Entre colegas…Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Increase Engagement in Treatment for H/L with Co-occurring Disorders | 1:00pm ET

Entre colegas… Dialogues between Behavioral Health Providers of Latinos

Topic: Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Increase Engagement into Treatment for Latinos with co-occurring disorders

50 spaces available. 

Do you provide behavioral health services to Latino populations as part of a community-based organization? Participating in these dialogues allows you to listen, converse, and learn more about effective and culturally informed practices with Latino populations. Along with colleagues and a guest specialist, you will discuss aspects that influence the behavioral health of Latino people as well as service models applicable to their well-being, including:

– Social determinants that affect behavioral health.

– Skills to foster participation, therapeutic relationships, and community outreach.

– Cultural elements that can be integrated into services and treatment plans.

– Clinical presentations and best practices for conceptualizing and guiding services.

– Use of therapeutic approaches that are person-centered and strength-based.

This virtual activity is scheduled for the last week of each month, every other month. It will feature a guest specialist facilitating the discussion on a particular topic of Latino behavioral health.

Guest Speaker: Oscar Rojas, PhD

Oscar F. Rojas Pérez is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Oscar has mostly studied Latino psychological well-being, trauma, scale development, and culturally responsive interventions. Clinically, Oscar works with individuals who have experienced trauma, including racial trauma, and who self-identify as immigrants, refugees, and as people color. He provides culturally responsive care using Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.