Upcoming Events
February 26, 2021
Lessons Learned from a Culturally-Specific Dually-Diagnosed Program for African Americans
Josepha Campinha-Bacote, PhD
March 26, 2021
Domestic/Partner Violence during Covid-19
Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam,MD
May 21, 2021
Suicide: Home Isolation and Depression
Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam,MD
June 18, 2021
Mental Health in Minority Communities: Shifting from Talking to Action
Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD
Past Events
January 29, 2021
Youth Who Become Violent: Deconstructing the “Why”
Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD
October 23, 2020
Trauma, Stress, Social Justice, PTSD-
Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam,MD
August 28, 2020
Recovery process for African Americans Post Covid-19
Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam,MD
FRIDAY June 26, 2020: Trauma and its Impact on Black Communities: Preparing Patients & Families for Mental Health Treatment
Webinar Links and Resources to the June 26, 2020 Training
FRIDAY June 26, 2020
Trauma and its Impact on Black Communities: Preparing Patients & Families for Mental Health Treatment
Presented by: Karriem Salaam, MD & Delane Casiano, MD
*This event will be a live webinar format*
Educational Goals:
The goal of this course is to enhance overall professional growth and improve clinical skills in the identification and management of African Americans who experience trauma.
Learning Objectives:
By the completion of this presentation the learner will be able to:
- List three social determinants of mental health for African Americans
- Name four symptom categories in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Identify five ACEs
- Identify four areas of the brain affected by ACEs
- Name three mental and/or physical health problems associated with ACEs
Wednesday March 25, 2020: Intersection of Race, Psychiatry, Medicine and Pharmacology
FRIDAY March 20, 2020
Intersection of Race, Psychiatry, Medicine and Pharmacology
Presented by: ACBH - a FREE CME Program - The African American Patient:
DATE: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
TIME: 9:30am - 12:00 pm
Sign in begins at 8:30am; training starts promptly at 9:30am
LOCATION: 2000 Embarcadero, Ste. 400
Gail Steele Room, 5th Floor, Oakland, CA 94606
Audience: All prescribers (MD’s/DO’s) of HCSA/ACBH and contracted CBO staff are invited and highly encouraged to attend.
Trainer: Lester E. Love, MD & Shadi Doroudgar, PharmD
Description:
This training will engage participants in a series of activities, and discussions that will increase their awareness and sharpen their skills in working with African American patients to decrease the barriers to treatment and increase positive outcomes in mental health settings.
Learning Objectives: After this training, participants will be able to:
1) Recall barriers African American (AA) patients encounter when seeking health care
2) Identify the practitioner’s role in patients’ perception of care
3) Compare differences in psychiatric care of AAs and Caucasians
4) Specify at least three ways in which race and racism have influenced psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of African American patients
5) Cite the diagnostic criteria for hypertension, and name which classes of antihypertensive medica-tions have been shown to be especially effective, or ineffective, in African-American patients (based on the most recent American Heart Association Guidelines)
6) Name the five potential components of metabolic syndrome, make the diagnosis, and provide four ways in which psychiatric providers can assist in the treatment plan
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Food: Breakfast will be provided
If you have a reasonable accommodation request or grievance regarding an ACBH
training, please email or call the Training Contact listed on this flyer, and cc the Training Unit. A minimum of 5 days advance notice is much appreciated.
If you have any questions, please send an email to Peter.Dating@acgov.org
"The Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians."
ACBH takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
ACBH designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
FRIDAY March 20, 2020: Eight Stories Up and Thirteen Reasons: Choosing Hope Over Suicide
FRIDAY March 20, 2020
Eight Stories Up and Thirteen Reasons: Choosing Hope Over Suicide
Presented by: DeQuincy Lezine, Ph.D
About the Presenter:
DeQuincy Lezine is a suicide attempt survivor who has been active in national suicide prevention since 1996. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UCLA, and completed a three-year suicide prevention postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester. Dr. Lezine is the Chair of the Attempt Survivor and Lived Experience Division of AAS and Co-Chair of the Consumer Survivor Committee for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Dr. Lezine was the primary writer for The Way Forward published by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAMHSA 2015 Voice Awards. He is the Director of the Lived Experience Academy and CEO of Prevention Communities.
