This one-hour online session will focus on the identification and description of common barriers to treatment when working with traumatized Hispanics and Latinos. The presenter will provide practical treatment strategies for overcoming these barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic, strategies for effective and efficient trauma processing, and a concrete model for rapid crisis de-escalation based on a case study of a Hispanic client.    

Who should attend? This is an intermediate-level workshop designed for social workers, counselors, psychologists, graduate students, community health workers, and other mental health providers. 

About the presenter: 

Kirby Reutter, PhD- Dr. Kirby Reutter is a bilingual clinical psychologist and leading trauma specialist who contracts with the Department of Homeland Security to provide mental health treatment services to refugees seeking political asylum. Dr. Reutter is author of “The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD: Practical Exercises for Overcoming Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.”    

Please read the following before registering: 

• The National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center use GoToWebinar as our online event system. 

• Audio for the event is accessible via the internet. To receive audio, attendees must join the event by using computers equipped with speakers or dial in via telephone. 

• After registration, a confirmation email will be generated with instructions for joining the event. To avoid problems with log-in, please use the confirmation email to join the event.