Description
May 22, 2025 | 12:00-1:00 PM Understanding and Reducing Health Stigma
Description:
This webinar will provide an overview of the systematic study of health stigma. Webinar content will include topics such as attitudes, norms, and biases; stereotypes and stigmatization; and social identity threat. The research related to stigma and substance use disorder and co-morbid conditions will be discussed to exemplify these themes. We will also discuss opportunities and strategies to incorporate for stigma-reduction interventions into clinical practice.
Learning Objectives:
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- Developing an understanding of key concepts and theories related to the science of stigma a psychological perspective.
- Understanding specific examples of research projects that apply psychological theory on stigma to understanding health disparities and care access challenges faced by people with socially devalued health conditions such as substance use disorders.
Presenters:
Dr. Scharnetzki is a Faculty Scientist at CIPHR. She completed her PhD in Experimental Social Psychology at the University of Vermont. Broadly, Dr. Scharnetzki is interested in the psychological, physiological, and behavioral effects of social devaluation mechanisms such as stereotyping, stigmatization and social identity threat. Specifically, her research focuses on understanding how these mechanisms impact the uptake of health-promoting behaviors among patients with stigmatized identities and/or conditions and how these processes may ultimately contribute to health disparities.
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Contact Hours 1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
