Culture and Treatment for Psychological Disorders Presentation

Imagine you have been hired by a local community mental health center as an expert to give a talk to a group of citizens who are from two cultures who tend to be hesitant to seek treatment for psychological/psychiatric issues. Your goal is to present some of the benefits of seeking appropriate assessment and treatment for mental health issues, while emphasizing and respecting the general cultural norms and beliefs of your audience. Choose two cultures where mental health treatment has not been the norm or where it has been hesitantly used. Research the reasons for this as well as the cultural norms, beliefs, and experience that have driven the hesitancy or even refusal to engage in mental health assessment or treatment. Provide information on rates of mental health issues for both populations as well as some typical symptoms that are notable for individuals in each culture. Describe to your audience your understanding of their stance and provide a culturally sensitive and appropriate presentation on the benefits of assessment/treatment and how the field of psychology can incorporate their cultural needs into the assessment/treatment process to better serve them.

This project should be 15+ slides, not including your cover and reference slides. All slides must include citations and properly formatted presenter's notes. Use at least four scholarly references, in addition to the text to respond.

Assignment:  You will begin preparation for next week's assignment. In two pages or less, develop a full sentence outline detailing what the content of each slide will be.

To do this you will need to identify the two cultures you are going to be speaking to. Your outline should include APA formatted citations and be informed with your scholarly source support.

One thing to think about is how you can use the information this week on language/communication and health across cultures to make your overall presentation more effective. You should include a reference page.

Attachment:- weekly assignment.rar