte Brown, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Health and Community Systems (Nursing)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Traci Kennedy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Karen Matthews, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Faculty Disclosure:
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.50 Attendance
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing wortzmanhr@upmc.edu
For more information, contact Harriet Wotzman at wortzmanhr@upmc.edu or 412-246-5868.