Disability as Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence

An individual’s disability isn’t just a medical diagnosis – it’s a cultural experience and way of life. Through an increased focus on disability culture in healthcare education, healthcare providers can develop the practical knowledge, strategies and skills required to meet the unique and diverse needs of individuals with disabilities and effectively provide culturally competent care.

After this 60-minute webinar you will be able to:

• Explain the importance of disability as a diversity variable in psychology
• Describe the various models of disability, disability culture, ableism and microaggressions
• Discover ways to develop disability cultural competence and awareness
• Describe disability affirmative therapy

This presentation offers one hour of CEU accreditation from CCMC and CRC.

Presenter:

Sheryl Berardinelli
PsyD, ABPP