Event Title

Cross-Cultural Considerations for Mental Health Assessments

Location

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Ave, Phila. PA 19131

Start Date

31-3-2012 10:30 AM

End Date

31-3-2012 11:30 AM

Description

Cross-Cultural Considerations for Mental Health Assessments Delane Casiano, MD

Biographical Sketch: Delane Casiano, MD is an instructor at the Penn Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness (PCWBW) in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

She is an adult psychiatrist with an interest in health disparities and health services research. She is a current recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. With this award, she serves as a sub-investigator of a study on tailored depression treatments for older adults in primary care and principal investigator of her own study on cultural influences on mental health care decision-making among depressed older adults. She is a past postdoctoral participant in the Program for Minority Research Training in Psychiatry (PMRTP) fellowship award, an NIMH-funded research fellowship program administered by the American Psychiatric Institute on Research and Education (APIRE).

She received her bachelor’s of arts degree from Brown University, graduating with honors in Health and Society with a focus in maternal and child health. She completed her medical training at Morehouse School of Medicine, a historically Black medical school whose mission is to serve underserved populations. She then completed psychiatry residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During residency, she was also a two-year recipient of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) fellowship program which is administered by the APA Minority Fellowship Program.

In terms of her clinical activities, she currently provides pharmacotherapy and individual psychotherapy to women across the reproductive life cycle as a staff psychiatrist at the Penn Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness (PCWBW). She is also the Director of The Maternal Wellness Initiative which is a collaborative partnership between PCWBW, the Helen O. Dickens Center, and the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Wellness that was created to develop an integrated mental health-obstetrics/gynecology clinical and training program at the Helen O. Dickens Center.

In addition to her research and clinical activities, one of her primary teaching activities is to serve as the director of the Cultural Psychiatry Course for psychiatry residents at the University of Pennsylvania. She also provides local and national lectures to mental health professionals and community organizations.

Description of presentation: Consideration of culture is important in the evaluation of mental disorders among all patients and may be particularly key when treating patients of color in order to provide services that are evidenced-based and culturally appropriate. Cultural factors for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders among diverse populations will be presented. A broad overview of the historical context of cultural approaches to mental health assessments in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will be reviewed. Clinical applications will also be discussed through use of case examples.

Educational Objectives:

  1. List the basic elements of the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation
  2. Describe the purpose of the DSM-5 Gender and Cross-Cultural Study Group
  3. Examine an example of practical applications of cross-cultural considerations for mental health assessments

Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists, Mental Health & Health Professionals, Social Workers, and Counselors

Level of Instruction: Beginner

CEU: 1 Credit

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Mar 31st, 10:30 AM Mar 31st, 11:30 AM

Cross-Cultural Considerations for Mental Health Assessments

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Ave, Phila. PA 19131

Cross-Cultural Considerations for Mental Health Assessments Delane Casiano, MD

Biographical Sketch: Delane Casiano, MD is an instructor at the Penn Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness (PCWBW) in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

She is an adult psychiatrist with an interest in health disparities and health services research. She is a current recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. With this award, she serves as a sub-investigator of a study on tailored depression treatments for older adults in primary care and principal investigator of her own study on cultural influences on mental health care decision-making among depressed older adults. She is a past postdoctoral participant in the Program for Minority Research Training in Psychiatry (PMRTP) fellowship award, an NIMH-funded research fellowship program administered by the American Psychiatric Institute on Research and Education (APIRE).

She received her bachelor’s of arts degree from Brown University, graduating with honors in Health and Society with a focus in maternal and child health. She completed her medical training at Morehouse School of Medicine, a historically Black medical school whose mission is to serve underserved populations. She then completed psychiatry residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During residency, she was also a two-year recipient of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) fellowship program which is administered by the APA Minority Fellowship Program.

In terms of her clinical activities, she currently provides pharmacotherapy and individual psychotherapy to women across the reproductive life cycle as a staff psychiatrist at the Penn Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness (PCWBW). She is also the Director of The Maternal Wellness Initiative which is a collaborative partnership between PCWBW, the Helen O. Dickens Center, and the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Wellness that was created to develop an integrated mental health-obstetrics/gynecology clinical and training program at the Helen O. Dickens Center.

In addition to her research and clinical activities, one of her primary teaching activities is to serve as the director of the Cultural Psychiatry Course for psychiatry residents at the University of Pennsylvania. She also provides local and national lectures to mental health professionals and community organizations.

Description of presentation: Consideration of culture is important in the evaluation of mental disorders among all patients and may be particularly key when treating patients of color in order to provide services that are evidenced-based and culturally appropriate. Cultural factors for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders among diverse populations will be presented. A broad overview of the historical context of cultural approaches to mental health assessments in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will be reviewed. Clinical applications will also be discussed through use of case examples.

Educational Objectives:

  1. List the basic elements of the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation
  2. Describe the purpose of the DSM-5 Gender and Cross-Cultural Study Group
  3. Examine an example of practical applications of cross-cultural considerations for mental health assessments

Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists, Mental Health & Health Professionals, Social Workers, and Counselors

Level of Instruction: Beginner

CEU: 1 Credit