Social Justice at the Border: Addressing the Trauma of Undocumented Immigrants: WS402

This introductory workshop presents a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed care framework to address the trauma of undocumented immigrants. The presenter provides step-by-step strategies for conducting a thorough intake assessment that incorporates immigration-specific questions, developing a collaborative treatment plan, and more. Helping clients tell their stories is an important aspect of trauma treatment, and the presenter discusses ways to elicit these stories. Immigration policy and advocacy and their implications for treatment with this vulnerable population are highlighted.

Webinars are converted to video on-demand programs with closed captioning after the live air date.

• Define cultural competence and cultural humility and explain how their own cultural values, biases, and privilege may affect their clinical work.
• Describe a hypothetical immigrant's journey and cite four specific risks and exposures the individual may face before and after entering the United States that can impact the person's mental health.
• Explain how to apply a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed care framework to a case example of an undocumented immigrant.

Charissa D. Pizarro, PsyD