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Clinical teams are not aware of cultural differences that impact treatment and referral mechanisms for cultural minorities. Lack of appropriate treatment and referral process results in treatment disparities that negatively impact cultural minorities at a disproportionate rate compared to white populations. Patients that are affected by these disparities have more complex treatment courses due to inaccurate diagnoses, ineffective treatment and delayed referrals.
This training will better prepare providers to discuss the impact of cultural identities on the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health disorders, enabling providers to maintain professional communication standards within their teams.
Target Audience
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Discuss and describe the various impacts of cultural identity on behavioral health treatment.
• Explore how differences between cultural identities may impact referral to community resources, and client involvement in their treatment.
• Apply skills regarding treatment planning and interdisciplinary collaboration to case examples.
• Discuss the community resources available to persons who identify as LGBTQIA+ and appropriate referral mechanisms.
• Discuss the community resources available to persons who identify as black, African American, or as BIPOC.
Additional Information
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 SUBMITTED_WORKING ANNOTATED AGENDA_BHF Cohort2_ 1.18.24.docx | 43.31 KB |
 1.18.24 CEU Slides.pptx | 107.55 KB |
| 1. 1.18.24 Cultural Humility part 1.pptx | 12.1 MB |
Clinical teams are not aware of cultural differences that impact treatment and referral mechanisms for cultural minorities. Lack of appropriate treatment and referral process results in treatment disparities that negatively impact cultural minorities at a disproportionate rate compared to white populations. Patients that are affected by these disparities have more complex treatment courses due to inaccurate diagnoses, ineffective treatment and delayed referrals.
This training will better prepare providers to discuss the impact of cultural identities on the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health disorders, enabling providers to maintain professional communication standards within their teams.
Jessica Segal, LCSW, Behavioral Health Program Associate, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Bridget McNamee, MID, Behavioral Health Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Rachel Vinciguerra, Director of National Programs,
Coley Alston, MPH, Program Director, Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation
Courtney Abegunde, Program Manager of Implementation and Evaluation, Steel Smiling
Stephanie and Robert Miller, Music for Life of Pittsburgh, LLC
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. 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 healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3.25 continuing education credits.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 3.25 contact hours.
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
- 3.25 ASWB
- 3.25 Attendance