Addressing Social Needs and Social Determinants of Health for People Experiencing SMI
Overview

Resource Availability 

@ American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved. This course material was originally created for SMI Adviser, and is now utilized with permission for the APAF SMI Learning Resource Center. The content in this course material is still current and relevant, yet, please be aware that some external resources and links may no longer be active or available.   

Description 

Serious mental illness (SMI) leads to health and life inequities and health and life inequities worsens SMIs.  This special webinar will focus on exploring the interrelationship between SMI and the social determinants of health and well-being.  Using tools like the WIN Measures and Pathways to Population Health Equity, this webinar will help you to build an intersectional strategy to integrate an understanding of social needs for your patients--and to build systems that care of social needs and mental health needs together. 

Format 

Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.  

This presentation was recorded on October 27, 2023. 

Learning Objectives 

Build a working understanding of how mental health and social needs intersect together to worsen or improve health and life outcomes. 

Utilize the Pathways to Population Health Equity framework to assess how serious mental illness intersects with social needs, social determinants of health, and root causes for a particular client. 

Develop a population approach to patients with mental health and social well-being issues. 

Target Audience 

Psychiatrist, Physician (Non-Psychiatric), Physician Assistant, Psychologist, Counselor/Therapist, Social Worker, Peer Specialist 

Instructional Level 

Intermediate 

Estimate Time to Complete 

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour 
Program Start Date: April 1, 2026 
Program End Date: April 1, 2029

Certificate of Participation 

After completing the evaluation, participants will have the opportunity to download a certificate of participation. No continuing education credits are provided for this activity. 

Faculty and Planner Disclosures 

The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity - including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others - are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.  

Faculty  

  • Somava Saha, MD, MS serves as Founder and Executive Lead of Well-being and Equity in the World (WE in the World), as well as Executive Lead of the Well Being In the Nation (WIN) Network, which work together to advance inter-generational well-being and equity. Dr. Saha has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Program Planners  

  • Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
  • Amy Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Cohen has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
  • John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
  • Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Ms. Khan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities 

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Technical Requirements 

This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following: 

The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari 

Internet Explorer 11+ 

This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player. 

Optimal System Configuration: 

Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version) 

Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version) 

Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher 

Minimum Requirements: 

Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content 

Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content 

For assistance: Contact educme@psych.org for questions about this activity |  

Contact support@smicaladviser.org for technical assistance 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Expires on Apr 01, 2029
Credit Offered:
1 COP Credit
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