Cross Cultural Interventions

in Mental Health

April 30, 2010

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Carnegie Library Center

35 S.Dr. MLK, Jr. Blvd.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

www.stockton.edu/carnegie

Facilitator:

Emeka Nwadiora, J.D., PhD., D.S.W.

Associate Professor of Human Behavior

School of Social Administration

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Workshop Outline

Participants will be involved in the following conversation:

1. Understand and appreciate the saliency of culture and mental health.

2. The interconnections between culture as a major source of illness and the healing process.

3. Recognize and appropriately address racial, cultural, and gender biases in health and mental health delivery 

    systems.

4. Be exposed to multicultural terminologies, their meanings and applications in cross cultural interventions.

5. Be sensitive to the historical factors associated with client mistrust with mental health in general and how to

    help your client overcome "healthy mistrust".

6. Appreciate the significant role of spirituality and faith in cross-cultural interventions.

7. Be cognisant of some current legal and ethical issues in working with diverse populations.

Continuing Education Credits

Family Service Association, provider # 1192, is approved as a provider of social work continuing education by

the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.

Family Service Association maintains responsibility for the program.

Participants of this course will receive 5 continuing education clock hours

This workshop is recommended

for Social Workers, Administrators, Master Level Therapist/Counselors, Screeners

and strongly recommended for

Case Workers and Direct Care Staff.

For additional Information Contact:

Carol Garcia

(609) 569-0239 ext. 1158