WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
October 29, 2007
Dear Conference Attendees:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the World Federation for Mental Health, I am pleased to
welcome each of you to this first WFMH “Transcultural Mental Health in a Changing World:
Building a Global Response” conference. WFMH is proud to be joined by a number of Minnesotabased mental health, health, philanthropic, social, community services and governmental
organizations to present this groundbreaking conference that will highlight the major influence
culture plays in how individuals, communities, professionals and service organizations perceive
mental health and mental illnesses, and how mental health services are planned and delivered in a
multicultural community.
Thank you for being here, and for lending your ideas, experience and interest to this important
effort. It is the hope of WFMH and its Minneapolis-St. Paul partners that you will take home many
useful lessons and strategies to inform your own work --- and that you will leave with others
attending the conference the benefits of your own knowledge and experience. A successful
conference of this sort is measured by the sharing and networking that takes place – and by the
connections and sense of mutual support this time together facilitates.
The conference program has been intentionally designed to provide a truly global perspective on
transcultural mental health, while offering unparalleled opportunities to gain new information and
skills in service delivery, public policy, consumer and caregiver advocacy, and public awareness
and education. We are pleased to be able to offer you an outstanding program and hope that you
will take advantage of the roundtable discussions during the lunch breaks. As with all WFMH
meetings and conferences, the participants in this conference represent a broad base of interests -mental health professionals from all disciplines, mental health advocates and educators, health
educators, caregivers and family members, consumers and users of mental health services, and
policy makers – and provides a unique opportunity to share diverse perspectives and interests. We
encourage you to take advantage to broaden your own ideas and perspectives while you are here. I
wish you a most rewarding stay in Minneapolis, and a valuable learning experience.
Sincerely,
Preston Garrison
Secretary General and CEO
World Federation for Mental Health
CONFERENCE AGENDA
All Events are at the Marriott City Center Hotel
DAY 1 (OCTOBER 29, 2007)
8:00 – 10:00 AM
REGISTRATION DESK OPEN
Registration Desk – 4th Floor
10:00 – 11:30 AM
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1
Welcoming Ceremony - Professor John Copeland, WFMH President
Welcome by Minnesota State Representative Neva Walker
Keynote Plenary:
Introduction by Preston Garrison
The Role of Transcultural Mental Health in the Global Mental Health Movement
Ronald M. Wintrob, M.D.
Chair, WPA Scientific Section on Transcultural Psychiatry
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Butler Hospital – Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Response: James Jaranson, M.D.
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Box lunch provided)
Ballroom 2
Roundtable Discussion Groups
1:00 – 2:00 PM
PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1
Introduction by Professor John Copeland
Governmental Policy Initiatives for Transcultural Mental Health:
Multicultural Mental Health Australia
Assoc. Prof. Abd Malak
Mental Health Australia
Executive Director
Workforce and Organizational Development
Sydney (Australia) West Area Health Service
2:00 – 2:30 PM
REFRESHMENT BREAK
4th Floor Atrium
2:30 – 4:00 PM
CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
(1)
Public Policy and Advocacy
Elk Lake Room
Moderator: Theresa Davis
 WFMH Advocacy at the United Nations: A Nuts and Bolts Guideline for Action - Haydee
Montenegro, Ph.D.
(2)
Special Populations – Africans and African Americans
Birch Lake/Maple Lake Rooms
Moderator: Evelyn Lennon, LISA
 Working at the Nexus between Culture, Trauma and Somatization: A Four-Visit Model
to Address Psychological Trauma of East African Refugee Women within Primary Care
– Deborah Boehm, CNP, MPH, Mary Bradmiller, Ph.D. and Carol White, MA, MPH
 Mental Health Issues and Well Being of African Women in Minnesota
- Melissa Nambangi
(3) Best Practices in Prevention and Promotion
Pine Lake/Cedar Lake Rooms
Moderator: Evan Lewis
 How a Model Prevention Program Can Balance Program Fidelity and Program
Adaptation – Michele Andringa
 Prevention of Psychological Distress and Promotion of Well-Being: A Global
Perspective – John L. Romano, Ph.D.
 Cultural Issues in the Emergency Room Setting – Dionne Hart
(4)
Transcultural Mental Health Issues Related to Immigration, Refugees, and Trauma
Deer Lake Room
Moderator: James Jaranson, M.D.
