Clinical Implications of Working with Immigrant Youth and their Families
Where
Zoom Webinar platform. Instructions to access Zoom will be emailed following event registration.
Contact
Christina Steudte, LMHCAssociation for Mental Health and Wellness
631-471-7242 ext 1330
csteudte@mhaw.org
Webinar Details
- After you register for this event, you will receive instructions on how to access the Zoom webinar. These instructions will be sent via email.
- There will be three short breaks during the day (see Conference Schedule to the right). We invite you to eat lunch along with us while you are learning!
- Attendance will be confirmed and monitored throughout the day.
- Following the workshop, you will be asked to complete an evaluation. Continuing Education certificates will be administered after completion and return of your evaluation.
This presentation will focus on the clinical considerations of working with immigrant families with young children. It will provide an overview of the impact of trauma on young children’s development and relationships with primary caregivers.
Therapeutic strategies for supporting healing will be discussed.The session will also give participants an opportunity to reflect on their experiences working with immigrant families, as well as consider strategies for self-care.
Discussion will include the impact of the COVID experience on this population, as well as considerations for providing services through remote means.
Learning objectives:
- Participants will gain knowledge of the factors that contribute to families leaving their home countries.
- Participants will increase their understanding of the effects of trauma on young children and their families.
- Participants will increase their knowledge about how to serve immigrant children and their families in developmentally and diversity-informed ways.
- Participants will identify strategies for addressing vicarious trauma.
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Who Should Attend
Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and any professional that is working in the mental health field or with youth.
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APPROVED FOR 5 CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTACT HOURS
LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR
(LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT)
Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. (Provider #0156)
Fee Structure
- General Registration (NO LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT/LMFT CE needed): $65.00 (Choose this registration if you DO NOT require CE Hours)
- General Registration (CE needed): $85.00 (Choose this registration if you DO require LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT/LMFT CE Hours)
About the Presenter
Ana M. Rodriguez, Ph.D., is the founder of the Self-Care Practice in NYC, where she provides bilingual individual, dyadic and family therapy to address the impact of trauma, address depression and anxiety, and other life issues. In addition, Dr. Rodriguez works with various agencies as a nationally certified trainer in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). She is also a master trainer in Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) with the Yale Child Study Center.
She is the former Clinical Director of Trauma Training at New York Center for Child Development (NYCCD), where she continues to consult and train. During her time at NYCCD, she provided treatment, consultation, supervision and professional development training. Previously Dr. Rodriguez was the Clinical Director of the Safe Horizon Counseling Center, the only New York State licensed mental health clinic focusing exclusively on trauma-focused treatment for survivors of abuse across the lifespan.
For over 16 years, her psychotherapy practice and clinical supervision has specialized in work with children, adults and families who have been traumatized by interpersonal violence, including domestic violence, childhood sexual and physical abuse. She also presents locally on topics such as the impact of trauma on young children and addressing vicarious trauma.