12/9/2021 Grand Rounds

Racial and Intersectional Identity Matters in Clinical Care

Speaker:
Cecil R. Webster, Jr, MD
Lecturer in Psychiatry, Part-Time; Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital

Race and racial differences have recently engaged our national spotlight and matters of sexuality and other intersectional identities have received greater attention, and at a pace that often leaves clinicians feeling unsure. Through the use of historical frames, psychoanalytic theory, recent health data, self-reflection, and clips of popular culture television, this presentation hopes to allow the clinician to feel better prepared for an increasingly vital element of clinical work.

Learning Objectives:
    1. Identify the key components of personal identities and their impact in the therapeutic relationship.
    2. Recognize the historical role and place of race/ethnicity in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry.
    3. Discuss ways to elicit race and other intersectional identity themes in our clinical spaces.