Live Webinar: Client Mental Health and Multicultural Assessments on May 15, 2024. 2 CEs offered.
Description of Webinar
This course will address the connection between mental health and the assessment of diverse populations, including the impact of culture on diagnosis. The implications of misdiagnosing diverse populations are far-reaching and impact the life trajectory of these communities. Solutions to misdiagnosis of diverse populations will be addressed, including the use of various psychological tests and other clinician-based solutions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss how diverse populations, including those organized around race, gender, and sexual orientation, may be misdiagnosed in the assessment process;
- Describe the far-reaching impact of misdiagnosis (underdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, and incorrect diagnosis) on diverse communities; and
- Analyze solutions to misdiagnosis based on culture, including the use of various tests and clinician-based solutions.
Registration Cost
Number of CEs Offered
2
Webinar Date
May 15, 2024
Webinar Time
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PT
Instructional Level
Intermediate
Target Audience
School psychologists, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), licensed behavior analysts (LBAs), behavior specialists, counselors, teachers, special education teachers, speech–language pathologists (SLPs), and occupational therapists (OTs).
Webinar Completion Requirements
This webinar provides the opportunity to earn 2 live continuing education (CE) credits for full course attendance. Certificates of Completion equivalent to 2 contact hours of professional CE credit will be provided upon satisfactory completion of webinar requirements. In order to receive the Certificate of Completion for the webinar, participants must be present for the entire course. They must also complete the Post-course Evaluation Survey at the end of the webinar. No partial credit will be awarded.
Presenter Bio
Linda McGhee is a clinical psychologist and nationally recognized moderator, mental health expert, and speaker. She has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Huffington Post, and Grown and Flown. She has appeared on the Testing Psychologist podcast, presenting on unconscious bias, culturally sensitive assessments, and advocacy and assessment. Dr. McGhee was recently elected as APA president-elect of the Assessment Psychology section of Division 12, the Society of Clinical Psychology. She was the past president of the Maryland Psychological Association.
Dr. McGhee is one of the nation’s foremost experts on culturally sensitive testing and assessment for diverse populations. She trained and worked as an attorney prior to obtaining a PsyD at George Washington University (GWU). Dr. McGhee currently teaches assessment at GWU’s Forensic Psychology program and has taught assessment in the GWU PsyD program as well as the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has addressed national organizations, school associations, psychology practices, and school psychologist groups on diversity in assessment. To facilitate these important conversations, Dr. McGhee formed the Multicultural Assessment Community, which hosted its third annual conference in October 2023. She contributed a chapter on the assessment of diverse populations with bipolar disorder to the book Psychological Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, edited by James Kleiger and Irving Weiner. She is currently collaborating on a book chapter on the assessment of African Americans in the Essentials series.
Special Needs Request
WPS will make accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require specific accommodations, please email prolearn@wpspublish.com prior to or at the time of course registration so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Disclosures
Presenters receive an honorarium and royalties for their presentation and from the sale of the webinar.
Continuing Education Credit
APA Approved Sponsor
WPS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. WPS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
WPS is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school psychologists. WPS maintains responsibility for the program. (NASP Approved Provider #1003)
The educational offerings available through WPS may qualify for continuing education credit as required by a variety of other national, state, and local licensing boards and professional organizations. If you need CE credit from an organization other than those listed, please contact your own board or organization to determine specific course and filing requirements.
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