Description:
The long-range goal is for participants to approach the task of helping someone through a suicidal crisis in a way that is effective, comprehensive, and results in the recovery and growth of the person after the crisis. The topic of suicide prevention will be demystified for participants entering with an introductory level of knowledge about the topic, and they will be more confident about how they can contribute to suicide prevention. More advanced participants will be able to approach their crisis intervention work with improved sophistication and enhanced confidence about the potential long-term outcomes for individuals who have survived a suicidal crisis.
Learning Objectives:
1. List the 5 major parts of a suicidal crisis path where interventions can occur.
2. Identify 3 suicide interventions that could prevent someone from dying by suicide.
3. Describe the relationship between recovery and resilience.
4. Describe 2 paths that someone can pursue for personal growth following a suicidal crisis.
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This course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for RNs by the California Board of Registered Nurses, BRN Provider No. 12040; for Addiction Professionals by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals Education Institute (CCAAP_EI), Provider No. 4C-04-604-0620; for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences; Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBHCS) is approved by the California Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for the target audience of this training, Provider No 65749; and for Psychologists as an approved provider by the California Psychological Assoc., Provider No. ALA006. ACBHCS maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Please note: in order to receive CE credit, it is the participant’s responsibility to attend the full training, sign in, sign out, and turn in a completed evaluation.
Continuing Education Certificates will be emailed to qualifying training participants within 30 days of the training.
FRIDAY February 28, 2020: The Journey Towards Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Care Services: A Culturally Conscious Model of Care
FRIDAY February 28, 2020
The Journey Towards Cultural Competence in the Delivery ofBehavioral Health Care Services: A Culturally Conscious Model of Care
Presented by: Josepha Campinha-Bacote, PhD
Description:
In responding to the current demographic changes in the United States, mental healthcare professionals face the challenge of providing culturally and linguistically responsive services to our ever-growing diverse world. Despite the development of several models of care and service delivery efforts to meet these challenges, mental healthcare professionals continue to ask the question,
"What does it mean to be a culturally competent mental healthcare professional?" In this presentation, Dr. Campinha-Bacote answers this question by taking mental healthcare professionals on a personal journey towards cultural competence in the delivery of mental health services.
Educational Goals:
One goal of this presentation is to examine Dr. Campinha-Bacote’s practice model of cultural competence, The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services by discussing the clinical application of her model's constructs of cultural desire, cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skill, and cultural encounters. A second goal is to provide mental healthcare professionals with a culturally conscious approach for positively impacting on the quality of healthcare services for all populations.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the need for cultural competency in behavioral healthcare delivery
2. Articulate a practice model of cultural competency for mental healthcare professionals
3. Compare cultural competence with cultural humility
4. Define cultural competemility
5. Discuss the five constructs of cultural competence in healthcare delivery
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: This course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for RNs by the California Board of Registered Nurses, BRN Provider No. 12040; for Addiction Professionals by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals Education Institute (CCAAP_EI), Provider No. 4C-04-604-0620; for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences; Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBHCS) is approved by the California Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for the target audience of this training, Provider No 65749; and for Psychologists as an approved provider by the California Psychological Assoc., Provider No. ALA006. ACBHCS maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Please note: in order to receive CE credit, you must attend the full training and complete an evaluation.
Continuing Education Certificates will be emailed to qualifying training participants within 30 days of the training
FRIDAY October 25, 2019: How to Heal Trauma With These 3 Steps
FRIDAY October 25, 2019
How to Heal Trauma With These 3 Steps
Presented by: Kim Porter, M.Ed., MA
About the Speaker:
Kimberli is the founder of 4 Points Holistic Wellness, a company that promotes mental and physical health wellness from a holistic perspective. Kimberli is a graduate of CSU Hayward with a bachelor's in Human Development. She also holds a master's degree in education and a master's degree in holistic/trans-personal counseling psychology. Kimberli worked as an educator for 15 years prior to making the transition to full-time counseling, coaching, and training. In 2019 Kimberli became a Reiki master/teacher.
