15th Annual Summer Program
May 4 to June 1, 2009
You can download the 2009 Summer Program in PDF format.
2009 Brochure [.pdf] .
General information
Registration information
Courses and workshops
- Cultural Psychiatry
- Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Working with Culture
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Methods for Cross-Cultural Research
- Trauma and Recovery
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Guest faculty
Â鶹AV faculty
Also see Advanced Study Institute.
In 1995, the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Â鶹AV inaugurated an annual summer school in social and cultural psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. The program provides the conceptual background for research and clinical work in social and cultural psychiatry and will be of interest to:
- postdoctoral trainees, researchers, and clinicians in psychiatry and other mental health disciplines
- residents and graduate students in health and social sciences
- physicians, psychologists, social workers and health professionals
The summer program forms part of the training activities of the Montreal WHO Collaborating Centre and is endorsed by the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology.
General information
Director: Laurence J. Kirmayer, MD
Administrator: Dianne Goudreau
Administrative Office:
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry,
Department of Psychiatry
Â鶹AV
1033 Pine Avenue West
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 1A1
Tel.: 514-398-7302
Fax: 514-398-4370
Email: tcpsych [at] mcgill.ca
Courses may be taken for academic credit, Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit, or for professional interest. Workshops may be taken only for professional interest or CME.
Academic credit
Cultural Psychiatry (PSYT711) and Psychiatric Epidemiology (PSYT713) may be taken for academic credit. Students enrolled in a graduate program at Â鶹AV must register for these courses through Minerva. Non-Â鶹AV Quebec university students may request an interuniversity transfer of credits (). Students not enrolled in a program at Â鶹AV (including visiting non-professionals, Â鶹AV medical residents not in the MSc Program and students from other universities in Canada or the US) must apply for "Special Student" status to register for the courses. Applicants are urged to use the Â鶹AV web application at . Those who are unable to access the Internet may request an application package from our office. All applications for "Special Student" status must be received by 15 January 2009 and must include a $60.00 (Cdn) application fee and official transcripts of undergraduate studies and graduate studies, if applicable (this amount cannot be applied towards course/workshop fees). Official notification of acceptance as a "Special Student" is issued by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Transfer of academic credits should be arranged with the applicant's own university. Students must obtain their Â鶹AV student identity number in order to register for the courses on Minerva.
Students wishing to apply for the MSc program in Psychiatry (with concentration in Social and Transcultural Psychiatry) should direct inquiries to the Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry, Â鶹AV University, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Room 105, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1. Tel: (514) 398-4176
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry
Â鶹AV
1033 Pine Avenue West, Room 105
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 1A1
Tel.: 514-398-4176
Email: msc.psychiatry [at] mcgill.ca
Website:
CME and Professional Interest
Psychiatrists and general practitioners from North America, who are not seeking academic credits, may enroll for Continuing Medical Education (CME) study credits available from Â鶹AV, Division of Continuing Medical Education, which sponsors continuing medical education for physicians and is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) for MAINPRO-M1 credits, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education of the United States (ACCME). Those interested in obtaining CME credits must indicate this clearly on the registration form at the end of this brochure. Daily sign-in registration is required in order to receive attestation certificates.
Registrations for professional interest are accepted as long as room is available in a course or workshop. These students will receive a certificate from the Department of Psychiatry attesting that they attended the course or workshop.
Courses and workshops
Courses
- Click on the course number to see full description.
- Click here for a list of Required and Recommended readings for these courses.
L. Kirmayer, A. Young & Faculty (3 academic credits)
This seminar surveys recent theory and research on the interaction of culture and psychiatric disorders. Topics to be covered include: history of cultural psychiatry; cross-national epidemiological and ethnographic research on major and minor psychiatric disorders; culture-bound syndromes and idioms of distress; culture, emotion and social interaction; ritual and symbolic healing; mental health of indigenous peoples; mental health of immigrants and refugees; psychiatric theory and practice as cultural constructions; methods of cross-cultural research; globalization and the future of cultural psychiatry. [Prerequisites: Courses in abnormal psychology and medical anthropology.] Text: Course readings will be available at the Â鶹AV Bookstore. Begins: May 5, 2009 (4 weeks) T•Th 13h30-18h00, Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West.
G. Galbaud du Fort, N. Frasure-Smith & Faculty (3 academic credits)
This course offers an overview of the application of epidemiology in the field of psychiatry. Topics include: epidemiologic research methods in psychiatry; instruments and methods used in community studies; study of treatment-seeking, pathways to care, and use of services; interaction between psychological distress and physical health; methods used in specific populations and for specific disorders; evaluation of treatments, interventions, and needs for care. Text: Course readings will be available at the Â鶹AV Bookstore. Begins: May 4, 2009 (4 weeks) M•W•F 13h30-16h45, Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West.
