Rural Mental Health: Cultural Competence, Ecological Perspective, and Training

Apr
25

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Rural Mental Health: Cultural Competence, Ecological Perspective, and Training
Talena Justice
The aim of this capstone presentation is to bring attention to the unique barriers of availability, accessibility, and acceptability that rural populations in the United States tend to face in relation to mental health services. This capstone presentation will discuss how cultural competence in rural areas is lacking and should be tailored to the area where the rural population served resides. Cultural competence tailored to the population served is important for mental health agencies and providers to possess to work effectively with rural populations.Specifically, understanding how each unique rural area presents with barriers to mental health services that have an interconnected relationship with the culture in that area. The incorporation of ecological perspective into cultural competence is a proposed solution for mental health agencies and professionals to use to more effectively understand the influence of their geographic location on their area’s culture. Recommendations to alter trainings for mental health professionals at rural community mental health centers, along with agency policy, are provided to incorporate this perspective.

April 25, 2023 1:05 PM – 2:05 PM EDT
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Event Details

Date
April 25, 2023
Time
1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
Cost
Free
Location
TBD

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