Educational Goals:
This workshop is intended to increase working knowledge of systemic/generational trauma, provide steps for healing trauma and how to work with clients of color using the identified steps.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to define and explain systemic and generational trauma
2. Participants will be able to identify and summarize 5 warning signs, 5 triggers and 3 natural responses to trauma
3. Participants will be able to give examples and use 3 different tools in each step in healing trauma
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This course meets the qualifications for 5.0 hours of continuing education credit for RNs by the California Board of Registered Nurses, BRN Provider No. 12040; for Addiction Professionals by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals Education Institute (CCAAP_EI), Provider No. 4C-04-604-0620; for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences; Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBHCS) is approved by the California Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for the target audience of this training, Provider No 65749; and for Psychologists as an approved provider by the California Psychological Assoc., Provider No. ALA006. ACBHCS maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Please note: in order to receive CE credit, you must attend the full training and complete an evaluation.
Continuing Education Certificates will be emailed to qualifying training participants within 30 days of the training
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019: The African American community's view of behavioral health -- How these ideas were formed and what can be done to decrease the stigma
FRIDAY September 20, 2019
The African American community's view of the behavioral health -- How these ideas were formed and what can be done to decrease the stigma
Presented by: Lester Love, MD and Roberta Sanders, BSN, LMSW
Description:
If we are to effectively understand and address mental health stigma in the African American community, we must first be able to accurately conceptualize stigma processes, the factors that produce and sustain such processes, and the mechanisms that lead to stigma outcomes. In the African-American community mental health issues are often compounded by the psychological stress of systematic racism. In black communities persons are often reluctant to seek both physical and mental health care this can often be attributed to the general distrust of the medical establishment. This distrust is not without merit, historically African-Americans have been misdiagnosed at a higher rate than there white partners, and black communities have been exploited by the United States government and the medical community in the name of medical advancement.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this workshop the learners will be able to:
1. Many researchers have defined stigma in terms of the presence and convergence of four interrelated components. Participants will be able to list and define those four components.
2. Participants will be able to define and give examples of the three major types of stigma — public stigma, self-stigma, and institutional stigma.
3. Participants will be able to describe at least one formulation of the cycle of stigma.
4. The interplay of culture, stigma, and power can be complex. Participants will be able to describe how each of these components, and their interplay, uniquely affect mental health stigma in the African-American community.
5. Participants will be able to describe at least two tools for quantifying stigma, and how to use those tools to effectively challenge/combat mental health stigma in the African-American community.
This course meets the qualifications for 5.5 hours of continuing education credit for RNs by the California Board of Registered Nurses, BRN Provider No. 12040; for Addiction Professionals by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals Education Institute (CCAAP_EI), Provider No. 4C-04-604-0620; for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences; Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBHCS) is approved by the California Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for the target audience of this training, Provider No 65749; and for Psychologists as an approved provider by the California Psychological Assoc., Provider No. ALA006. ACBHCS maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Please note: in order to receive CE credit, you must attend the full training and complete an evaluation.
Continuing Education for MDs and DOs: Alameda County Behavioral Health is accredited by the Institute for Medical Qualify/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ACBH takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. ACBH designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Sponsored by Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services
2018-2019 Trainings
MONDAY JUNE 10, 2019: Healthcare Re-envisioned - The MIS-labeling of Our Children and Targeted Nutrient Therapy
MONDAY JUNE 10, 2019
Healthcare Re-envisioned - The MIS-labeling of Our Children and Targeted Nutrient Therapy
Presented by: Albert Mensah, MD
Description:
Evidence demonstrates that mental and psychological conditions are often misdiagnosed and/or under diagnosed, particularly in disadvantaged communities and/or communities of color. In this workshop, Dr. Albert Mensah will provide evidence, drawn from years of research and patient treatment, that nutrient therapy is effective, thereby demonstrating that mental health disorders CAN be corrected. Dr. Mensah will also look to refute the tendencies for mental and behavioral disorder over-diagnosis and the mis-labelling of people, especially young people, from underserved communities.
