Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART)-presentation and q&a

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The video content is a presentation on the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) addressing structural racism in community mental health. The presenters include Dr. Rachel Talley, an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Susumu Ushinka, Chief Medical Officer for the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, and Ken Minkoff, a board member for the American Association for Community Psychiatry. They provide an overview of the SMART tool, which aims to address structural racism in community mental health settings. The tool focuses on five domains: hiring and employment, clinical care, workplace culture, community interface, and data collection and evaluation. The presenters explain the scoring system used in the tool, which involves assessing the organization's progress in addressing disparities and inequities. They emphasize the importance of taking action and using quality improvement strategies to create change. The presenters encourage viewers to download the tool and provide feedback on its use for future refinement. They also highlight the need for diverse representation and collaboration within organizations to effectively address structural racism. The video content provides an overview of the SMART tool and its application in community mental health settings.

Keywords

SMART

structural racism

community mental health

scoring system

disparities

quality improvement

download

feedback

diverse representation

collaboration