Pacific Clinics Advancing Behavioral Healthcare - Latino Services

Outreach, Engagement and Treatment for Latinos from a Cultural Perspective
Presented by Pacific Clinics

This conference is designed to enhance the skills of professionals, paraprofessionals, consumers, families, students and others involved in providing behavioral healthcare services to Latinos by offering culturally relevant information that increases knowledge and awareness of issues related to those services.

Conference Location:

Hilton Hotel San Gabriel
225 West Valley Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 270-2700

7:15 a.m.

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Welcome/Introductions

Luis M. Garcia, Psy.D.

Corporate Director, Latino Program Development,
Pacific Clinics

Susan Mandel, Ph.D.

President/CEO, Pacific Clinics

Marvin J. Southard, D.S.W.

Director, Los Angeles County Department
of Mental Health

Ambrose Rodriguez, M.B.A.

President/Founder, Latino Behavioral Health Institute

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Honored Guest Speaker

Congresswoman

Hilda L. Solis

32nd Congressional District of California

9:15-10:30 a.m.

Presentation

Engaging Underserved Latino
Communities on Mental Health Services Act Prevention
and Early Intervention Efforts

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of California, Davis

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Presentation

Bitter Calaveras: from the files of the
Los Angeles County
Adolescent Suicide Review Team

Michael Pines, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist
Founder and Co-chair—Los Angeles County Child and
Adolescent Suicide Review Team

Jessica Gama, M.S.W.

Ombudsperson
Los Angeles County Probation Department

11:30-11:45 a.m.

BREAK/Networking

11:45-12:45 p.m.

Presentation

Cultural Competence as Process:
Moving Beyond Culture as Ethnicity

Steve R. Lopez, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
University of Southern California

12:45-1:00 p.m.

Networking

1:00-2:00 p.m.

Hosted Lunch/Grand Ballroom

2:00-3:15 p.m.

Presentation

Reduction of Stigma in Early Childhood

William Arroyo, M.D.

Medical Director - - Child, Youth and Family
Program Administration Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Fran D. Goldfarb, M.A., C.H.E.S.

Director, Family Support, Center for Child Development and Developmental Disabilities, USC/University Affiliated Program, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Founder/Facilitator, Los Angeles Asperger Syndrome Parent Support Group

3:15-4:15 p.m.

Presentation

Spanish Only Presentation

VIOLENCIA Y ADICCIONES

Psic. Carmen Fernández Cáceres

Directora General de Operación
Centros de Integración Juvenil, Asociacion Civil
Licenciada en psicología por la Universidad Anáhuac.
Realizó la maestría en terapia familiar en el Instituto Latinoamericano de Estudios de la Familia.
Cuenta con experiencia en el campo de reducción del consumo de drogas desde hace 25 años. Actualmente es Directora General Adjunta de Centros de Integración Juvenil y dirige la operación
de los 101 Centros de Integración Juvenil que conforman la red institucional a nivel nacional.

Pacific Clinics is approved by the: American Psychological Association (APA) Provider # 1460, to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pacific Clinics maintains responsibility for the program and its content; California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) Provider #PCE292, for continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs; California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Provider #CEP11979, for contact hours; California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) Provider #2N-05-626-0307, for continuing education hours (CEH’s) and California Association of Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE) Provider #CP20 794 C 1209, for continuing education hours (CEH’s).

This course meets the requirements for the above mentioned boards for 4 ½ CEs. CE board requirements do not allow partial credit or credit to participants who do not check in at the CE table by 9:15am or who check out before 3:15 pm. Those attending the Spanish Presentation will receive an additional 1 CE and may not check out before 4:15pm.

Directions:

From the eastbound or westbound 10 Freeway, take Del Mar north (towards San Gabriel) to Valley Blvd, turn left to 225 West Valley Blvd., Parking included.

Conference Registration

Fee is $80.00 (lunch is included). Space is limited, so please register early. Deadline is Friday, May 23, 2008. $85.00 after deadline.

REGISTER NOW!

Make check payable to Pacific Clinics, Attn: Blanca Padilla
Pacific Clinics, 11741 E. Telegraph Rd., Bldg G.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
or FAX registration to (562) 942-9789 and call to verify that we received your registration.

For additional information call (562) 942-8256 and ask for Blanca Padilla or email questions to Bpadilla@pacificclinics.org

Outreach, Engagement and Treatment for Latinos from a Cultural Perspective Presented by Pacific Clinics