Friday, May 17th, 12-1 pm EST
This Webinar was sponsored by the SCCAP Practice Committee
Cultural adaptations to youth mental health treatment can make treatment more compatible with a client’s cultural values, beliefs, and practices.
In this webinar, Dr. Alayna Park will provide an overview of three leading conceptual models of cultural adaptation. She will describe clinical situations when ethnic-racial minoritized youths may benefit from culturally adapted treatment. She will also present on various cultural adaptations that may improve the cultural compatibility of mental health treatment for ethnic-racial minoritized youths.
The webinar will be moderated by: Alyssa Herman, University of Oregon
Learning Objectives:
- Describe 3 conceptual models of cultural adaptation.
- List 3 clinical situations when it might be appropriate to culturally adapt treatment.
- List 6 ways to culturally adapt treatment for ethnic-racial minoritized youth.
Intended Audience: pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, post-licensure
Presenter Bio:
Alayna Park, PhD University of Oregon
Dr. Alayna Park is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon and a licensed psychologist. Her community-engaged research focuses on identifying strategies to improve the quality and effectiveness of mental health services for youth of color, using intervention and implementation science.
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 53, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SCCAP maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For registration questions, contact Lynn Canty, SCCAP@SCCAP53.org