Thursday, October 4, 2012
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Culturally Appropriate Assessment Revealed: the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Foundation
Demonstrated with Videotaped Case Vignettes
Director: Russell Lim, M.D.
Participants: Francis Lu, M.D.
Friday, October 5, 2012
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Trauma Informed Care and Confronting Organizational Racism: An Integrated Approach to
Systems Change for Consumers and Providers
Chair: Paula Panzer, M.D.
Participants: Keris Myrick, Ph.D., Kenneth Hardy, Ph.D., Joan Adams, L.C.S.W.
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Trustin’ Wise Ole’ Owls: Racial Stress, Coping, & Socialization in Black Families
Lecturer: Howard Stevenson, Ph.D.
Friday, October 5, 2012
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Developing Training with a Racial Lens: Self-Assessment Tool and Guidelines
Chair: Paula Panzer, M.D.
Participants: Richard J. Gersh, M.D., Kenneth Hardy, Ph.D., Caroline Peacock, M.S.W.
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Reintegration Challenges for Returning Veterans and the Value of Military Cultural
Responsiveness Among Civilian Community Providers
Chair: Adriana Rodriguez, L.C.S.W.
Participants: Rebecca Wynn, M.S.
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Making Space for Courageous Conversations About Race and Culture in Human Service
Organizations
Chair: Joan Adams, L.C.S.W.
Participants: Shirley de Peña, L.C.S.W.
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Behavioral Health Care and the NYC Child Welfare System: An Antiracist Historical Analysis of a Critical Relationship
Chair: Jordan Margolis, L.C.S.W.
Participants: Jonathan McLean, M.S.W.
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Cross-System Service Delivery for Multi-Challenged Families: An Integrated Approach to
Preventive Service Delivery
Chair: Mary Dino, L.C.S.W.
Participants: Naomi Weinstein, M.P.H.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Research on Socially Assigned Race Health and Mental Health
Chair: Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Addressing the Neurocognitive and Social Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Racist and
Sexist Events in our Daily Practice
Director: Donald Williams, M.D.
Haitian Mental Health Forum, Brooklyn, New York, October 7, 2012
1:00 pm Registration
1:30 pm Welcome/Opening Remarks
Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H.; Jean Tropnas, M.D.; Marie-Claude Rigaud, M.D., M.PH.; and Ramotse Saunders, M.D.
2:00 pm Panel 1: “Mental Health Issues in the Haitian Community Before and After the Earthquake”
Moderator ~ Frantz Moise, M.D.
Mardoche Sidor, M.D. ~ Manifestations of Pediatric Trauma in the Haitian Community
Louis Belzie, M.D. ~ Adult Issues
George Casimir, M.D. ~ Mental Health Issues in the Haitian Geriatric Population Before and After the January 12, 2010 Earthquake
Richard Douyon, M.D. ~ Haitian Response to Trauma in the Vodou Context, Diagnosis and Treatment
3:00 pm Refreshments and Cultural Entertainment by Euneek Kebreau
3:30 pm Panel 2: “Behavioral Health Interventions, Services, and Resources”
Moderator ~ Marie Daniella Charles-Belzie, MD
Magdalena Maurice ~ Peer Advocate
Michael Garrett, M.D. ~ SUNY Downstate Interventions in the Haitian Community After the Earthquake
Pierre Jean-Noel, M.D. ~ Services and Resources for Children and Adolescents
Margarette Tropnas ~ Community Services and Resources
4:30 pm Refreshments and Networking
5:00 pm Cultural Entertainment by Michele Voltaire Marcelin
5:30- 6:00 pm Recognition of Community Leaders and Closing Remarks
Jean Tropnas, M.D. and Stephen Goldfinger, M.D.