 The Importance of Culture in Mental Health Work with Hmong Refugees – Learning
from the Experiences of Hmong Mental Health Providers – Linda Gensheimer, Ph.D.,
MSW, LICSW and Xiong Vue, MSW, LICSW
 Family Health Child Success: Citizen Action for Children in an African Immigrant
Community – William J. Doherty, Ph.D.
 Sisters Helping Sisters: Increasing Community Resources to Fight Depression in a
Maxed-out Medical System – Tai Mendenhall, Ph.D. LMFT
4:00 – 4:15 PM
Transition Break
4:15 – 5:45 PM
CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
(1)
Building a Culturally Competent Mental Health Workforce
Elk Lake Room
Moderator: Rosemary Woldhuis
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Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction among African American Mental Health
Professionals – Willie B. Garrett, MS, Ed.D.
Developing a Culturally and Linguistic Competent Workforce in Mental Health –
Jannina Aristy
Bilingual Psychotherapy – Bruce Field, M.D.
(2)
Delivering Equitable Care to Special Populations
Deer Lake Room
Moderator: Fred Jacobsen, M.D.
 Enhancing Cultural Competence: Welcoming Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Clients in Mental Health Services – Ellen Pendegar, MS, RN, CS and Jane Elven
 Delivering Equitable Care in Mental Health Services in the UK – Itai Nyamatore, MSc,
BSc (Hons)
(3)
Community Mental Health Programs
Birch Lake/Maple Lake Rooms
Moderator: Clarence Jones
 New Community Mental Health Services: How Australia is Delivering in a Multicultural
Environment – Evan Lewis
 New Neighbors/Hidden Scars: A Minnesota Community Working to Help War Refugees
Heal – Evelyn Lennon, LISA and Alice Tindi, LGSW
(4)
Mind/Body Connection and Spirituality
Pine Lake/Cedar Lake Rooms
Moderator: Hayee Montenegro, Ph.D.
 “Here and How” of Spirituality: Focusing Global Mental Health – Kailash Tuli
 The Chinese “Tong” Principle and Its Use in the Field of Mental Health – Key Sun,
Ph.D., MSW
(5)
Mental Health Consequences of Trauma
Crystal Lake Room
Moderator: Paul Ballas, D.O.
 Conflict and Peacemaking Across Cultures – Issam Smeir, LCPC
 Traumatic Exposure and Its Sequelae in Bedouin Members of the Israeli Defense Forces
– Yael Caspi, Sc.D., M.A.
 Immigration and Trauma: A Canadian Perspective and the STAR Approach – Chez-Roy
Birchwood, MA, CPRP
5:45 – 6:30 PM
Break
6:30 – 8:00 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
6th Floor
DAY 2 (OCTOBER 30, 2007)
8:00 AM
REGISTRATION DESK OPEN
Registration Desk – 4th Floor
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1
Introduction by Thanh Son (Lisa) Nguyen-Kelly, Ph.D., LP, DABPS
Promoting and Supporting Culturally Appropriate Children’s Mental Health Services
Mario Hernandez, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Chair
Child and Family Studies
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Response: Mark Sander, PsyD, LP and Paul Orieny, MS, LMFT
10:30 – 11:00 AM
REFRESHMENT BREAK
4th Floor Atrium
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
(1)
Special Needs of Children and Families
Elk Room
Moderator: Oliver Williams, Ph.D.
 Family Recovery Program: A Multi-systemic Recovery Approach to Families – Margaret
Trujillo
 Working with Refugee Children in a Secondary School: Lessons Learnt from a Pilot
Project in Liverpool, UK – Anandhi Inbasagaran, MBBS, CPM, MRCPsych, Carl
Dutton and Dr. Julia Nelki
 Psychological Treatment of Perpetrators and Victims of Domestic Violence among
Ethnic Minorities in Norway – Harald B. Jørgensen, Cand.Psychol/Psychologist
(2)
Special Populations – Arabic/Middle Eastern People
Deer Lake Room
Moderator: Charles Ray
 Impact of Immigration on Mental Health in the Muslim Population in Michigan – Fahra
Abbasi, M.D.
 Mental Health in Yemen: Obstacles and Challenges – Maan A. Bari Saleh, Ph.D.
