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Q&A with Cross-Cultural Psychiatrist Dr Soma Ganesan

Written by NYRC Team | Sep 29, 2024 12:49:13 AM

 

On National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, NYRC’s Matt Lau sat down with one of our assessors, Dr Soma Ganesan, a cross-cultural psychiatrist with experience working with First Nations populations.

 

Learn from the expert:

 

✅ Strategies or practices recommended for companies to build trust and rapport with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, particularly those affected by historical trauma

 

✅ How to create a welcoming environment and open up conversation with those impacted by long-term trauma

 

✅ Sensitizing healthcare providers about what mental health care means in Aboriginal and First Nations communities 

 

✅ Dr Ganesan's experience working with clients alongside the Ministry of Health to help with residential survivor trauma