The National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center will be participating from the 30th Annual Texas School Social Workers Conference: Honoring 30 Years of Wisdom, Leadership, Advocacy & Empowerment of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. This is a paid online event, for more information please visit the conference webpage.
This presentation will focus on addressing the emotional wellbeing of Hispanic children by identifying the difference between social distancing and social disconnection and the emotional aftermath of being away from others, mainly among Hispanic children and their families. It will discuss the main emotions experienced by children and adolescents and their manifestations and will also examine different types of grief. It will provide strategies for managing social distancing, emotions, and grief in children, adolescents, and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning objectives:
1. Identify the difference between social distancing and social disconnection.
2. Understand the specifics of emotional wellbeing among Hispanic children.
3. Address grief in children as a main aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Learn strategies for dealing with the emotions of Hispanic children.
Who should attend? This is an intermediate level workshop designed for mental health providers, school mental health providers, and school administrators.
About the presenter:
Patricia L. Landers Santiago, MEd., PsyD.- Dr. Patricia L. Landers Santiago has a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in General Social Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. She completed courses leading to a certification as a Teacher of Elementary English. She obtained a Master of Education with a concentration in School Psychology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico and completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Ponce Health Sciences University. She worked for 16 years as an elementary English teacher for the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of the School Psychology Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. She also has her private practice as a School and Clinical Psychologist in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is former president of the School Psychology Association of Puerto Rico and General Coordinator of the 2020 Convention of the Puerto Rico Psychology Association.