Improving Cultural Congruency Across the Mental Healthcare Delivery Network-Session 2 - Navigating Cultural Intersectionality: A Lesson in Cultural-Adaptability

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The presentation centered around the importance of addressing cultural competency, intersectionality, and systemic challenges in mental health care. Dr. Javid Shakira spoke on the role of biases in health education and emphasized the need for a shift from a system that focuses on merely treating symptoms towards true healing centered on collectivism and cultural authenticity. He stressed the necessity for honest self-reflection and creating open dialogues to foster improvements in healthcare settings. Dr. Liliane Comas-Diaz highlighted the significance of intersectionality, explaining how it provides a deeper understanding of the human condition by recognizing multiple identities and the impacts of systemic oppression. She encouraged focusing on resistant identities for transformation and empowerment in marginalized communities. Dr. Erlondra Turner discussed the disparity in mental health services, particularly for underserved populations. He underscored the lack of culturally competent training in mental health education and proposed embedding multicultural sensitivity as a core competency, which is currently not well-addressed. Turner also suggested the use of tools like the Addressing Framework to explore intersecting identities in clinical settings, thus improving the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcomes. The session concluded by addressing audience questions, bringing insight into cultural considerations in therapy, and recognizing the gaps in traditional training that necessitate a more inclusive and comprehensive approach to mental health education.

Keywords

cultural competency

intersectionality

systemic challenges

mental health care

biases in health education

collectivism

cultural authenticity

self-reflection

marginalized communities

disparity in services

multicultural sensitivity

Addressing Framework