This is a closed event.
The goal of this webinar is to increase the awareness and abilities of mental health navigators in their use of cultural elements by promoting the use of culturally appropriate formulations when reaching out to Latinx presenting with psychological and mental health disorders. This webinar will provide training on integrating Latino cultural factors into the engagement and education of Latinx youths and families.
Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.
Isa I. Vélez Echevarría, PsyD
Isa Vélez is a Puerto Rican clinical psychologist. She is the Ohio State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health, and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers managed by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her pre-doctoral internship at Children’s Institute in Los Angeles, CA, she obtained a certification as Interpersonal Psychotherapy Clinician. She was trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy. In addition, she provides telehealth services to communities of color in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Her clinical work has focused on culturally tailored and trauma-informed services to the Latinx community and other ethnic/racial minorities.
Alfredo Cerrato
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The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.