Presenter Name: Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon
Webinar Title/Topic: Reducing Stigma among Asian Americans: The Personal Relevance of Psychotherapy
Date: Wednesday May 3^rd, 2023
Webinar Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm EST

Summary: This session will provide an overview of mental illness stigma among Asian Americans. It will demonstrate how personally relevant psychotherapy may reduce stigma. The strengths and limitations of culturally adapted psychotherapy will be reviewed. Recent research on the personal relevance of psychotherapy will be presented, as well as current work to develop a therapy app that may reduce stigma.

Objectives:
1. Define mental illness stigma.
2. Describe cultural adaptations of psychotherapy.
3. Discuss why personally relevant psychotherapy may reduce stigma.

Speaker Bio: Gordon Nagayama Hall is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon. Dr. Hall received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He started his career as a psychologist at Western State Hospital in Washington state. Dr. Hall later was a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University and Penn State University. He served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) and as President of the Asian American Psychological Association. He was Editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. His textbook Multicultural Psychology is in its 4^th Edition. Dr. Hall received the Lifetime Achievement Award from APA Division 45 and an APA Presidential Citation for his extraordinary leadership in advancing multicultural psychology. His research interests are in culture and mental health with a particular interest in Asian Americans. He currently has NIH funding to develop a problem-solving therapy app for Asian Americans. Dr. Hall is on the board of the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon.

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