Halifax

North End Matters

Guests Lana MacLean, MSW, RSW, Social Worker and Jason Chatman, PhD, Psychologist

12:30pm
Wednesday September 12 2012

Guests:
Lana MacLean, MSW, RSW, Social Worker and
Jason Chatman, PhD, Psychologist

Clinical social work and psychology are beyond doubt, of indispensable benefit to the health of our communities. However, to most clinical workers there's always a way to improve upon practice. The impact of discrimination on mental health has been garnering growing interest in Canada over the past few years. Understanding how issues around race, culture, poverty, gender and other social factors impact the emotional, mental, spiritual and psychological well-being of diverse communities is particularly important for clinicians working with vulnerable communities who face barriers accessing education, employment, health and other social institutions. Next week's North End Matters brings together two clinicians who will discuss these issues.

Lana MacLean has been a practicing clinical social worker for the past 20 years. Holding a BA in Community Studies from University of Cape Breton and a Bachelor and Master Degree in Social Work from Dalhousie University, Lana has used her skills to advocate for the clinical needs of African Nova Scotian youth, seniors and families. For the past 13 years, she has been working in the areas of mental health and addictions with the Capital District Health Authority. She also works with the IWK’s Children and Youth Emergency Mental Health Crisis Team. In 2010, the Minister of Health and Wellness appointed Lana to the Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Committee.

Dr. Jason Chatman completed his undergraduate training at the University of Western Ontario before completing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006. He then completed his pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Sharp Mesa Vista, a psychiatric hospital servicing the city of San Diego. In 2008, Dr. Chatman moved to Halifax to begin working at the IWK Health Centre with youth and their families, providing both assessment and therapy for a wide variety of concerns. 

Both Lana and Jason are members of Cultural Clinical Consultants, where they strive to address the needs of an increasingly diverse Canadian client/patient population in a culturally competent manner. Their unique experiences, outlooks and methods are a wonderful addition to North End Matters' discussion on the social determinants of health in the North End.

North End Matters is a live-streamed, online talk show that brings in policy makers and service providers to discuss upcoming changes in the North End. We stream live at haligonia.ca and anyone can join our live discussion by using the chat service built into the stream's page.

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