**This is a private training not opened to our community**

Goals and Objectives

Section Goal: Provide an understanding of the current distribution of Hispanic and Latino populations throughout the US, characteristics, possible difficulties including disparities in mental health treatment and concepts that may be useful in the mental health treatment of Hispanics and Latinos in the US

Section Objectives:

1. Provide an overview, including current statistics of the Hispanic and Latino populations in the U.S.

2. Define terms that are useful in the treatment of culturally diverse populations.

The Hispanic and Latino Population: Context and Needs

This section includes data on Hispanic populations including prevalence rates in the US, prevalence of mental health disorders among Latino populations, distribution by country of origin and others. Terms that are relevant to understanding Latino populations such as acculturation and assimilation will be discussed. This section established a framework to understanding processes related to immigration and their possible impact on mental health.

Who should attend? This is a basic level workshop designed for mental health providers including psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and graduate level students in the mental health field.

About the presenter: 

Haner Hernández, PhD, CPS, CADCII, LADCI - Dr. Hernández is originally from Puerto Rico, is bilingual and has worked for 32 years in the health and human service field developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally and linguistically intelligent youth and adult health prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support programs. Also, Dr. Hernández has many years of experience in delivering addiction counseling and clinical supervision to professionals in the field. Furthermore, he is a professional trainer and facilitator and provides individualized technical assistance and support to organizations that provide addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery supports.

Haner earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Springfield College and a Master of Education with concentrations in Counseling Psychology and Addiction Studies from Cambridge College in Massachusetts. His doctoral degree was earned at the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His major was Community Health Education and his minor was Social Justice Education. In addition, Mr. Hernandez holds an advance Certification in Drug and Alcohol Counseling at the reciprocal level, is licensed in Massachusetts, and is a Certified Prevention Specialist.

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.