Workshops
Working with Culture: Clinical Methods in Cultural Psychiatry
C. Rousseau, J. Guzder & Faculty
This workshop for mental health practitioners provides an overview of clinical models and methods in cultural psychiatry. Topics include: working with translators and culture brokers; attending to culture, ethnicity, racism and power in individual and family interventions with migrants and ethnocultural minorities; how cultural work transforms the therapist; ethical issues in intercultural work; strategies for working in different settings including schools, community organizations and refugee immigration boards. Invited lectures will frame the basic issues of clinical intervention through the paradigms of cultural voices and languages of symptoms, art, and play. The clinical intersection of healer, culture, diagnosis, and therapy will be approached by a review of developmental theories, identity and life cycle variations in migrant or minority experience. Text: Course readings will be available from the course website. Begins: May 5, 2009 (24hours/4 weeks) T•Th 09h00-12h00, Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West.
Trauma and Recovery
D. Pedersen, L. Kirmayer, A. Young & Guest Faculty
This seminar presents a critical introduction to current issues in psychological trauma aimed at bridging research and practice with war-affected populations. Topics include: political violence, ethnic conflict, and contemporary wars; collapse, collective self-destruction, and organized violence; critical perspectives in trauma theory and practice; traumatic memory; the role of culture in shaping individual and collective responses to trauma; inter-individual differences in stress responsivity; PTSD: issues and controversies; gender and violence; displacement and forced migration; resilience and recovery; intervention models at individual (clinical), community-based, and population (public health) levels; complex emergencies and humanitarian interventions. Case studies from the Gaza strip, Peru, and Sri Lanka will be presented for discussion. Texts: Kirmayer, L. J., Lemelson, R., & Barad, M. (Eds.). (2007). Understanding trauma: Integrating biological, clinical, and cultural perspectives. New York: Cambridge University Press; Kleinman, A., Das, V., & Lock, M. (1997). Social suffering. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press; Young, A. (1995). The harmony of illusions: Inventing post-traumatic stress disorder. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Begins: May 6, 2009 (4 weeks) W•F  13h30-16h45, Room 102, Social Studies of Medicine Building, 3647 Peel Street.
Qualitative Research Methods in Social and Cultural Psychiatry
D. Groleau & C. Rodriguez
This course provides an overview of selected topics while focusing on a practicum approach to qualitative research relevant to social and cultural psychiatric research. A particular focus will be given to practicing qualitative methods for generating qualitative empirical material such as individual interviews, focus groups, and participant-observation. Participants will also gain familiarity with ethnographic interviewing with the Â鶹AV Illness Narrative Interview Schedule. Procedures to apply interpretive analytical strategies such as thematic and narrative analysis will also be the basis for in-class exercises. Strongly empirically oriented, this course will also support in-depth discussions on the usefulness of specific theoretical concepts to guide qualitative analysis in health research. Ultimately, the course will address how to write a fundable qualitative research grant and a qualitative paper. Begins: May 4, 2009 (4 weeks) M•W•F 09h00-12h00, Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West.
Quantitative Methods for Cross-Cultural Research
A. Ryder, B. Thombs & Faculty
This workshop will provide an overview of the statistical bases and limitations of quantitative methods in the cross-cultural study of mental health and illness. Topics include scale construction and validation, research design, data analysis, and practical considerations in the design of quantitative studies. Relative advantages of correlational vs. quasi-experimental designs, univariate vs. multivariate approaches, and cross-cultural vs. acculturation strategies will be discussed. Special topics include treatment of complex multicultural datasets, methods for evaluating scale invariance, and programmatic integration of quantitative and qualitative methods. The instruction format will include lecture and hands-on opportunities to work with relevant data using SPSS. [Prerequisites: Courses in introductory statistics.] Begins May 6, 2009 (4 weeks) W•F  09:00-12:00, Room 212, Stephen Leacock Building.
Community-Based Participatory Research
A.C. Macaulay, Jon Salsberg & Kahnawake Community-Researcher Team
This workshop, facilitated by members of the centre 'Participatory Research at Â鶹AV' () together with Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project researchers and community members (), will address participatory research based on their experiences. Topics will include: participatory research theory; building and maintaining healthy respectful partnerships; developing collaborative project strategies from design through dissemination; ownership of research data; maximizing benefits and minimizing community risks; capacity building and sustainability and increased knowledge translation. The development and application of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project Code of Research Ethics will be included. Obligations of researchers and community partners will be discussed in the context of the ethics of respecting individuals and community. Date: June 1, 2009 (6 hours) M 09h00-16h00. This workshop takes place in Kahnawake, but students are required to present themselves to Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West, by 8h00 in order to be transported as a group to Kahnawake.
