Program

View the program and abstracts for the 42nd Annual Meeting

Day 1, Thursday, April 22, 2021

Time	Session	Speaker/Facilitator	Abstract
12 – 12:45p ET 9 – 9:45a PT	John Spiegel Fellowship Presentation: Foundations of Somali resiliency: Insights from a non-Western perspective	Alec Terrana	Abstract
12:45 – 1p ET 9:45 – 10a PT	Break
1 – 2:30p ET 10 – 11:30a PT
	Symposium 1: ‘Together for Mental Health’: Using visual research methods to understand how health workers, families and healers work together to improve mental health and reduce coercion and restraint in Ghana and Indonesia		Abstract
	Background and lessons learned from Ghana and Indonesia	Ursula Read Erminia Colucci
	An ethnographic film case study of collaboration between healers and mental health workers in Ghana	Lily Kpobi Ursula M. Read
	An ethnographic film case study of collaborative mental health care in Indonesia	Ade W. Prastyani Diana Setiyawati
	Workshop 1: Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Incorporating acceptance and commitment therapy principles to overcome intergroup anxiety and improve race relations among mental healthcare professionals	Kartik Sreepada Sarah-Margaret Marks Lauren Hanna James Hambrick	Abstract
	Paper session 1: Community, Society, Collaboration
	Developing Advisory Boards within Community-based Participatory Approaches to Improve Mental Health among Refugee Communities	Alisa Miller Emily Hahn	Abstract
	Negotiating Collaborative Partnerships between Psychiatry and other Mental Health Professionals and the First Nation Population in Northwestern Ontario	Bobby Chaudhuri	Abstract
	Community participation in intervention design to promote wellbeing in indigenous communities in Guatemala: a realist-inspired process evaluation	Katherine Pizarro	Abstract
	Slow Thought, Slow Psychiatry: A Social Psychiatry Manifesto	Vincenzo Di Nicola	Abstract
2:30 – 3p ET 11:30a – 12p PT	Break
3 – 4:30p ET 12 – 1:30p PT
	Paper session 2: Navigating Healthcare Systems
	Best Practices of Addressing Psychosocial Needs of Refugees	Els Rommes	Abstract
	Refugees’ Agency in Dealing With a Mental Healthcare System	José Renkens Els Rommes	Abstract
	Multilingualism in Outpatient Mental Health Care Services in Germany	Mike Mösko	Abstract
	Ethno-Racial Differences in Coercive Interventions and its Influence on Help-Seeking Behaviours among Black First Episode Psychosis Patients	Sommer Knight	Abstract
	Workshop 2: Making Global Mental Health Truly Global: An interactive discussion	Victor Pereira-Sanchez Anna Fiskin Jibril I.M Handuleh Sanya Virani Bernadette Mdawar	Abstract
	Paper session 3: Supporting Children, Youth, and Young Adults
	Distress, Despair, and Suicidality in Rural South African Youth	Oyedeji A. Ayonrinde	Abstract
	Improving Behavioral Health Screening in Primary Care through Inter-Disciplinary Collaboration	Lidija Petrovic-Dovat	Abstract
	A Validation Study of Language and Health Brokering Measures in a Young Adult Population	Andrea Ochoa Anoushka Gokhale	Abstract
	Non-Suicidal Self Injury and Social Media: Public Health in the Culture of Online Communities	Tess Wishart Devyn DeMars	Abstract
4:30 – 5p ET 1:30 – 2p PT
	Optional: Meet the committee chairs
	Program Committee	Bonnie Kaiser
	Education Committee	Kenneth Fung
	Advocacy Committee	Anna Fiskin
	Trainees Committee	Jenny Liu
	Membership Committee	Eric Jarvis
	Family Interest Group	Steven Wolin
	Senior Advisory Group Effort (SAGE)	Jim Boehnlein

