Psycho-Social Factors that Influence Mental Health Treatment Outcomes for Persons of Color: Psychodynamic Consequences and Intervention Possibilities–C. Jama Adams, PhD Scientific Program

Fee to attend: $30 for NOBPC members; $50 non-members; and $15 student rate. All attendees will receive a 2 hour CME certificate. This meeting is virtual. Pre-registration is required.

Contemporary psychodynamic treatment approaches tend to be insensitive to the effects of macro-social factors on the intra-psychic and inter-psychic functioning of persons of color. Racism and its handmaiden capitalism will be explored in relation to institutional practices, conflict and reparative acts. This talk endeavors to identify sociocultural factors that may impinge on responsiveness to psychoanalytic treatment and psychoanalytic training. Through understanding connections between racism, capitalism, and suffering, aspects of institutional organization will be examined for their reproduction of certain limitations and harm. Learners will be able to consider possible alternatives for both clinical and educational practices.
Learning objectives:
• Understand the psychodynamics of racism in relation to capitalism
• Understand the intrapsychic and intrapsychic implications for the work with persons of color
• Understand the implications for organizational atonement and reparation

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C. Jama Adams, Ph.D., is a Child-Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. His research focuses on the experiences of Africana persons from a multidisciplinary and international perspective. He has published on the social and psychological stressors confronting Africana families.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and NOBPC. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS MAY RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS ACTIVITY WITH A CME CERTIFICATE.