This event will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation available in Spanish.
Entre colegas... Dialogues between Behavioral Health Providers of Latinos
Topic: Assessment and Intervention with Latino Families: A Systems Framework
50 spaces available.
Family therapy is a cornerstone of best practices when working with Latino individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges. Grounded in systems thinking and relational frameworks, family therapy recognizes the central role of family, culture, and community in shaping mental health experiences and recovery. Family-based approaches help address underlying relational patterns, enhance communication, and deepen shared understanding of mental health conditions. By engaging family members in the therapeutic process, clinicians strengthen natural support systems that reinforce both individual growth and systemic change. When aligned with the families’ cultural values and lived experiences, family therapy fosters cohesion, intimacy, and shared meaning making among family members, helping to reframe and de-escalate negative interactional patterns and buffer the impact of contextual stressors.
This session provides a space for dialogue and applied learning around essential tenets and clinical skills in family therapy with Latino families. Participants will explore how systems thinking and relational perspectives inform assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention. Through case discussion, the session will examine culturally responsive ways to assess and implement family therapy strategies that foster trust, collaboration, and healing within Latino families.
Provide a space to have a dialogue about
1. Systems thinking and relational frameworks in family therapy, including family-level processes, interactional dynamics, and the quality of relationships.
2. Assessment considerations in Latino families such as its life cycles, cultural values, intergenerational beliefs, and contextual stressors that influence mental health experiences and engagement in care.
3. Application of culturally responsive engagement and intervention strategies to build trust and strengthen therapeutic alliances with Latino caregivers, youth, and extended family members."
GUEST SPEAKER:
Dr. Erick Senior-Rogés, PhD
Erick Senior-Rogés, PhD is a consultant and former Training and Technical Assistance Manager for the Hispanic/Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (H/LBH CoE), where he supported workforce development initiatives promoting culturally responsive mental health care for Hispanic and Latino communities. He serves as a clinical psychologist for the Fostering Belonging and Student Success grant initiative at Atlantic University as well as in private practice specializing in multigenerational, culturally humble and person-centered oriented models.
Dr. Senior-Rogés provides psychotherapy to Latino families integrating systemic and experiential therapeutic approaches to promote healing, strengthen family functioning, and support intergenerational well-being. His research focuses on the psychological well-being of Puerto Rican university students, the impact of relocation and transnational family experiences, and protective factors among Puerto Rican parent–child dyads. He has collaborated with organizations including the Hispanic Federation and the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute of Puerto Rico within research and community mental health efforts. He holds a master's degree in psychology from The New School for Social Research and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico.