Program
View the program and abstracts for the 42nd Annual Meeting
The SSPC Board of Directors is the governing body for the organization. It has the privilege and responsibility of maintaining the vitality of the organization, including its financial well-being and efforts toward meeting its mission. The board is comprised of officers (President, Vice President/President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and Immediate Past President) and board members at-large. A maximum of 14 people may serve on the board. Board members serve three-year terms that begin at the time of the Annual Meeting (usually mid-April), and they may serve two consecutive terms. One position is reserved for a trainee, and one for a non-physician professional.
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 |
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1 – 2:30p ET 10 – 11:30a PT |
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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 |
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An ethnographic film case study of collaboration between healers and mental health workers in Ghana | Lily Kpobi Ursula M. Read |
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An ethnographic film case study of collaborative mental health care in Indonesia | Ade W. Prastyani Diana Setiyawati |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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3 – 4:30p ET 12 – 1:30p PT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Non-Suicidal Self Injury and Social Media: Public Health in the Culture of Online Communities | Tess Wishart Devyn DeMars |
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4:30 – 5p ET 1:30 – 2p PT |
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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 |
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1:15 – 1:30p ET 10:15 – 10:30a PT |
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1:30 – 3p ET 10:30a – 12p PT |
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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 |
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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 |
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Psychologists in Armenia: Agents of Change Amid Constraint and Intransigence | Seran Schug Narine Abrahamyan |
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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 |
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3:30 – 4:30pm ET 12:30 – 1:30p PT |
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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 |
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Esperanza (hope): Community-University Partnership to Reduce Mental Health Disparities in Latinx Communities | Stephen Quintana | Abstract | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Demoralization and Subjective Incompetence in Italy and in the United States | John de Figueiredo Robert Kohn |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Workshop 8: First Do No Harm: Teaching Ethics in Global Mental Health Training Programs | James Griffith Michael Sexton Rida Malick Raj Sachdej |
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