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IX CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL y XIV 
NACIONAL de PSICOLOGÍA CLÍNICA

PALACIO DE LA MAGDALENA
SANTANDER (ESPAÑA), 17-20 de NOVIEMBRE, 2016
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 		Christopher B. Hill
Director of the Washington Psychotherapy Institute
WASHINGTON, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
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Christopher B. Hill is a clinical psychologist with a rich background in creating programs and advocating for the impoverished and disenfranchised in the mental health community. He has a long history of working for the rights and ensuring quality care for those without access to mental health services. He is the director of the Washington Psychotherapy Institute. Along with his supervisory and therapeutic responsibilities, Dr. Hill coordinates and directs research studies for the Institute. Previously, Dr. Hill taught diversity courses to both undergraduates and graduate students at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the same university where he earned his doctorate in psychology. Dr. Hill is also a graduate of SDA-Bocconi, where he earned his Master’s of Science in International Healthcare Management, Economics, and Policy.

INVITED SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACT
International Mental Health: Culturally Competent Advocacy in the Developing World
Each communication contains sections of the cultural competent map for developing mental health systems from the perspective of a clinical psychologist. First, a culturally competent understanding of the mental health structure currently utilized in the country is necessary, i.e. point of entry into the mental health scheme, the emergency response system, and function of hospitalization. Next, who are the major players in the system, including the state ministers, regional government officials, doctors, other clinicians, and how the police interact with the mentally ill individual. Following, what conditions are optimal for change and which, seem intractable. Finally, we will discuss how new system implementation based on best practices can ensure optimal outcomes, how outcomes are measured after implementation, and how these new systems can be continuously maintained. Also, how can the newly implemented mental health structure change as the country, needs of the population, and technology changes in an aging system.