The Mental Health Services Conference 2021: On Demand-How to Teach Sociocultural Issues in Psychiatry

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In this video, Dr. Aurelid Padilla Candelario, Dr. Arden Dingle, Dr. Ayanna Jordan, and Dr. Enrico Castillo discuss how to teach social cultural issues in psychiatry. Dr. Padilla Candelario serves as the moderator and introduces the panel of speakers. Dr. Dingle focuses on using the clinical encounter to teach sociocultural issues in psychiatry, emphasizing the importance of understanding patients as individuals with unique backgrounds and circumstances. She also discusses the challenges of integrating didactic content with clinical practice and provides practical ways to incorporate sociocultural issues into training. Dr. Jordan discusses how to teach advocacy and health equity, emphasizing the importance of educating residents about social justice and teaching them skills to enact change. She highlights the need to make the teaching tangible and relevant by connecting it to local communities and ongoing public health crises. Dr. Castillo discusses teaching about sociocultural issues in psychiatry through community-based experiences. He emphasizes the importance of making the teaching experiential, local, and actionable. He shares examples from the curriculum at UCLA, including experiential visits to the county jail and Skid Row, as well as exercises in connecting patients to community resources. Overall, the video provides insights and practical strategies for teaching about social cultural issues in psychiatry.

Keywords

teaching

social cultural issues

psychiatry

clinical encounter

sociocultural issues

advocacy

health equity

community-based experiences

teaching strategies