At the end of this presentation, participants will: 

• Recognize the importance of understanding the historical context of the lives of older African Americans
• Recognize the importance of eliciting the older African American’s perspective of his/her mental and physical health challenges
• Elicit socio-cultural and spiritual beliefs that could influence an older African American’s health care choices and access to care
• Enhance knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of major mental health disorders when working with older African Americans

Presenter: Martha Crowler, PhD

This webinar will be presented in collaboration with the Massachusetts Mental Health Center GrandRounds series. 

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