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Clinical Round Table

Vulnerable Populations

Integrating Minority Identity and Community Perspectives Within Evidence-Based Care: Views from ABCT SIG Leaders

Clinical Round Table 19 - Integrating Minority Identity and Community Perspectives Within Evidence-based Care: Views from ABCT SIG Leaders

Sunday, November 17, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
Location: Franklin 9, Level 4, Downtown Marriott
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Vulnerable Populations, Service Delivery
Recommended Readings: Carvalho, S. A., Castilho, P., Seabra, D., Salvador, C., Rijo, D., & Carona, C. (2022). Critical issues in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with gender and sexual minorities (GSMs). The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15, e3. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X21000398,  

Dickson, K. S., Lind, T., Jobin, A., Kinnear, M., Lok, H., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2021). Correction to: A systematic review of mental health interventions for ASD: Characterizing interventions, intervention adaptations, and implementation outcomes. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48, 884-908. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01144-4

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Galvan, T., Venta, A.., Silva, M.A., Moreno, O., Mercando, A., & Garcini, L.M. (2023). Applying an anti-racist approach to promoting health equity and psychological well-being in unaccompanied immigrant minors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(11), 1179-1181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2023.01.023

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Minoritized communities are often at increased risk for mental health concerns. Yet, evidence-based research and clinical care are traditionally developed and evaluated by and for members of majority groups. More broadly, the cognitive-behavioral framework itself often fails to integrate a socio-cultural perspective, particularly in the delivery of manualized treatments or other structured techniques, an oversight that excludes the lived experience of both the clinician and the client. This historic underrepresentation of minority group perspectives ultimately limits the social validity and effectiveness of CBT for minoritized patient populations. In this panel, leaders from ABCT’s minoritized SIGs will discuss the importance of identity in clinical work and how to address these factors while remaining evidence-based in our practice. Perspectives will be shared from those with a range of identities representing seven minoritized SIGs; Asian American Issues in Behavior Therapy and Research, Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities, Black Americans in Research and Behavioral Therapy, Latinx, Native American Issues in Behavior Therapy and Research, Oppression and Resilience: Minority Mental Health, and Sexual and Gender Minority). Panelists will also describe affirming and inclusive practices for engaging with their respective communities, including by delivering affirming clinical services as well as community-partnered approaches and advocacy work. Attendees will learn crucial considerations for integrating culture and identity within their work to create safe spaces for minoritized communities to engage and benefit from clinical care.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Describe the rationale for considering sociocultural identities in CBT with minoritized clients.
  2. Describe the role of lived experience for practitioners in building connection with clients.
  3. Identify at least 2 strategies for incorporating identity in work with minoritized clients.
  4. Describe at least 1 way to adapt a CBT-based case conceptualization to acknowledge minoritized identity.
  5. Identify at least 1 strategy for continuing to grow professional competencies in integrating community views and values within their practice.