This webinar delves into the critical role of race and culture in the diagnosis and experience of psychotic disorders. Through a historical lens, we will explore how sociopolitical movements in the U.S. have unfortunately contributed to the overdiagnosis of schizophrenia in Black individuals.
Participants will gain insight into the specific challenges mental health clinicians often encounter when striving for accurate diagnoses in people of color. We will identify three key areas where these challenges manifest.
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Format
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on November 12, 2020 at the virtual conference, Third National Conference on Advancing Early Psychosis Care in the United States: Addressing Inequities - Race, Culture, and COVID.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how historical sociopolitical movements in the U.S. have contributed to the overdiagnosis of schizophrenia in Black people.
- Identify three ways mental health clinicians tend to experience challenges diagnosing people of color accurately.
- Describe how social factors connected to racial discrimination contribute to vulnerability for psychotic experiences in Black and Latinx people.
Outline
- Role of race in the psychiatric diagnosis of African Americans.
- Racial disparities in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
- Racial disparities in psychotic experiences.
- The influence of racial discrimination and trauma in the expression of psychotic experiences.
- Clinical assessment of psychosis in racially minoritized groups.
Target Audience
Psychologists, Social Workers, and Other Mental Health Professionals
Instructional Level
Intermediate
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: July 30, 2025
Program End Date: July 30, 2028
Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board
After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through SMI Adviser's Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, CE credit for psychologists, CE credit for social workers, or a certificate of participation may do so by completing all sections of the course, including viewing the full video (≥60 minutes) and submitting an evaluation. A multiple-choice quiz is provided based on the content. A passing score of 75% must be achieved. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians), CE certificate (psychologists), CE certificate (social workers), or certificate of participation (other disciplines) showing the completion date and hours/credits earned.
Continuing Education Credit
Physicians
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The APA designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
The American Psychiatric Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Social Workers
American Psychiatric Association, provider #1743, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/18/2020-05/18/2021 and 05/18/2021-05/18/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 (clinical) continuing education credits.
Continuing education requirements vary from state to state. Many state boards grant reciprocity with national accrediting organizations and other state boards. It is the responsibility of each professional to understand the requirements for license renewal or check with the state or national licensing board and/or professional organization to become more familiar with their policies for acceptable continuing education credit. Social workers and Psychologists should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
Instructor
- Deidre M. Anglin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Doctoral Clinical Psychology Program at The City College of the City University of New York (CUNY) with postdoctoral research training in psychiatric epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Anglin leads several projects and mentors students in her Clinical and Social Epidemiology (CASE) Lab designed to identify social determinants of psychosis risk in populations of color. She has published several papers focused on race, racism, and psychosis and the stigma of mental health service utilization in Black and Asian populations. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Program Planners
- Steven Adelsheim, M.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Catherine Adams, L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W., C.A.A.D.C. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Susan T. Azrin, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Iruma Bello, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Gary Michael Blau, M.S., Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Teri S. Brister, Ph.D., L.P.C. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Nybelle An-Vi Caruso, B.S. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Amy N. Cohen, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Robert O. Cotes, M.D. Dr. Cotes discloses the following relationships: Consultant: Saladax Biomedical, American Psychiatric Association Grant/Research: Ostuka, Lundbeck, Roche, Alkermes
- Judith Dauberman, M.A., Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Steven P. Dettwyler, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Melissa Edmondson Smith, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Chantel Garrett. Ms. Garrett discloses the following relationships: Stock: Invitae, stockholder Livongo, stockholder Color, private equity holder Consultant: Maine Health Northwell Health One Mind Grant/Research: One Mind National Institute of Health
- Tristan Gorrindo, M.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Kate Hardy, ClinPsych.D. Ms. Hardy discloses the following relationships: Consultant: SME for Click Therapeutics
- Robert K. Heinssen, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Brian Hepburn, M.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Patrick Kaufmann, B.S. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Sherin Khan, L.C.S.W. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Steven R. Lopez, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Ted Lutterman. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Tushita Mayanil, M.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Ryan Melton, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Oladunni Oluwoye , Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Abram Rosenblatt, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- David L. Shern, Ph.D. Dr. Shern discloses the following relationships: Grant/Research: Through my employment at NASMHPD, I co-chair the dissemination function of the Early Psychosis Intervention network as part of the national data coordinating center at Westat. Westat was awarded the coordinating center grant by NIMH Other: serve on the Board of Livanta
Reviewers
- Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 3/14/2024)
- John Torous, MD, MBI, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 3/2/2024
- Amy N. Cohen, Ph.D, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 3/8/2024)
- Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 3/14/2024)
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