Presented by Wei-Chin Hwang, Ph.D., the purpose of this course is to discuss how culture influences mental health processes and identify areas for cultural adapting psychotherapy when working with Asian heritage populations. In doing so, Dr. Hwang provides a top-down and bottom-up framework that can be used to culturally tailor treatments. Concrete examples of how to adapt CBT, prolonged exposure therapy, and cognitive processing therapy will be provided. The goal of this workshop is to gain both breadth and depth of understanding, as well develop practical skills and clinical tools to use with diverse populations.
• Learning Objectives •
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the rationale and need for culturally adapting psychotherapy.
2. Identify the domains in which culture affects mental health.
3. Utilize top-down and bottom-up conceptual frameworks to culturally adapt evidenced-based clinical interventions and improve clinical effectiveness when working with diverse populations.
Course Duration: 1-hour
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