The COVID-19 pandemic brings to the forefront the complex interconnected dilemmas of globalization, health equity, economic security, environmental justice, and collective trauma, severely impacting those with less resources globally. Given the fact that psychotherapists may unwittingly function as the best ally of an economic and political system that perpetuates institutionalized racism and class discrimination, we need to utilize a set of principles, values, and practices that are not just palliative or after the fact but bring forth into the psychotherapeutic and policy work a politics of care. We need a strong call to promote and advocate for the broader continuum of health and critical thinking preparing professionals to meet the challenges of health equity, as well as economic and environmental justice. This presentation aims at examining these critical issues and developing a framework for psychotherapists to address these challenges by focusing on four interrelated dimensions: cultural values, social determinants of health, collective trauma, and the ethical and moral responsibility of psychotherapists.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the complex interconnected dilemmas of globalization, health equity, economic security, environmental justice, and collective trauma.
2. Explain how psychotherapists can utilize a set of principles, values, and practices to help those needing mental health services.
3. Discuss ways that psychotherapists can promote and advocate for the broader continuum of health and critical thinking
4. Describe the four interrelated dimensions: cultural values, social determinants of health, collective trauma, and the ethical and moral responsibility of psychotherapists
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