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Introduction
This workshop provides clinicians from all therapeutic backgrounds with the practical skills to adapt therapy for service users from different cultural and faith backgrounds.
The workshop looks at how the culture and context of the service user impacts on the way they may engage with therapy and how the therapist can facilitate this engagement through practical skills and techniques. This approach is the cornerstone of the IAPT Positive Practice Guide which has demonstrably improved access and outcomes for minoritised service users in the NHS.
The event will be equivalent to 5.1/2hrs of CPD.
Content
This 1 day workshop is designed to introduce staff working in mental health services to the broad ideas that underpin adapting therapies largely developed for white majority populations to increase their effectiveness and accessibility for minoritised communities. The workshop is based on the key principles of the IAPT BAME Positive Practice Guide.
This engaging workshop start with first principles of why adaptation of therapies is important and then uses case examples to steer participants through the key skills necessary to make those adaptions. The workshop includes consideration of the way that culture shapes people’s understanding of mental health difficulties and so informs the way they seek help, looks at the role of spirituality and faith in mental health treatments, outlines the impact that experiences of racism and other forms of discrimination can have on mental health and provides therapists with the skills to respond to this effectively. The workshop includes an overview of the importance of maintaining cultural humility in the way that we offer and think about treatments.
Learning Objectives
The key learning outcomes are:
• Understanding the needs of the communities served
• Recognising the impact of discrimination and racism on mental health
• Asking about and understanding the ethnic and religious background of service users
• Understanding the role of family systems in someone’s life
• Understanding how therapists can work with cultural and spiritual beliefs about the causes of emotional distress
Training Modalities
Training will use a combination of didactic teaching, personal reflection, role play between facilitators and participant action plans
Key References
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-cognitive-behaviour-therapist/special-issues/being-an-anti-racist-cbt-therapist
Beck, A. (2016) Transcultural therapy for anxiety and depression: a practical guide. Routledge.
Beck, A (2019) et al The IAPT BAME Positive Practice Guide. BABCP - (https://legacy.babcp.com/files/About/BAME/IAPT-BAME-PPG-2019.pdf)
Crawford MJ, Thana L, Farquharson L, Palmer L, Hancock E, Bassett P, Clarke J, Parry GD. (2016) Patient experience of negative effects of psychological treatment: results of a national survey. The British Journal of Psychiatry Mar 2016, 208 (3) 260-265; DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.162628
Wallace, S., Nazroo, J., & Bécares, L. (2016). Cumulative Effect of Racial Discrimination on the Mental Health of Ethnic Minorities in the United Kingdom. American journal of public health, 106(7)
About the presenter
Dr Andrew Beck
Dr Andrew Beck has been a Consultant Clinical Psychologist since 2006 and as a service lead, researcher and supervisor has focussed on developing services for marginalised communities. He also has an interest in how services support and develop staff to ensure they provide high quality patient care and remain in good emotional and physical health while they do so. He was project lead for the IAPT BAME Positive Practice Guide (2019) which has been the key document guiding NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) services in England to provide more accessible and culturally responsive and is the author of Transcultural CBT for Anxiety and Depression (Routledge 2016). Andrew is involved in training in culturally adapted therapies at a national and international level and led on establishing India’s first stand-alone CBT training course in Chennai. He has published widely and is an Associate Editor of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist journal with a responsibility for research on cross-cultural therapy. He is a past President of the BABCP, Head of Service at Bradford’s Clinical Health Psychology team, was Head of Psychological Therapies in CAMHS for many years and Director of Psychology at We Are Wellbeing, a major provider of workplace based psychological and physical health projects.
Dr Kiran Nazir
Dr Kiran Nazir is an HCPC-registered Health Psychologist and a BABCP-accredited CBT therapist with over 10 years of experience in mental health. In her current role as Service Lead within a Health Psychology service, Kiran supports patients living with Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia—conditions that often require a culturally sensitive approach to care and management. She has a strong background in adapting therapeutic materials for clients who are not fluent in English and in delivering therapy in Urdu and Punjabi to promote equitable access to psychological support. Alongside her clinical work, she lectures part-time on the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology, where her teaching includes culturally adapting behaviour change interventions.
Kiran has previously worked as the Long-Term Conditions Lead within Bradford IAPT, where she developed care pathways for individuals with chronic health conditions. During her time in IAPT, she trained as a supervisor for the BA for Muslims intervention and provided supervision to PWPs implementing this approach. She has also co-led supervision groups focused on working with cultural differences, supporting therapists and assistant psychologists to enhance their cultural competence in clinical practice.
Who should attend
This event is suitable for psychological therapists from all therapy modalities including CBT, Low Intensity interventions, Counselling, IPT, Psychotherapy and EMDR therapists.