Refugees and Mental Health
Accredited for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Thursday, September 18, 2025
12 – 1 p.m. ET
Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $75
Registration required.
ISMA is offering a two-part webinar series on caring for refugees in Indiana.
The webinars reflect ISMA Resolution 24-020, which promotes mental health initiatives for refugees.
Program description:
This presentation will explore the unique mental health needs of refugees and the barriers that currently limit their access to care.
Objectives:
At the end of this live webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Apply evidence-based practices to address the mental health needs of refugees, ensuring patient-centered and trauma-informed care.
- Recognize the barriers to accessing mental health care for refugees, such as cultural differences, language barriers, stigma, and systemic limitations in healthcare systems.
Speaker:
Erin Aquino
Bloomington Resettlement Director
Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc.
About the speaker:
Erin Aquino first joined the staff of Exodus in 2014, serving in a variety of roles until 2019, when she left Indiana to pursue her Master of Social Work degree. Erin has extensive experience working with international populations. She served in the Peace Corps in Senegal from 2011 to 2013, and from 2019 to 2021, while earning her master’s degree, she served asylum seekers on the U.S. border. Erin is a clinical therapist and has served as the Exodus Refugee Bloomington Resettlement Director since returning to Indiana in early 2022.
CME INFORMATION
Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Disclosure Policy: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any relevant financial relationships with an “ineligible company” whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosure Statement: No member of the CME Planning Committee or our speaker have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
If you have questions, contact ISMA Continuing Medical Education staff at 800-257-4762 or seminars@ismanet.org.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 18, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. ET