Interprofessional Approaches to Address Racism and Bias in Health and Health Care Teams

The intention of this collection is to provide care providers, educators, and students/learners with resources to help eliminate racism and bias across the continuum of interprofessional practice and education. Please browse these resources for guidance, tools, research, and other information in order to help eliminate racism and bias within your own context.

This presentation (48:46 minutes) by Lauren Parker discusses the public health considerations for cultural adaptations in dementia caregiving. Learning objectives: (1) describe unique cultural values of Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian dementia caregivers; (2) identify emerging practices to culturally adapt dementia support interventions to meet the care needs of diverse communities; and (3) conceptualize best practices necessary to develop and sustain equitable culturally adapted caregiving interventions.

This presentation (53:30 minutes) by Debbie Blessing, Debbie Hayden, and Kenyne Humphrey provides an introduction to cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) and how this therapy can make a difference for those with dementia. Learning Objectives: 1) to introduce Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) as a psychosocial intervention for persons with mild to moderate dementia; 2) to learn how CST was designed and evaluated; 3) to understand the key features, principles and structure of CST; and 4) to demonstrate the various methods of CST delivery.