Addiction & Recovery: Cultural Elements of Working with Hispanic, Latino/a, & Latinx/e Populations
Adicción y recuperación: Elementos culturales del trabajo con comunidades hispanas, latinas y latinx/e
This training was presented on
November 26, 2024
Este seminario virtual se presentará en inglés con
interpretación al español.
REPLAY & RESOURCES:
The materials and resources for this training are listed below. Note: Training certificates are only available following live trainings or completion of self-paced courses. A certificate will not be provided for review of these materials.
- Recording
- Presentation Slides (3/page)
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TRAINING DETAILS:
This training will explore the development of substance use disorder (SUD) disparities in the US and their impacts on Hispanic/Latino/x/e individuals, families, and communities. Utilizing a social justice framework, participants will learn about cultural elements, building health equity, and community engagement. They will also learn about approaches and strategies grounded in cultural humility, cultural self-assessments, and other tools designed to improve services and eliminate health disparities.
Participants will:
- Identify and address barriers faced by Hispanic, Latinos/as, Latinx/e communities and service providers regarding access, quality of care, and readiness for treatment and recovery.
- Explain the relationship between culture and the continuum of care.
- Understand the impact of immigration and migration on mental health, addiction, and family dynamics.
- Identify approaches to integrating culture into your practice.
Este curso explorará el desarrollo de las disparidades en el trastorno por consumo de sustancias (SUD, por sus siglas en inglés) en los Estados Unidos y su impacto en las personas, familias y comunidades hispanas/latinas/x/e. Los participantes aprenderán sobre los elementos culturales, el fomento de la equidad en la atención médica y la participación de la comunidad, empleando un marco de justicia social. También aprenderán sobre enfoques y estrategias basados en la humildad cultural, autoevaluaciones culturales y otras herramientas diseñadas para mejorar los servicios y eliminar las disparidades en la salud.
Los participantes podrán:
- Identificar y superar las barreras que enfrentan las comunidades hispanas, latinas, latinx/e y los proveedores de servicios con respecto al acceso, la calidad de la atención y la preparación para el tratamiento y la recuperación.
- Explicar la relación entre la cultura y el proceso continuo de atención.
- Comprender el impacto de la inmigración y la emigración en la salud mental, la adicción y la dinámica familiar.
- Identificar enfoques para integrar la cultura en su práctica.
Who Should Attend: All staff of family resource centers (FRCs), Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems.
IMPORTANT TRAINING INFORMATION:
- This is a webinar-style training. This means that you will not be on camera and will not be able to see other learners. This training will not include breakout rooms. Opportunities to interact with the presenter(s) and other participants will be included.
- This training will be recorded. The recording will be available to registered learners within 2 days of the training.
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INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE SOBRE EL CURSO:
- Este curso es de tipo seminario por internet. Esto significa que usted no estará en cámara y no podrá ver a otros alumnos. Este curso no incluirá salas de descanso. Se incluirán oportunidades para interactuar con el presentador o presentadores y con otros participantes.
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MEET THE SPEAKER
Dr. Hernández is from Borikén (Puerto Rico), fluent in Spanish and English, and lives in Massachusetts. With more than 36 years of experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health, HIV/AIDS, HCV, Problem Gambling, and related services, Dr. Hernandez leads with a social justice lens and approach grounded in eliminating disparities and building equity. As a public health professional, with experience across the continuum, he embraces and promotes a greater understanding of the structural determinants of health (SDOH) approach, coupled with implementing multiple strategies over multiple domains. Dr. Hernandez also believes that quality public health work cannot be accomplished without true partnerships and engagement with people with lived and living experiences, their families, and formal and meaningful relationships with community-based organizations and institutions.
Dr. Hernandez has served as a consultant to a wide range of organizations and institutions funded by federal, state, and local sources, including the Prevention, Addiction, and Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers, the Opioid Response Network, and other National Technical Assistance Centers (TTCs) located through the US. Dr. Hernandez has been a consultant with the New England ATTC for over 20 years. In this capacity, he delivers tailored technical assistance, capacity building, and training to people on the front lines of service delivery, as well as those in leadership and senior management roles. Currently, Dr. Hernandez is Chief of Public Health at New North Citizens’ Council in MA, serves as Senior Consultant at the Addiction Technology Transfer Center at Brown University, is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, and is on the Advisory Board of the National Hispanic and Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. He also teaches at the New England Schools of Prevention and Addiction Studies and the Best Practices School and is President of the Massachusetts Addiction Counselor Certification Board.
As a person in long-term recovery, Haner is committed to uplifting the voices of people in recovery and wellness processes and works tirelessly to create equitable and meaningful access and quality of care to the entire Public Health Continuum, which includes Prevention, Intervention, The Multiple Pathways of Recovery, including Treatment, and Recovery Supports. Haner earned his GED in prison, a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Springfield College, and a Master of Education with concentrations in Counseling Psychology and Addiction Studies from Cambridge College in Massachusetts. He earned his doctoral degree at the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