Guest faculty
Thomas Achenbach, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, President, Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families, University of Vermont.
Gilles Bibeau, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Anthropology, Université de Montréal; Co-chair, International Network for Cultural Epidemiology and Community Mental Health.
Sylvaine de Plaen, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal; Consultant, Out-Patient and Consultation-Liaison Services, Hôpital Ste-Justine.
Ilse Derluyn, Ph.D., Department of Orthopedagogics, Ghent University, Belgium.
Suman Fernando, M.D., Honorary Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at European Centre for Migration & Social Care, University of Kent.
Ghayda Hassan, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Frederick Hickling, M.B.B.S., D.M., M.R.C.Psych., F.R.S.M., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Mona.
Myrna Lashley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, John Abbott College; Research Associate, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital.
Alain Lesage, M.D., M.Phil., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche Fernand-Séguin de l'Hôpital L-H Lafontaine.
Francis Lu, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.
Begum Maitra, M.R.C.Psych., D.P.M., M.D., Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Hariclia Harriet Petrakos, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal.
Joanna Anneke Rummens, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; Director, CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre; Fellow, Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC), York University.
Andrew Ryder, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal.
Radhika Santhanam, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Marian Shermarke, M.S.W., M.Sc., M.A., Social Worker, C.L.S.C.-Côte des Neiges (Service d'aide aux réfugiés immigrants Montréal métropolitain, SARIMM).
Carlo Sterlin, M.D., Director, Transcultural Psychiatry Service, Hôpital Jean Talon; Consultant, C.L.S.C.-Côte des Neiges.
Sami Timimi, M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.Psych., Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Director of Postgraduate Education, National Health Service, Lincolnshire; Visiting Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom.s.
Charles Watters, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, Director, European Centre for the Study of Migration and Social Care, University of Kent.
Robert Whitley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth University, New Hampshire.
Â鶹AV faculty
Please see our Faculty web page for more information.
Lawrence Annable, Dip. Stat., Professor, Division of Psychopharmacology, Department of Psychiatry.
Alain Brunet, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Ellen Corin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Psychiatry; Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Nancy Frasure-Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry; Senior Research Associate, Montreal Heart Institute; Invited Researcher, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Research Centre.
Guillaume Galbaud du Fort, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Researcher, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital; Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Â鶹AV University Health Centre.
Ian Gold, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Philosophy and Psychiatry.
Danielle Groleau, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry; Research Associate, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital.
Jaswant Guzder, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Head of Child Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital; Director, Day Treatment Program in Child Psychiatry; Staff Consultant (former Co-Director), Cultural Consultation Service.
G. Eric Jarvis, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Cultural Consultation Service, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital.
Suzanne King, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Laurence J. Kirmayer, M.D., James Â鶹AV Professor; Director, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry; Editor-in-Chief of Transcultural Psychiatry; Director, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital.
Viviane Kovess, MD., PhD., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Â鶹AV (part-time) & Director, Fondation MGEN pour la santé publique, Paris, France.
Eric Latimer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Karl Looper, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital.
Ann C. Macaulay, M.D., Professor, Department of Family Medicine; Director of Participatory Research at Â鶹AV, and previous Scientific Director Kahnawake Centre for Research and Training in Diabetes Prevention.
Ashok Malla, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Canada Research Chair in Early Psychosis, Â鶹AV; Director, Clinical Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Toby Measham, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor, Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry. Department of Psychiatry.
Céline Mercier, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Director of New Information Technologies and Research, Centre de réadaptation Lisette-Dupras.
Lucie Nadeau, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry.
Duncan Pedersen, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Scientific Director, International Programs, Douglas Hospital Research Centre; Scientific Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health.
Michel Perreault, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Amir Raz, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry.
Charo Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine.
Ellen Rosenberg, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Research Associate, C.L.S.C.- Côte des Neiges.
Cécile Rousseau, M.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor, Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Transcultural Child Psychiatry Clinic.
Norbert Schmitz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre.
Brett Thombs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry; Research Associate, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Sir Mortimer B. Davis—Jewish General Hospital.
Ashley Wazana, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital.
Allan Young, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Social Studies of Medicine, Anthropology, and Psychiatry.