At the end of this presentation, participants were able to:

• 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 was presented in collaboration with the Massachusetts Mental Health Center GrandRounds series.