Psychopharmacology, Ethnicity and Culture

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Delivery: Synchronous Virtual Classroom via Zoom

In the US, psychopharmacology has been in existence for approximately 70 years since the FDA approval of Thorazine (1952). Much of the research focus has been on group differences associated with age and gender. Surprisingly, little research has focused on different ethnoracial groups.

This presentation will look at differences in how medications are absorbed, distributed and metabolized (known as pharmacokinetics) across groups. In addition, there are differences in how ethnoracial groups view the value of psychotropic medication including medication adherence, another area to be discussed within this workshop.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:

• Summarize critical diagnostic issues associated with ethnoracial groups.
• List several differences between groups based on pharmacokinetics.
• Describe at least two differences in how different groups view the recovery potential of psychotropic medication used to treat mental illness.

Instructor

Dr. Craig Strickland graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a Doctorate in Psychology and a focus on experimental research and neuroscience. Past positions include a faculty position at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and affiliate faculty positions at Widener University and Springfield College. He currently has guest lecturer privileges at the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, the Rutgers School of Social Work, and an affiliate professor position at Thomas Jefferson University, East Fall Campus in the Community and Trauma Counseling program. Dr. Strickland is the owner of Biobehavioral Education and Consultation, LLC.

Cost | CEUs

Program Cost: $70

CEUs: 3