Speakers
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Speakers/Workshops
Workshop:
ROOTS: Restoring Opportunities and Overcoming Trauma Systemically Through a Community-Driven, Indigenous-Inspired Framework
Speakers: Francisco J. Lozornio, DSW, MSW, LCSW, Erikson Institute, Community Social Work Practice
Workshop:
Innovative Outreach with Trans Latine/x/a Communities: A Social Work Practice Lab
Speakers: Ramón Ruiz, MSW – CUNY Graduate Center, PhD Student | Adjunct Lecturer | LGBTQIA+ Advocate
Workshop:
Empowering Latinx Familia to Navigate Healthcare transitions with confidence and
support.
Speakers: Mary Kay Martin Heldman, MSW, LSW, LISW-S, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Workshop:
Breaking the Cycle: Interpersonal Violence, Trauma, and Intergenerational Harm in Latina Survivors
Speakers: Sharon Gandarilla-Javier, PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Workshop:
Reclaiming Identity: Post-Incarceration Trauma in Latina/e/x Reentry
Speakers: Dr. Nicole L. Wiesen, PhD, LMSW, CCTS-I, Transforming Lives through Systemic Change, Leadership Development & Empowerment
Workshop:
The Vida Cotidiana Immersive Assignment: An Immersive Experience for Cultivating Belonging
Speakers: Yvonne Mendoza, LMSW, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
Workshop:
From Chaos to Caseloads: Systems That Sustain Latinx School Social Workers
Speakers: Annadel Melendez, LCSW, School Social Worker, Champaign Unit 4
Workshop:
Generational Healing as Generational Wealth in Latine Communities
Speakers: Iliamari Vazquez Houston, LCSW, Owner, Clinical Director, Therapist at With An Open Heart, LLC
Workshop:
VeggieRx: Spanish Language Diabetes Support Group Addressing Mental Health and Food Insecurity
Speakers: Ariana G. Solis, MSW, LCSW, PCC Community Wellness Center, Manager of Care Management
Workshop:
Rooted & Rising: Cultura, Familia, and Unaccompanied Children Overcoming Systemic Obstacles
Speakers: Natalie Segovia, Social Services Supervisor, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and Leslie Garcia, MSW, Social Services Coordinator with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Workshop:
Rooted & Rising: Cultura, Familia, and Unaccompanied Children Overcoming Systemic Obstacles
Speakers: Natalie Segovia, Social Services Supervisor, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and Leslie Garcia, MSW, Social Services Coordinator with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Workshop:
Safety Planning with Young Latinx Survivors of Dating Violence: A Collaborative Framework
Speakers: Vanessa Marroquin-Matias, LMSW, Day One New York, Senior Social Worker, Luhysha T. Moreno-Santana, MSW student
Workshop:
When Helping Hurts: Moral Injury in Immigrant Community Practice
Speakers: Mónica Romo LCSW-S, Founder and Mental Health Consultant at Girasol Organizational Support and Diana Díaz Madera, MPH, LCSW, Founder and Mental Health Consultant at Corazon Norte.
Workshop:
Gender Dysphoria in Latinx Communities: Diagnosis, Perceptions & Affirming Care Across the Lifespan
Speakers: Sonya M Gonzales, LCSW-S, LCDC, SAP, SGA Services Texas, LLC
Workshop:
Help-Seeking Among Latina IPV Survivors: Barriers, Trust, and Forensic Social Work
Speakers: Dr. Sharon Gandarilla-Javier, Ph.D., LMSW, MA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Workshop:
Belonging and Bodegas: Reimagining Healing in Latinx Social Work
Speakers: Priscilla Carmona, LCSW, PhD student at Fordham University Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinician-West Bergen Mental Healthcare
Workshop:
A Culturally Informed Response to Grief and Loss (CIRGL): Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Approach to Working with Youth.
Speakers: Dr. Leticia Villarreal Sosa, PhD, LCSW, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Workshop:
Empowering Child Welfare Practice with Latine Immigrant Families: Advancing Child Wellbeing at the Intersection of Immigration
Speakers: Dr. Kristina K. Lovato, PhD, MSW, Berkeley Social Welfare, Director of the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (CICW)(link is external) She is also an inaugural member of the Latinx & Democracy Cluster at UC Berkeley
Workshop:
Empowering Lost Voices: Addressing Trauma-Induced Testimonial Reticence in Latinx Elders War Survivors
Speakers: Dr. Michael D Berghoef, PhD, MSW, ACSW, Professor of Social Work, Department Chair and Program Director of the Ferris State University’s Social Work program.
Workshop:
Creando Comunidad y Utilizando Nuestras Voces: Recruiting Spanish-Speaking Latino/a/e Clinicians for Research
Speakers: Hector Chaidez Ruacho, LCSW, MSW, PhD Student at The University of Texas at Austin, Clinical Instructor of Social Work, Yale Child Study Center
Workshop:
Separate Is Never Equal: Disability Rights, Inclusion, and the Fight Against Alternative Pathways
Speakers: Marette Monson, LCSW, MBA is a national disability rights advocate. She has served in several gubernatorial appointed positions in the last four administrations in Utah, the last of which was Chair of the Utah Social Worker Licensing Board.
Workshop:
Beyond Trauma: Liberation Psychology, Migration, and Healing-Centered Social Work with Latine Communities
Speakers: Marette Monson, LCSW, MBA is a national disability rights advocate. She has served in several gubernatorial appointed positions in the last four administrations in Utah, the last of which was Chair of the Utah Social Worker Licensing Board.
Workshop:
Beyond Trauma: Liberation Psychology, Migration, and Healing-Centered Social Work with
Latine Communities
Speakers: Dr. Jasmin N. Tobar, MSW, California State University, Northridge
Workshop:
Beyond Trauma: Liberation Psychology, Migration, and Healing-Centered Social Work with
Latine Communities
Speakers: Victor Manalo, Ph.D., MSW