Therapeutic Cultural Considerations and Interventions with Latinos (virtual event)

Featuring Sergio Grajeda MD, PhD, LCSW, CADC, LSOTP, LSOE

IAODAPCA CE Credits: 4

January 14th, 2021

12 PM - 4:15 PM CST

**CE credit available for those who attend the entire webinar (credit is tracked by email at registration, so please be sure to use the same email for joining the webinar).

Speaker Details:

Sergio Grajeda MD, PhD, LCSW, CADC, LSOTP, LSOE - Dr. Grajeda has extensive training in adult and juvenile forensic treatment including sex offender specific treatment, sexually reactive children, survivors of sexual abuse, substance use and anger management treatment. Additionally, Dr. Grajeda has worked in the medical field, both as a practitioner and a social worker. Most recently, he began working with the homeless veterans population. Dr. Grajeda has worked for numerous years in the under-served Latino community in the Chicago-land area.

Outline/Objectives:

Define culture
Cultural competence and ethics
Cultural awareness and issues to take into consideration
Definition of Latino
Demographics of the Latino groups
Reasons to immigrate for Latinos
Cultural considerations of individuals, family, gender, religion, generational gap, authority figures, children, stigmas about illness and mental health

Goals:

Recognize culture and diversity
To understand importance of cultural competence as a clinician
To understand key elements when providing interventions with Latinos
To gain understanding of the historical and current reasons for Latinos to immigrate
To understand the individual and family dynamics among Latinos for a more effective therapeutic intervention