Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Care in an Integrated Health Setting

A focus of this introductory workshop is on the impact of trauma on behavior and brain development. The presenters discuss health disparities regarding reporting and substantiation of trauma among racial and linguistically diverse groups. Culturally competent and evidence-based assessment and interventions techniques, as well as limitations of current models of care, are explored. An examination of how multidisciplinary integrated health care settings can help improve access to care, facilitates exploration of techniques to screen for trauma among vulnerable and diverse populations.

Original webcast date: October 15, 2020

This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 2.5 continuing education contact hours.

• Summarize the impact of trauma on brain and behaviors.
• Discuss disparities related to reporting rates of trauma and substantiation of racial and linguistically diverse groups.
• Demonstrate how integrated health care settings can improve access to care and provide culturally competent assessment and intervention services for underrepresented groups.

Anjali Gowda Ferguson, PhD and Jadig Garcia, PhD