(3)
High Needs and Low Resources
Birch Lake/Maple Lake Rooms
Moderator: Bruce Field, M.D.
 Walk-in Clinical Services in a High Need: Low Resource Age – Mineela J. Chand
 Poverty and Adjustment Among Children and Adolescents – Fred Dyer, Ph.D., CADC
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(4)
Cultural Variations Calling for New Forms of Services – Edith Henderson Grotberg,
Ph.D.
Special Populations – Latinos, Haitians, and Japanese Youth
Pine Lake/Cedar Lake Rooms
Moderator: Graciela Camara, Ph.D.
 Improving Mental Health Service Delivery to Hispanics-Latinos - Henry Acosta
 Haitians and Haitian Americans Living in the US – Marie Mesidor, Ph.D.
 Hikikomori: Case Series of Social Isolation Among Japanese Youth - Paul Ballas, D.O.
12: 30 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 – 3:30 PM
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Box lunch provided)
Ballroom 2
Roundtable Discussion Groups
CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
(1)
Special Mental Health Needs of Children and Families
Birch Lake/Maple Lake Rooms
Moderator: Kathleen Connors. Ph.D.
 Lessons in Innovation for Refugee Women, Children, and Youth – Kathleen Connors,
Ph.D., Jeff Atkinson, LPC, NCC, Monica McGannon, LCSW
 The Effects of Trans-Nationalism on Infant Development: Are We Meeting the Mental
Health Needs of Our Youngest Victims of Globalization? Yvonne Bohr, Ph.D.
(2)
Special Populations – the African Population
Pine Lake/Cedar Lake Rooms
Moderator: Mary Mogga
 Transcultural Mental Health: Response from Africa and Europe – Yemisi AgunbiadeSanusi, RMN, CQSW, MASW
 Substance Abuse Disorders in Youth in Africa – Fred Dyer, PhD., CADC
 Mental Health Issues for Somali Children and Families: A Call to Action – Huda Farah,
M.Sc.
(3) Student and Youth Mental Health
Deer Lake Room
Moderator: Mark Sander, Psy.D., LP
 Defeating Stigma on the University Campus – Graciela Camara, Ph.D.
 Providing Counseling and Advising Immigrant and Refugee College Students: Issues
and Intervention Strategies – Jamal Adam
(4)
Cognitive and Brain Disorders
Elk Lake Room
Moderator: Yael Caspi, Sc.D., MA
 Brain Injury Does Not Discriminate – Raye Marie Black, BS, CBIS and Janis Carey
Wack, BA, CBIS
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(5)
Functional Neuroimaging and Perceptions of Mental Health and Mental Illness – Stacey
A. Tovino, J.D., Ph.D.
Perception and Treatment of Depression and Other Disorders
Crystal Lake Room
Moderator: Lillian Comas Diaz, Ph.D.
 Culturally Appropriate Delivery Planning of the Burden of Depression in Mexico –
Gabriela Camara C., MA
 Depression Through Chinese Eyes: A Window into Public Mental Health in
Multicultural Australia – Bibliana Chan
 Prevalence of Post-Partum Depression in Urban and Rural Health Populations of
Pakistan – Rozina Farhad Mistry, M.D., MBBS, MHSc
 Attitudes towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help among VietnameseAmericans – Dung Ngo, Ph.D.
3:30 – 4:00 PM
REFRESHMENT BREAK
4th Floor Atrium
4:00 – 5:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1
“Panel Presentation” – Moderator: Charles Ray, WFMH Treasurer
Consumer/Service User, Family/Caregiver, and Mental Health Professional Issues in a MultiCultural Mental Health Services Environment
(1) Consumer Issues: What Really Matters
Susan Bergeson, President
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Chicago, Illinois
(2) Caregiver: The Burden of Mexican Families
Gabriela Camara C., MA.
Voz Pro Salud Mental
Mexico City, Mexico
(3) Increasing Cultural Competence in Clinical Practice
Fred Jacobsen, M.D. and Lillian Comas-Diaz, Ph.D.
