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Without a person-center assessment of the relevant cultural aspects of the person’s identity, illness representations, treatment expectations, and social-structural impacts on vulnerabilities and resources, mental health practice often lacks the information to provide effective treatment.
The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is a protocol for asking individuals seeking mental health care about their and their families/friends’ views of their situation, cultural identity, past experiences of help seeking, and expectations for future care. It can be used as a culturally sensitive method to engage care recipients in mental health services and guide a comprehensive evaluation.
This presentation discusses the development and content of the DSM-5-TR core CFI and briefly summarizes research on its 4 uses: data gathering, therapeutic effect, training, and systemic care.
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will be able to understand the value of a cultural assessment in routine mental health care and incorporate a cultural assessment in their practice to improve engagement, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Learning Objectives:
Define the value of cultural assessment in routine psychiatric care for engagement, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Describe the development and components of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI), the DSM-5-TR cultural assessment.
Explain the 4 main uses of the CFI to date.
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: Sheppard Pratt
Cost: Free
For questions, email cme@sheppardpratt.org