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AUS Social Justice in Counseling Symposium Series: Supporting Immigrant Clients and Families (2 CE credits available)
2 CE credits available. Late arrivals or early departures will NOT receive CEs.
DATES:
Friday, February 23 3:00pm-5:00pm
DESCRIPTION:
This event is hosted by the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program (CMHC) at Antioch University Seattle (AUS) and is an opportunity for those in the Antioch MA counseling community (students, faculty, and AUS alumni) to come together with community partners (local counseling, Social work, and educational agencies, clinicians and Supervisors). Faculty from the CMHC program at Antioch, along with local community partners, will comprise the panel and share experiences and best practices in working with and supporting immigrant families, those who are undocumented, and/or those who would have qualified for protection under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors act (DREAM) families/individuals in counseling and counseling-related contexts. Discussions will include multicultural awareness and culturally sensitive approach in serving this population. The panelists will also discuss diversity within this population including available resources for parents with children who have special needs, families with variety of socio-economic and educational backgrounds, trauma experiences, as well as LGBTQ community within this population. The panelists will introduce therapeutic models for individuals and families who may experience cultural or personal barriers to traditional counseling, effective supports and interventions, and partnership with community and outreach. Additionally, the panelists will share culturally specific resources within the field of counseling, as well as available community resources. The seminar format will provide an opportunity to ask questions of the panel, as well as speak together in a round table/small-group format.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Participants will learn at least three areas of possible challenges undocumented clients and their families may face.
2. Participants will explore their possible blind spots and increase their multicultural sensitivity in counseling undocumented clients and their families by identifying at least one barrier in traditional counseling approach.
3. Participants will learn skills and strategies in counseling undocumented clients and their families in clinical settings.
4. Participants will obtain community resources, which can assist undocumented clients and their families.
PRESENTERS:
1. Katherine Fort, PhD, CMHC (Chair and Faculty of Antioch University Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program)
Katherine Fort is a PhD and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the State of Washington with counseling experience in private practice and in the Washington State community college system. Before coming to Antioch, Katherine worked at Bellevue College and Edmonds Community College, where she primarily counseled first-generation, at-risk, and international college students. Her experience working with students involved personal, academic, and career counseling. She also developed curriculum and taught a wide variety of Human Development classes. In addition to working in community colleges, Katherine has taught in master's level counseling programs at Seattle University and Bastyr University. She also has experience supervising counselors at the graduate level and those working toward state licensure.
2. Mariaimee Gonzalez, PhD (Faculty of Antioch University Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
Mariaimee received her PhD from the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). Mariaimee was previously faculty at the University of San Diego, Director of Clinical Studies at Webster University, and clinic director, supervisor, and adjunct at UMSL. She currently serves on the American Counseling Association Human Rights Committee, partake in Social justice for Counselors, and the Latino Association for Counselors.
3. Lorencita Villegas, MA, LMHC, NCC (Faculty of Antioch University Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
Lorencita Villegas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and EMDR Certified Psychotherapist. Lorencita graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. She earned a Master of Science in Counseling from the University of Phoenix. Lorencita specializes in working with trauma survivors in her clinical settings.
4. Tanya Johnson, MA, LMHC, NCC, DCC, CCMHC (Faculty of Antioch University Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
Tanya Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida, as well as a national certified counselor (NCC), distance certified counselor (DCC), and certified clinical mental health counselor (CCMHC). She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Utah, Master's degree in Counseling from Liberty University, and will graduate with her PhD in Counseling with a Specialization in Marriage and Family Counseling from Barry University. Tanya has worked in university counseling centers, crisis stabilization units, and community mental health. She maintains a private practice in Miami Shores, Florida. Her research interests include technology-assisted counseling and supervision, cross-cultural counseling skills and training, and religious change.
5. Erin Paavola, PhD. LMHC (Faculty of Antioch University Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
Erin Paavola holds a Bachelors of Psychology, Masters of Arts in Community Counseling, and PhD in Community Psychology. She currently teaches Advance Social Justice and Leadership class in the Antioch University PhD program in addition to teaching Masters level students. Erin has counseling experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and parents with a background of working with DCFS and inpatient psychiatric facilities for children, and program evaluation for those with chronic illness.
6. Sandhya Sridhar (Immigrant, Refugee, and Undocumented Outreach Program Coordinator. Seattle Counseling Service)
Sandhya likes to question what makes it into bios, especially when the backdrop is one of white professional culture. Working for and within the queer immigrant community, Sandhya is part of a movement of people who are showing the world how to hold multiplicity in one body. As LGBTQ+ immigrants, refugees, asylees, or undocumented folks, we are people who refuse to pay the tax of giving up community, of being monolingual, of assimilation and of homonationalism that is often required in order to fight violence and oppression. In a culture driven by economics, Sandhya works to bring back the language of abundance and celebration into the art of direct service.
7. Jadivan Elzughbi (Immigrant, Refugee, and Undocumented Outreach Program Coordinator. Seattle Counseling Service)
Marhaba! Jadivan Elzughbis education background is BA in Occupational Therapy from Bethlehem University, and MA in Congregation and Community Care from Luther Seminary, St Paul MN. Jadivan worked in different settings, with various ages, and cultures. He worked as an Occupational Therapist in 3 different settings in Palestine, Israel and the Czech Republic. Jadivan founded and created the first wheelchair basketball team for young adults in Palestine. Jadivan was a TV show host for Children in Palestine for 2 years (videos on YouTube search for "Amo Jado"). Through these various work settings with clients of different ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, and racial backgrounds, Jadivan has developed a sensitive multicultural approach in addressing clients needs. Jadivan is fluent in Arabic and English languages. He believes that the goal of the counseling is to assist the client to reach high levels of independence in the activities of daily living according to their age and skills level. Over the past years, Jadivan worked in a variety of settings focusing on counseling, independence and community empowerment for individuals with diverse needs. Jadivan has done individual and group sessions, and community skill-building groups and education groups to increase awareness of resources. Jadivan is looking forward to expand his role, to work and serve individual from different populations; LGBTQ-- specially those who are immigrants, refugees, and undocumented.
8. Ely Herenandez, MSW, LSWAIIC (Clinician, Catholic Community Services)
Ely is an intern supervisor and clinician with Catholic Community Services. She mainly works with asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented populations. Not only does she provide psychotherapy to her clients but she also helps clients get connected to resources that take down barriers that their immigration status causes and that can ameliorate stress levels. In order to help these populations, Ely believes resourcefulness and cultural humility is necessary and works ardently for her services to include these.
9. Chia-Wen Moon, MA, LMHC (Mental health Counselor, Pacific Medical Centers)
Chia-wen Moon has more than 10 years of experience in the mental health and counseling field for more than 10 years, with working with diverse populations. She is grateful to have experience working with people coming from all around the globe. Her clinical experience includes working in community mental health agencies serving API populations in Los Angeles and Seattle, private practice, mental health services in colleges and currently in a primary care setting. Chia-wen is an immigrant from Taiwan, and became a naturalized citizen. She is passionate to promote mental health awareness and provide quality mental health service. Chia-wen graduated from Seattle U with MA Ed in counseling, and BA psychology from U of Washington. She feels fortunate to have mentors help her to get to where she is today. She values connections with compassion in our communities.
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LocationAntioch University Seattle (View)
2400 3rd Ave Rm 202
Seattle, WA 98121
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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