On-Demand Webinar: Client Mental Health and Multicultural Assessments
This course will address the connection between mental health and the assessment of diverse populations, including the impact of culture on diagnosis. The implications of misdiagnosing diverse populations are far-reaching and impact the life trajectory of these communities. Solutions to misdiagnosis of diverse populations will be addressed, including the use of various psychological tests and other clinician-based solutions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this on-demand webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss how diverse populations, including those organized around race, gender, and sexual orientation, may be misdiagnosed in the assessment process;
- Describe the far-reaching impact of misdiagnosis (underdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, and incorrect diagnosis) on diverse communities; and
- Analyze solutions to misdiagnosis based on culture, including the use of various tests and clinician-based solutions.
Registration Cost
Number of Contact Hours Offered
2
Presenter Bio
Linda McGhee, JD, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and nationally recognized moderator, mental health expert, and speaker. She has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Huffington Post, and Grown and Flown. She has appeared on the Testing Psychologist podcast, presenting on unconscious bias, culturally sensitive assessments, and advocacy and assessment. Dr. McGhee was recently elected as APA president-elect of the Assessment Psychology section of Division 12, the Society of Clinical Psychology. She was the past president of the Maryland Psychological Association.
Dr. McGhee is one of the nation’s foremost experts on culturally sensitive testing and assessment for diverse populations. She trained and worked as an attorney prior to obtaining a PsyD at George Washington University (GWU). Dr. McGhee currently teaches assessment at GWU’s Forensic Psychology program and has taught assessment in the GWU PsyD program as well as the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has addressed national organizations, school associations, psychology practices, and school psychologist groups on diversity in assessment. To facilitate these important conversations, Dr. McGhee formed the Multicultural Assessment Community, which hosted its third annual conference in October 2023. She contributed a chapter on the assessment of diverse populations with bipolar disorder to the book Psychological Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, edited by James Kleiger and Irving Weiner. She is currently collaborating on a book chapter on the assessment of African Americans in the Essentials series.
Disclosures
Presenters receive an honorarium and royalties for their presentation and from the sale of the webinar.
Original Webinar Date
May 15, 2024
Webinar Duration
120 Minutes
Instructional Level
Introductory
Target Audience
School psychologists, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), licensed behavior analysts (LBAs), behavior specialists, counselors, teachers, special education teachers, speech–language pathologists (SLPs), and occupational therapists (OTs).
Agenda
The on-demand courses are designed to be self-paced. You can start and stop as needed. You must watch the videos in their entirety before taking the CE test.
Registration and Confirmation
Customers will purchase their course on the WPS website by adding selected item(s) to their cart and completing their transaction with a credit card. Customers who wish to pay with a purchase order will need to contact a representative at 844-378-4918. Once payment is rendered, customers will receive a sales order confirmation email, followed by an email that contains the License Key link. Customers will click on the link to register on the WPS website or sign in if they have already registered. There, customers will be able to access course(s). Once registered, customers will receive a registration confirmation email.
Refund/Cancellation Policy and Late Registration/Transfer Fees
The on-demand courses available through the WPS Professional Learning Center (WPS ProLearn™) cannot be returned after they have been accessed and cannot be transferred.
Webinar Completion Requirements
To obtain your Certificate of Completion for on-demand CE courses, you must first watch the video. Then, answer the questions contained in the post-test on the WPS Professional Learning Center (WPS ProLearn™) and submit the post-test for scoring. A post-course evaluation survey will also be provided for you to submit feedback to WPS.
In order for a Certificate to be issued, you must pass the post-test with a score of 75% or higher. If you do not pass on your first attempt, you will be allowed two opportunities to retake the post-test. If you do not pass after a total of three attempts, you will need to repurchase access to the materials. We recommend that you make a copy of your post-test answers for your records before submitting them to WPS for scoring. All Certificates of Completion will be provided electronically in the WPS ProLearn system. No partial credit will be awarded.
Special Needs Request
WPS will make accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require specific accommodations, please email prolearn@wpspublish.com prior to or at the time of course registration so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Continuing Education Credit
APA Approved Sponsor
2 CEs
WPS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. WPS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
NBCC
2 CEs
Western Psychological Services (WPS) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7646. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Western Psychological Services (WPS) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
The educational offerings available through WPS may qualify for continuing education credit as required by a variety of other national, state, and local licensing boards and professional organizations. If you need CE credit from an organization other than those listed, please contact your own board or organization to determine specific course and filing requirements.
AOTA
.2 CEUs
WPS is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID #10931. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
AOTA APP Category: Category 1 - Occupational Therapy Service Delivery – Evaluation
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