Transcultural Mental Health Institute
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
5:30 – 6:15 PM
PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1
Introduction: Jonathan Lofgren
Speaker: Cultural Aspects and Impact of Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Addiction
H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., MPH, CAS, FASAM
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6:15 - 7:30 PM
BREAK
7:30 – 10:00 PM
CONFERENCE BANQUET
Ballroom 2
DAY 3 (OCTOBER 31, 2007)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1
(Break at 9:45 – 10:15)
Moderator: Richard Studer, WFMH Regional Vice President for North America
A Showcase of Innovative Programs, Policies, and Strategies Addressing Transcultural Mental
Health Issues
(1)
Culturally Appropriate Public Education on Mental Health for Latinos
Henry Acosta
Executive Director
National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health
Deputy Director
New Jersey Mental Health Institute
(2)
Capacity-Building Methods for Providers of Mental Health to Survivors of Psychological
Trauma in Low Resource Countries
David R. Johnson, MD, MPH; Linda Nielsen, MSW, LICSW; Pam Santoso, PMH
(candidate); Carol White, MS, MPH (candidate); Neal Porter, MA, MPPM
Center for Victims of Torture
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(3)
Culture of Wellness, Self Responsibility and Mutual Support – Can it Grow in Japanese
Culture?
Jeanie Whitecraft, M.Ed, CAC, CCS
Division Director
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Eri Kuno, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
VA Health Services Research and Development Center
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
CONFERENCE CLOSING SESSION
Ballroom 1
POSTERS
4th Floor Atrium
 Meeting Migrant Worker Mental Health Needs: A Collaborative Community Response Julie Lundberg, RN, BSN, BA. CCRN; Emily Gress, RN, BAN, CMSRN
 Qigong/Yoga on Mood Disorder/Depression in Patient Hospital Units – Joyce B. Perkins,
Ph.D., RN
 Hikikomori: Case Series of Social Isolation Among Japanese Youths – Paul Ballas, D.O.
EXHIBITS
4TH Floor Atrium
 Fieldstone Alliance
 Minnesota Region 10 Quality Assurance
 Minnesota Board of Aging
 Transcultural Nurses Association
 Mental Health Association of New Jersey
 African-American Family Services
 World Federation for Mental Health
Continuing Education
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, School of Social Work, University of
Minnesota is our onsite continuing education co-sponsor. Conference attendees who are interested in
obtaining CE credits must register onsite, and are required to visit the CE booth prior to attending conference
sessions. Packets will be provided to each CE recipient containing instructions and documents that are
critical to receiving CE certification. Also, CE credit seekers must complete daily sign in/sign out sheets at
the CE booth. Continuing Education units will be provided free of charge.
Up to 15.75 hours of continuing education credits available for the following professions:
Profession
Social Work
Psychology
Professional Counselors
Nursing*
Licensing Board
MN Board of Social Work
MN Board of Psychology
MN Board of Behavioral Health
Approval #
(CEP – 321)
(Board Log# 0710-7919)
(Pending)
*It is the responsibility of licensee’s of MN Board of Nursing Licensees to determine whether a continuing
education activity or professional activity meets the continuing education requirements. We encourage you
to visit the MN Board of Nursing’s website for specific information on nursing CE requirements.
Acknowledgements
WFMH is pleased to acknowledge the support of the following Minneapolis/St. Paul organizations
in the planning and execution of this conference:
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African American Family Services
Southside Community Health Center
Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PATTC)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota
Wilder Foundation
Northwest Resources for Families, Inc. (NWRF)
Northwest Hennepin Family Service Collaborative (NWHFSC)
Grotto Foundation
State of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Family & Children’s Service
Minnesota Fathers and Families Network
NWH & Associates
City of Minneapolis
We are thankful to all of the plenary speakers who have taken time from their own work to be with
us, and to each of you who have submitted papers for presentation in the exciting breakout sessions.
We greatly appreciate those who have provided funding to support our conference:
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Eli Lilly and Company
Boehringer Ingelheim
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American Community (IDVAAC), School of Social Work,
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children's Trust Fund
The Minneapolis Foundation
The St. Paul Foundation
Otto Bremer Foundation
Minnesota Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
Q Health Connections, Minneapolis
Southside Community Health Services, Minneapolis
African American Family Services, Minneapolis
Last but certainly not least, we appreciate the participants who have come from far and near to join
us in this important initiative. We look forward to your ongoing participation in WFMH activities
and would welcome your WFMH membership!