Schedule Summary
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Thursday Oct. 24, 2024
9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
GENERAL SESSION I - Keynote Speaker
Mental Health and Trauma Exposure Among Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants - Laura Vargas, PhD, LMSW, MPA
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, New Mental Health Research
WORKSHOPS SESSION 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Thursday
The Restorative Practitioners Guide to Creating a Transformative Learning Environment - Ms. A. Michael Perez, MA
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Youth and Violence. EBP La Cultura Cura, Girasol, CBT, MI
Power and Privilege between Latine people - Amate Perez
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings, EBP La Cultura Cura
Story- Healing: Utilizing Culturally Based Stories to Release, Heal, and Transform Our Lives - Maestro Jerry Tello
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, EBP La Cultura Cura, El Joven Noble, Girasol
The News about Latinos, and Why it Matters for Community Health - Pamela Mejia (she/ella), MS, MPH
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Social Justice, New Mental Health Research
Dime Quien Eres y Te Digo Quien Somos?- A Transformational Approach to District Initiatives - Karina Y. Vega
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Restorative Justice, Youth and Violence. EBP La Cultura Cura
WORKSHOPS SESSION 2
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM.Thursday
Latinas and Human Trafficking - Yahira Deleon, LMSW
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Youth and Violence, Indigenous. EBP La Cultura Cura, CBT, MI
Before Freud were Tlamatinis - Dr. Esmeralda Zamudio, PsyD
Topics and Evidence Base: New Mental Health Research, Indigenous Teachings. EBP La Cultura Cura, MI
Bienvenidos From the Inside Out: The Mental Health Journey of our Newcomers in Schools- Norca Yarborough, MSW
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Youth and Violence. EBP La Cultura Cura, CBT, MI
Native American Generational Trauma's Impact on Latinos and Cultural Healing - Tino 'The Warrior Poet' Rayos
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings. EBP La Cultura Cura, El Joven Noble, CBT
Introduction to Mayan Cosmovision and the Cholqij - The Sacred 260 Day Count - Lidia Doniz
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings. EBP La Cultura Cura, Girasol, CBT, MI
WORKSHOPS SESSION 3
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM. Thursday
The SANO Method: The 3 Principles of Empowerment - Dr. Leticia Ximenez, PsyD,
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Mental Health; Mindfulness; CBT, MI
Remembering, Reigniting, & Restoring Sisterhood through Cultural Indigenous Teachings- Ameyalli Women & Girls
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings; EBP La Cultura Cura, Girasol, CBT, MI
Connecting to Mother Tierra and Remembering our Relationship with Plant Medicines - Reyna Toledo
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, EBP La Cultura Cura
"P.E.A.C.E": Positive Engagement and Action to Cultivate Efficiency - Iran Nazario
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency , Gang Prevention, Youth and Violence. EBP CBT, MI
A Herstory of America, You've heard "History"- now hear hers - Maria E. Ramirez, MS
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings, Social Justice
Friday Oct. 25, 2024
9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
GENERAL SESSION II - Keynote Speaker
Gun Violence in our Communities and Beyond - Why it Matters - Refujio. "Cuco" Rodriguez, MSW
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Social Justice, Youth and Violence, CBT
WORKSHOPS SESSION 4
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Friday
Traditional Healing and Leadership in Indigenous Communities - Manuel 'Angel' Galvez, BS, MAOL
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings. EBP La Cultura Cura, CBT, MI
El Metodo SANO: Los 3 Principios del Empoderamiento - La Dra. Leticia Ximenez , PsyD
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Mental Health; Mindfulness; CBT, MI
Building Bridges to Heal , Trauma, Resilience, and Solidarity in Black and Brown Communities - Rahsmia Zatar, LMSW, MA
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Social Justice. EBP La Cultura Cura; CBT, MI
metAMORfosis: Co-Creating Dra. Dulce's Love Journal as a Liberatory Practice - Dulce Lopez, PsyD
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings. EBP LaCultura Cura
From ME to WE: Moving from Community Violence to Community Healing-Laura Tinajero, Alma Cervantes, Efrain Botello-Cisneros
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, EBP La Cultura Cura and El Joven Nobles
WORKSHOPS SESSION 5
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM. Friday
Immigration and the Impact on the Mind, Body and Soul - Dr. Roberto de la Rosa, JD
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Social Justice
Seeing is believing; A culturally-based approach to evaluation and research - Heriberto Escamilla Morales, PhD.
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Mental Health Research . EBP La Cultura Cura
iQuE Padre! Fathers Connecting with Their Children - Gilberto Rivas, LMFT
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Youth and Violence. EBP CBT, MI
Medicinal Drumming Praxis, A Culturally Congruent Approach to Health and Wellness through Drumming
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings. EBT La Cultura Cura, El Joven Noble, CBT,
CURATE: Healing with Ancestral Knowledge - Felicia 'Fe' Montes, MFA, MA
Topics and Evidence Base: Cultural Competency, Indigenous Teachings. EBP La Cultura Cura