Conference Goal
The overall goals of the conference are to enhance knowledge among conference participants on 1) how to best attract, engage, retain and serve Hispanics in need of behavioral health services in a manner that meets their cultural needs and preferences, and 2) about policy and leadership strategies for eliminating disparities in the availability of, access to, and the provision of quality, and culturally and linguistically competent mental health care to Hispanics.
Conference Objectives
At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Examine barriers facing Hispanics with accessing and receiving quality, and culturally and linguistically competent mental health services, and examining strategies to eliminate identified barriers.
- Translate how to implement culturally and linguistically competent practices to better meet the cultural and linguistic needs and preferences of Hispanics in need of behavioral health services.
- Identify best and promising practices in working with Latinos diagnosed with various mental health disorders.
Target Audience
This conference will benefit direct service behavioral health professionals and others in administrative, policy, and planning behavioral health professionals such as social workers, psychologists, nurses, psychiatrist and counselors.
