{"id":785,"date":"2025-03-31T11:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2025-04-11T12:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:51:18","slug":"episode-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/episodes\/episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:35px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">An International Learning Exchange on Global Mental Health with Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim and Dr. Grace Mwangi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-2025-03-26-at-12.00.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1080 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-2025-03-26-at-12.00.56-PM.png 585w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-2025-03-26-at-12.00.56-PM-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;They [the students] get to hear about those challenges from each other. They get to hear about the opportunities. They get to hear about the innovations that are taking place so it&#8217;s not just a classroom learning from professors, but actually students learning together.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async defer onload=\"redcircleIframe();\" src=\"https:\/\/api.podcache.net\/embedded-player\/sh\/f2ac19c9-a769-4adb-91fb-ad7b67558f1f\/ep\/922e7e1a-13a0-4986-805e-a3afe32db469\"><\/script>\n    <div class=\"redcirclePlayer-922e7e1a-13a0-4986-805e-a3afe32db469\"><\/div>\n    <style>\n    .redcircle-link:link {\n        color: #ea404d;\n        text-decoration: none;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:hover {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:active {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:visited {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n<\/style>\n<p style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;\">Powered by <a class=\"redcircle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=embedded_v1\">RedCircle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/03\/UBC-KMTC-Global-Mental-Health_Transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRANSCRIPT<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/48K3CJwwoxArD0GFZJ2m2Z?si=2lpfdlgASWWmoE-FOMePZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spotify<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/an-international-learning-exchange-on-global-mental\/id1778292903?i=1000701623021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apple podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Episode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This episode features Dr. Grace Mwangi, a health psychologist and addiction specialist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/kmtc.ac.ke\/\">Kenya Medical Training College<\/a> (KMTC) in Nairobi, where she serves as Deputy Registrar of Student Affairs, supporting the college\u2019s mission to train healthcare professionals in Kenya. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, an Assistant Professor at the UBC School of Social Work and a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar, joins Grace to reflect on their five-year partnership between UBC and KMTC. Dr. Mohamed\u2019s research focuses on global mental health, addiction, and psychosocial support, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Grace and Mohamed discuss their global mental health course, which includes an interdisciplinary learning exchange with students from various health fields. They also discuss global South-North exchanges based on their collaboration, highlighting how transnational cooperation is advancing mental health education and practice.<br><br><strong>Timestamps<\/strong><br>1:30 \u2013 Get to Know: Dr. Grace Mwangi &amp; the Kenya Medical Training College<br>2:40 \u2013 Get to Know: Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim<br>3:42 \u2013 The Global Mental Health Course: A Space for International Learning<br>8:50 \u2013 The Benefits of the Knowledge Exchange between UBC and KTMC Students<br>13:25 \u2013 How Kenyan Community Organizations are Incorporated into the Course<br>14:40 \u2013 Student Story: Applying First-Hand Learnings about the Resettlement of Government-Assisted Refugees in Canada<br>17:41 \u2013 Expanding International Relationships: Center for Disease Control for Africa\u2019s Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy Course<br><br><strong>Mentioned in this Episode<br><\/strong>Partner: <a href=\"https:\/\/kmtc.ac.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kenya Medical Training College<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/CC-by-nc-nd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-970\" style=\"width:154px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/CC-by-nc-nd.png 403w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/CC-by-nc-nd-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Guests<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dr. Grace Mwangi<\/strong> is Deputy Registrar of Student Affairs at the Kenya Medical Training College in Nairobi, Kenya where she supports overall student welfare in her role. Dr. Mwangi is also a health psychologist and addictions specialist. <br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialwork.ubc.ca\/profile\/mohamed-ibrahim\/\">Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim<\/a><\/strong> is an Assistant Professor in the UBC School of Social Work and Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar. Dr. Ibrahim research focuses on the various areas of global mental health, addiction, mental and psychosocial support and peacebuilding, and task-shifting\/sharing in lower and middle-income environments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An International Learning Exchange on Global Mental Health with Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim and Dr. Grace Mwangi &#8220;They [the students] get to hear about those challenges from each other. They get to hear about the opportunities. 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