This training aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the history and cultural worldview of Latinx individuals. The diversity of Latinx individuals across Latin America is vast, yet unknown to Clinicians practicing in the United States.

We explore topics to help participants become more self-aware through knowledge and active participation. Additionally, the experiences of different sub-cultures are presented, their lived experiences, issues of trauma, and relationship to the United States. The second part of the training provides clinicians with tools to conceptualize Latinx clients, interventions and models that work best. A case study is presented and processed at the end, where all the information learned is processed. The main goal is for mental health clinicians to gain knowledge and process how culture shapes and influences the clinical setting. Check out previous clinician’s reviews about this training (Password: Latinx) https://www.surveymonkey.com/stories/SM-RJMCGND2/

Objectives:

• In-depth cultural awareness of the Latinx community.
  • Latinx identities, ethnic backgrounds, trends of self-identify and terminology.
• Better understanding of intergenerational trauma.
  • Overview of the colonization of the Americas and its impact on the worldview of Latin Americans. Overview of indigenous, African, and European- descent subcultures.
• Overview of the Latinx mental health literature.
  • Current literature of mental health & Latin Americans in the United States.
• Understanding of Latinx cultural values that impact the therapy room.
  • Such as machismo, marianismo, familismo, personalismo, simpatia, respeto and other core values of Latin Americans.
• Concrete therapeutic skills and interventions that work best with the Latinx community.
  • Effective evidence-based and research-informed interventions.

Student discount and sliding scale discount available. Please contact us at chicagominds@gmail.com for details.

Workshop participants who opt to receive CE certification, please select the CEU option. This workshop fulfills requirement for 3 CE credits. CE sponsorship is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), credits are applicable to LCSW and transferrable to LCPC in Illinois. If you have a different licensure or are licensed outside of Illinois, please check with your licensure body before purchasing.

About the Speaker
Dr. Ana Sierra, PhD, LPC, LCPC, NCC

Dr. Sierra earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Political Science from Saint Peter’s College. She earned a master’s in clinical counseling psychology with a concentration in Latino/a Mental Health. She completed her PhD in International Psychology: Trauma Services Concentration. In her professional experience, she has worked with adults, children and adolescents from outpatient, residential and home/community environments. She has specifically worked with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, behavioral challenges, chronic mental illness, and complex trauma. At the international level, Dr. Sierra served as a consultant in Guatemala, El Salvador, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic to create trauma-informed programs for survivors of child sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. Dr. Sierra was born and raised in Honduras, arriving to the United States at the age of 14. Her perspective and experience as an immigrant are provided throughout the training.