“Cultural Rounds in Mental Health”

Clínica Latina organizes “Cultural Rounds in Mental Health.” This monthly conference follows a format of a clinical case conference focusing on clinical issues and mental health services to multicultural populations. An expert discussant is invited to highlight the positive outcomes and teach about culturally sensitive mental health services. This conference provides education on cultural competent treatment of interest to all UMDNJ-UBHC clinical staff and to the entire community of mental health clinicians in the area. “Cultural Rounds in Mental Health” is announced in our website and by electronic reminders to appropriate health agencies in the area. This important educational program is opened to the mental health community at no charge.

CULTURAL ROUNDS IN MENTAL HEALTH
Offered by Clínica Latina
Academic Year 2006- 2007

Cultural Rounds Slides:

• Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for PTSD (New)
  in People with Serious Mental Illness:
  A Randomized Controlled Trial
  By Stephanie Marcello, Ph.D.

• Substance Abuse in Latinos
  By Carmelo Colon ACSW, LCSW

• Medication Treatment of Mental Disorders in American Hispanics
  Humberto Marin, M.D.

• Treating Bilingual Bicultural Children ()
  Ingrid N. Ortiz LCSW

• Cognitive Behavioral Strategies for Somatization
  Alejandro Interian, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Psychiatry

• Domestic Violence in Latinos September 2006
  • Domestic Violence Resources for Latinos

• Cultural Aspects of Religious Beliefs and Alternative Healing Systems in Psychiatric Care
  By Haydee Colon Hernandez, MS and Theresa Miskimen, MD

• Community-Campus Initiatives to Improve Mental Health Services for Underserved Populations
  By Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D

• Clinica Latina Opening
  By Javier I Escobar MD

• Latinos in New Jersey and their Understandings of Depression and its Treatment
  By Peter J. Guarnaccia

• Latino Patient with Depression Presenting to Primary Care
  Provided by: Javier I Escobar, MD
  Presenters: Theresa Miskimen, MD; Esperanza Diaz, MD

• The Latino Health Paradox
  By William A. Vega