Culture and Mental Health Workshop (afternoon session)

Posted Thursday 07 November 2024 | Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ)

Marcela Fischer is presenting Culture and Mental Health Workshops during October - in Atherton on 13 October 2022 and two (2) sessions in Cairns on 27 October 2022. 

Workshop objectives:

• gain an understanding of mental health issues for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
• explore how CALD clients perceive mental health and mental health care
• discuss acculturation processes and the implications for mental health in CALD populations
• discuss barriers to accessing services and strategies to provide person-centered care in the mental health context.