Trauma-Informed Services for Hispanic & Latinx Clients with Substance Use

16500 Van Aken Boulevard,Shaker Heights OH 44120

26 October, 2022

Description

Presenter: Isa I. Velez-Echevarria, PsyD, State Project Manager for Ohio, Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC In this training, participants will learn techniques for incorporating cultural considerations into the diagnosis of substance use disorders in Hispanic and Latinx communities. Participants will be able to recognize the main types of distress experienced by Latinx clients and how to provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive mental health treatment. This free training is sponsored by the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County, the Ohio Association of Alcohol and other Drug Addiction Counselors ,and Shaker Heights Youth Center.