| Est. Time: | 37 minutes |
| Curriculum Year: | 2025-26 |
| Presented By: | Arunie Saldhi, Registered Provisional Psychologist |
Course Objectives
- Identify key mental health challenges that are specific to South Asians in Canada, including the impact of migration and assimilation
- Describe how Western medical models of mental health may conflict with collectivist cultural perspectives and assess the impact of these misalignments on client engagement and treatment effectiveness
- Explain the impact of intergenerational trauma on South Asian youth and adults
- Recognize common health care provider biases and assumptions that arise when working withSouth Asian clients, and develop strategies to mitigate them
- Apply a culturally informed, holistic and trauma-based approach to treatment using real life case studies and examples
- Distinguish and adapt core concepts of cultural competency to work effectively with other collectivist cultures beyond the South Asian community
