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PTSD 101 Courses: Cross-Cultural Considerations

 

PTSD 101 Courses: Cross-Cultural Considerations

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The course PTSD: General Cross-Cultural Considerations explores cultural identity and highlights how shared learned behavior and socially transferred meanings result in culturally-based assumptions about mental health. It will explore how interpretations of and reactions to severe stressors can vary by culture. It then provides strategies for modifying and augmenting assessment and treatment techniques when working with cross-cultural clients.

Author: Julia M. Whealin, PhD

Goals and Objectives

  1. Define culture and its impact on treatment
  2. Implement strategies for modifying and/or augmenting assessment methods when working with cross-cultural clients
  3. Implement strategies for modifying and/or augmenting treatment methods when working with cross-cultural clients

Continuing Education (CE) Credits: Read the brochure (PDF) required for this course, which lists specialties that may receive credit. See more on CE Credits.

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PowerpointCross-Cultural Considerations
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Approx. course time: 1 hr

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Take the Cross-Cultural Considerations exam for CE credit on TMS.

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