Learning Objectives:
1. What biochemical imbalances correlate with specific mental and psychological disorder symptoms?
2. What evidence demonstrates the efficacy of nutrient therapy in addressing and resolving mental and psychological disorders?
3. What evidence demonstrates a pattern of mis-diagnosis of mental health and behavioral health concerns in under-served communities, and how can these mis-diagnoses be overcome?
4. What are some cross-functional physical health benefits of nutrient therapy that go beyond mental health applications (i.e. cardiovascular health, strengthening of the immune system, improved eyesight, etc.)?
FRIDAY May 31, 2019: Clinical Pearls Regarding Diagnosing and Prescribing for the African American Population for Healthcare Providers who are Prescribers
FRIDAY MAY 31, 2019
Clinical Pearls Regarding Diagnosing and Prescribing for the African American Population for Healthcare Providers who are Prescribers
Presented by: Lester Love, MD and Shadi Doroudgar, Pharm.D., APh, BCPS, BCGP, BCPP
*NEW LOCATION* Hilton Garden Inn 510 Lewelling Boulevard San Leandro, CA 94579 Time of this event 9:00am-3:00pm
Description:
This session will be structured around Case Based Learning — Psychiatric Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Patient. We will begin by reviewing the demographics of Alameda County and Alameda County Mental Health. Then, with three clinical cases, we will closely exam the interplay of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, psychopharmacology, and mood disorders in the African American patient.
Learning objectives:
1) The Problem of Misdiagnosis
2) Differential Diagnostic Considerations
3) Neuropsychiatric Side Effects of Cardiac Medications
4) Alterations in Pharmacokinetics in Heart Disease
5) Psychotropic Medication Use in Heart Disease 6) Drug-Drug Interactions
FRIDAY APR 26, 2019: Clinical Pearls Regarding Diagnosing and Prescribing for the African American Population for Healthcare Providers who are Not Prescribers
FRIDAY APR 26, 2019
Clinical Pearls Regarding Diagnosing and Prescribing for the African American Population for Healthcare Providers who are Not Prescribers
With Shadi Doroudgar and Lester E. Love
Description:
During this session, the participants will be engaged in lecture as well as case based interactive discussions. The goal is to give non-prescriber's sufficient knowledge and skills so that can better assist in the diagnostic and treatment process for African American clients.
By the end of the session, the learners should be able to:
- Describe the clinical presentation and risk factors associated with various disease states
- Describe the mechanism of action, clinical use, contraindications, adverse reactions, and clinically significant drug interactions of various drug classes
- Design a patient-centered, evidence-based therapeutic regimen for a patient
- Identify appropriate monitoring parameters when initiating or modifying pharmacotherapy
- Identify clients who need a higher level of care and refer accordingly
TUESDAY MAR 26, 2019: Cultural Skill: A Component of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Mental Health Services
TUESDAY MAR 26, 2019
Cultural Skill: A Component of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Mental Health Services
With Dr. Josepha Campinha-Bacote
By the completion of this workshop, the learner will be able to:
1.Discuss the 5 components of cultural competence
2.Define cultural skill
3.Identify three cultural assessment tools
4.Describe the spiritual, pharmacological, and physical components of a cultural assessment
5.Generate a cultural assessment tool
FRIDAY FEB 22, 2019: Introduction to the African American Training and Technical Assistance program
FRIDAY FEB 22, 2019
African American Training and Technical Assistance program: Introduction
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the psychoanalytic principle of resistance and explain how it might be a useful personal and professional tool.
- Describe the dynamics of misdiagnosis in the African American community.
- Name five of the leading causes of excess morbidity and mortality in the African American community.
- Discuss the five measurements that are a part of metabolic syndrome.
- Generate 1-2 ideas as to how a mental health provider can better integrate physical health and mental health.
- Recall barriers for African American (AA) patients receiving mental health care.
- Identify the provider’s role in patients' perception of care.
- Compare differences in psychiatric care of African Americans compared to other races.
- Discuss at least three constructs of cultural competence that impact on conducting a cultural assessment.
- Articulate at least two components of cultural assessment tool.
- Discuss at least three tools to use when conducting a cultural assessment.
