56th Annual Meeting
Tentative Program Schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. The Program Book distributed at the Annual Meeting will have final information on dates, times, and speakers for each presentation.


Workshop 6 (ticket)
Delivering Culturally Competent Mental Health Services to Latinos in an Academic Setting

With the continued growth of Latino populations in the United States, cultural competence for mental health providers of children and families is essential. Latinos are an at risk population with significant unmet needs for mental health services. Health service research reveals that linguistically and culturally competent services may increase accessibility and utilization of services, as well as improve mental health outcomes. This Workshop helps attendees understand the barriers Latinos face in obtaining mental health services, common treatment challenges, including issues of ethno-psychopharmacology, issues related to use of interpreters, and the role of a community psychiatry training track in improving accessibility to culturally competent services for Latinos.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Ohio
Level 2
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chair:
Gabrielle M. Cerda, M.D.
Co-presenters:
Albert Y. Ma, M.D. and Charmi N. Patel, M.D.
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