Columbia University Seminar Series on Global Mental Health: The Importance of Representation in Mental Health Care for Adolescents Living with HIV
Speaker: Dr. Merrian Brooks, Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Brooks will discuss her adaptation of the Friendship Bench Intervention for adolescents living with HIV and the incorporation and training of near peer lay counselors. She will also discuss the role of implicit bias and poor cultural responsiveness in patient care and minority physician experience in medicine from both a global and local perspective.
This event is open to both the Columbia Community and the Public. Registration in advance is required. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VKTDzSPfQNe3xJ5XPM1WBw
All questions can be directed to Columbia University Global Mental Health Programs: [email protected]
