The goals of this Workshop are to explore alternative methods of learning and teaching about cultural competence; look into the persistence of racial and ethnic disparities in health care and the role that individual practitioners’ underlying prejudices and stereotypes may contribute to these disparities; realize the role that cultural competency and “race consciousness” can play in helping decrease these disparities; and research how film, literature, and music can be used to effectively teach cultural competency and help practitioners better treat their patients. Excerpts of selected works of music, film, and literature are shown in parallel with historical information to teach cultural competence about a group. Exercises are performed to help recognize practitioners’ racial identity, attitudes, and biases and how they can affect their interactions with minority clients. Attendees come away with a visceral experience of a cultural group, increasing their understanding of that group, and learning more about their own underlying assumptions and how they may impact their engagement with minority groups.
Thursday, October 29, 2009: 7:00 AM-10:00 AM
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Sponsored by the AACAP
Art Committee