Understanding and Connecting with African American Clients
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In this webinar, Dr. Williams will distinguish between color blind and multicultural approaches. She will talk about racial identity in blacks and whites and talk about the impact of cultural stereotypes. She will identify the impact of discrimination
and racism on mental health. This webinar will also focus on practical skills in working with African American clients, looking at cultural mistrust, diagnostic issues, and Afrocentric values. Finally, Dr. Williams will highlight the literature on race and
IQ and psychopathology assessment. She will help participants in defining culturally sensitive therapy.
Outline
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: Colorblind versus Multicultural (Therapeutic) Approaches
PART 2: Racial Identity
PART 3: Stereotypes
PART 4: Mental Health Sequale of Discrimination and Racism
PART 5: Working with African American Clients
PART 6: Assessment and Treatment Issues
PART 1: Colorblind versus Multicultural (Therapeutic) Approaches
PART 2: Racial Identity
PART 3: Stereotypes
PART 4: Mental Health Sequale of Discrimination and Racism
PART 5: Working with African American Clients
PART 6: Assessment and Treatment Issues
Speaker/s
Monnica Williams, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of the Center for Mental Health Disparities at the University of Louisville, where she conducts psychological research, mentors students, and teaches advanced courses in multicultural psychology
and psychopathology. She completed her undergraduate work at MIT and UCLA, and received her doctoral degree from the University of Virginia. Dr. Williams was an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the Department of
Psychiatry for over four years, where she worked with Dr.Edna Foa at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety before her move to Kentucky in 2011.
Dr. Williams has presented at many scientific conferences and published multiple peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focused on anxiety disorders and cultural differences. She has been the principal investigator on several grant-funded research projects, and has served as a peer reviewer for over 15 different journals.
Dr. Williams is a licensed psychologist in two states. She is the Executive Director of the Behavioral Wellness Counseling Center,which has offices in Virginia and Kentucky. She treats adults with anxiety disorders and provides clinical instruction to trainees. In the community, she conducts trainings and lecture for medical residents,local organizations, and treatment providers. She was president-elect of the Delaware Valley Association of Black Psychologists and served on the board of directors of the Main Line PA chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).
Dr. Williams has presented at many scientific conferences and published multiple peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focused on anxiety disorders and cultural differences. She has been the principal investigator on several grant-funded research projects, and has served as a peer reviewer for over 15 different journals.
Dr. Williams is a licensed psychologist in two states. She is the Executive Director of the Behavioral Wellness Counseling Center,which has offices in Virginia and Kentucky. She treats adults with anxiety disorders and provides clinical instruction to trainees. In the community, she conducts trainings and lecture for medical residents,local organizations, and treatment providers. She was president-elect of the Delaware Valley Association of Black Psychologists and served on the board of directors of the Main Line PA chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).
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