Day 2, Friday, April 23, 2021

Time	Session	Speaker/Facilitator	Abstract
12 – 1:15p ET 9 – 10:15a PT	Plenary Presentation: Diseases of Despair in Central Appalachia in the Time of COVID and Efforts to Assist	Larry Merkel Scott Murphy	Abstract
1:15 – 1:30p ET 10:15 – 10:30a PT	Break
1:30 – 3p ET 10:30a – 12p PT
	Symposium 2: Sociocultural Diversity, Mental Health, and COVID-19: From research to practice		Abstract
	Latent class analysis of COVID-19 experiences, social distancing, and mental health	Rochelle L. Frounfelker
	Ethno-cultural disparities in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic	Diana Miconi
	From research to action: A collaborative community project to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in ethno-racial communities in Montreal	Cecile Rousseau
	Workshop 3: Arts-Based and Visual Methodologies as Tools for Collaborative Mental Health Research and Human Rights Activism	Erminia Colucci	Abstract
	Workshop 4: Advancing Equitable Care: Taking Action to Address Sociocultural Influences on Pediatric Psychiatric Practices	Cody Roi Charles Coleman Brittnie Fowler	Abstract
	Paper session 4: A Focus on Healthcare Worker Needs
	Pride or Prejudice? In What Ways Does the Ethnicity of Medical Students and Doctors, alongside the Process of Medical Acculturation, impact on their Mental Health, Wellbeing and Professional Attainment?	Diana Bass	Abstract
	Using Digital Platforms to Deliver Resilience Training to Counter Burnout in Healthcare Workers in Rural Nepal	Eva Studer Tula Gupta	Abstract
	Psychologists in Armenia: Agents of Change Amid Constraint and Intransigence	Seran Schug Narine Abrahamyan	Abstract
	Developing a Mental Health Curriculum with a Focus on Culture for Volunteers at a Student-Run Primary Care Free Clinic Serving Primarily Hispanic Patients	Andrea Mendiola	Abstract
3 – 3:30p ET 12 – 12:30p PT	Break
3:30 – 4:30pm ET 12:30 – 1:30p PT
	Works-In-Progress 1
	Learning in Good Faith: Lessons from a cultural humility training day on mental health in Muslim communities	Sarah Hanafi Salam El-Majzoub Sara Cohen-Fournier Mario-Pierre Gervais Jennifer Picado	Abstract
	Esperanza (hope): Community-University Partnership to Reduce Mental Health Disparities in Latinx Communities	Stephen Quintana	Abstract
	Works-In-Progress 2
	A Clinician’s Management of a Female Patient with Schizophrenia Desirous of Childbearing	Nyamekye Richards	Abstract
	“The challenge is the healing method” The practice of Transcultural Psychiatry in the DyoNises Theatre	Thiago Beck Raices	Abstract
	Resident Consultation Session	Kenneth Fung Anna Fiskin Lisa Andermann

Day 3, Saturday, April 24, 2021

Time	Session	Speaker/Facilitator	Abstract
12 – 1:30 ET 9 – 10:30 PT
	Workshop 5: Finding Hope in Telling Our Stories:Understanding the Intersection of Discrimination and Shame in the Treatment of Eating Disorders in People of Color and LGBTQ+ Communities	Norman Kim	Abstract
	Workshop 6: Enhancing Structural Humility: Using Community Mapping as a Therapeutic Tool	Ana Ozdoba Shaina Siber-Sanderowitz Allison Glasgow Elizabeth Beckford Tara Chouake	Abstract
	Paper session 5: Trauma, Stigma, and Distress: Lessons Learned
	Past trauma, resettlement stress, and mental health of older Bhutanese with a refugee life experience	Tej Mishra Rochelle Frounfelker	Abstract
	A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Demoralization and Subjective Incompetence in Italy and in the United States	John de Figueiredo Robert Kohn	Abstract
	Lived Experience, Policy and Resilience under COVID 19	Gerald McKinley	Abstract
	Self-stigma among individuals with psychosis and their caregivers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Ria Dwi Agustina	Abstract
1:30 – 1:45 ET 10:30 – 10:45 PT	Break
1:45 – 2:30 ET 10:45 – 11:30 PT	Business Meeting
2:30 – 3:15 ET 11:30 – 12:15 PT
	Poster Session
	Exploring the Horizon of Culturally-Attuned Mobile Technology Assisted Mental Health Interventions Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women: An Equity Focused Systematic Review	Ammar Saad Olivia Magwood	Abstract
	The Ethics of Collaborative Partnerships	Bobby Chaudhuri	Abstract
	Strengthening a community of practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: A co-created podcast series for Indigenous mental health promotion	Caroline Bec	Abstract
	Yazidi Refugees and their Mental Health Care Providers in Canada: Perspectives on mental health, coping strategies and barriers to care	Jacqueline Bobyn	Abstract
	Online Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) Training to increase Resilience and Promote Social Justice and Equity in response to the Pandemic	Jenny JW Liu	Abstract
	Changes in acuity of mental illness in a residential school in South India in the context of COVID-19	Kartik Sreepada	Abstract
	Are Theatrical Vignettes a Viable Medium to Support Asian American Families Affected by COVID-19? CHATogether in Secondary Boarding Schools	Max Su	Abstract
	Cultural adaptation of family psychoeducation for West African families of patients with First Episode Psychosis: A qualitative needs assessment	Michaela Field	Abstract
	A Qualitative Study on the Experience of First Episode Psychosis and Pathways to Care for South Asian Women Using Early Intervention Services for Psychosis in Montreal	Negin Zamani	Abstract
	Reported Psychosocial Benefits of Self Help Groups in Rural Rwanda	Nina Sreshta Sifa Dorcas	Abstract
	The effect of multiple cultural environments on divergent thinking: Does your culture impact your cognitive flexibility and problem-solving abilities?	Pascale Bockelmann	Abstract
	3:15 – 4:45p ET 12:15 – 1:45p PT
		Symposium 3: Bridging differences: A three-site comparison of cultural consultation	Discussant: Laurence Kirmayer	Abstract
20 Years of Cultural Consultation in Montreal		G. Eric Jarvis
Essential components of an effective multicultural peer consultation service		Gabriela Nagy
Bridging differences: The experience of Centre Minkowska in Paris, France		Stéphanie Larchanché
Workshop 7: Strategies for Engaging & Collaborating With Refugee Communities to Deliver Mental Health Services		Emma Cardeli Osob Issa	Abstract
Workshop 8: First Do No Harm: Teaching Ethics in Global Mental Health Training Programs		James Griffith Michael Sexton Rida Malick Raj Sachdej	Abstract