LatinX Mental Health & Wellness Virtual Summit – Workshop B: Integrating Mesoamerican Wisdom and Practices into Mental Health Treatment

DAY 2 – November 13, 2020

Mental health providers who are knowledgeable about and sensitive to cultural beliefs and practices are better equipped to develop mental health interventions that are culturally responsive and resonant. This workshop presents information and practice opportunities. Participants are asked to bring a washed lemon to the workshop.

In order to participate in the LatinX Mental Health & Wellness Virtual Summit, registration is required to obtain a TICKET Somos El Cambio, We Are the Change! Registration

This registration is REQUIRED to obtain Continuing Education Credit

Questions email: scholarsacademyce@kp.org

Course Objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

*Describe the beliefs and practices of shamanism and curanderismo
*Identify DSM 5 cultural concepts of distress (susto, nervios, ataque de nervios, kufungisisa)
*Discuss and practice ways to integrate cultural beliefs and traditions into mental health interventions with Latinx communities

Continuing Education Information

Instructional level: Intermediate

Continuing Education Credits: 1

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Program is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Program maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognizes the California Psychological Association’s continuing education credits for use by their licensees.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Program designate this live activity for 1 continuing education credits for the above-identified licensed professionals.