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Understanding and Increasing Providers’ Cultural Sensitivity to South Asian Clients’ Needs in Mental Health Treatment

Understanding and Increasing Providers’ Cultural Sensitivity to South Asian Clients’ Needs in Mental Health Treatment

FromDMH UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership


Understanding and Increasing Providers’ Cultural Sensitivity to South Asian Clients’ Needs in Mental Health Treatment

FromDMH UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This training includes a panel that will enhance providers’ understanding of South Asian clients in order to better serve their unique needs. Topics of discussion will include an overview of the South Asian population, family structure, and cultural perspectives that impact mental health treatment. Barriers and stigma regarding mental health care will also be discussed. Participants will be able to understand cultural sensitivity in relation to South Asian clients’ mental health needs. This panel will also focus on South Asian immigration to the United States and its impact on immigrant’s mental health and wellbeing. In addition, this panel will detail how acculturation and its barriers, causes, and levels impacts clients mental health overall.
Released:
Jun 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Our mission: In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Public Mental Health Partnership at UCLA aims to realize a vision for excellence in care for vulnerable populations that incorporates typically marginalized perspectives and builds capacity to foster health equity. Visit our website for more information: pmhp.ucla.edu