IPA 2018 Webinar Series
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Diversity Considerations for Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Developing a sense of cultural competency is a journey that can span throughout an entire professional career. Diversity issues can be complicated and difficult to identify and address when treating adults, children, and families. In this presentation, we will focus on identifying the numerous diversity factors to consider when treating children and adolescents.
The primary goal of this presentation is to raise clinicians’ awareness for identifying such issues and effectively addressing them in treatment. In addition, we will focus on how clinical presentations may vary due to diversity issues. Another goal of the presentation will be to openly discuss how our personal social and cultural biases may impact our experience when diagnosing and treating children and adolescents. A variety of diversity issues will be explored from theoretical, clinical, professional, and personal perspectives.
Learning Objectives
By completing this program, participants will able to:
Dr. Aashia M. Bade is a licensed clinical psychogist practicing in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University. Dr. Bade obtained both her Master's and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Indiana State University. She has worked in various clinical settings including a pediatric inpatient psychiatric hospital, community mental health centers, and juvenile correctional facilities.
Dr. Bade is currently the Regional Director of Mental Health for Wexford of Indiana, supervising the mental health services for Indiana Department of Corrections. She is also the owner for AMB Psychological Health.
Dr. Bade has extensive experience providing individual and family therapy for children, adolescent, and adults with a range of diagnoses. Her primary clinical focus is treating children and adolescents with severe externalizing and internalizing psychopathology. She utilizes a multisystemic approach to address the various clinical issues that may arise when working with patients.