DSW Candidate – LaTronna Hill, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
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Virtual Showcase of DSW Scholars 2025 Event!
Ensuring Culturally Competent Social Work Practice: Improving the Mental Health Outcomes of African Americans
DSW Candidate – LaTronna Hill, LMSW
Monday, April 28, 2025
1:00 PM- 2:15 PM Eastern Time Zone
Credit Hours: 1.0
Description
Ensuring Culturally Competent Social Work Practice: Improving the Mental Health Outcomes of African Americans
This capstone presentation will explore how intergenerational trauma has affected African Americans more than any other race throughout history. The trauma began with slavery and has been passed down through generations without proper treatment for the abuse endured. The majority of African American culture describes mental health services as poor and inadequate, which has resulted in increased diagnoses of depression and anxiety.
Research shows mental health professionals, including social workers, are not educated or trained properly on how to treat African Americans suffering from intergenerational trauma created from systemic oppression. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has created several policies to ensure cultural competence in the profession, but it is not enough as African Americans continue to suffer from poor treatment. This capstone project examines the literature documenting the history of oppression in African Americans and inadequate mental health treatments, proposes a new framework that provides a new lens to social work educators and leaders to prepare social workers, and presents a new training model that focuses on increasing cultural competence in social workers.
Keywords: Cultural competence, intergenerational trauma, social work, mental health, African Americans
Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Identify at least two reasons why trauma has been transmitted through generations of African Americans from slavery to present day.
- Explain why there is inadequate cultural competence education and training in the social work profession.
- Explain how the government plays a role in the systemic oppression of African Americans.
Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.
Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/22-9/29/25. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.
Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.
