Cafecito entre nos… Meet the Developer – 11:00pm ET

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This new session conversation with Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD one of the developers of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) who will share information about the development and benefits of using a cultural assessment tool.

The CFI is a semi-structured, person-centered interview tool included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR). This interview helps clinicians understand how culture shapes a patient’s experience of illness, their help-seeking behaviors, and their expectations for care. It is a set of protocols that can guide cultural assessment during evaluation and treatment planning with any patient by any provider in any care setting.

The session includes a dialogue section where the audience will have an opportunity to ask Dr. Lewis-Fernández about the CFI and its use in clinical practice.

Learning objectives:

• Learn about the developer’s professional background and their contributions to the behavioral health field serving Hispanics and Latinos
• Share an overview of the Cultural Formulation Interview and its development
• Discuss the areas the interview explores
• Address the possible benefits of using this interview
• Discuss with the audience its pertinence with Latino populations

Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD