Latino Social Workers Organization (LSWO)
2024 Educational Opportunities and Networking
Chicago Conference Speakers/Workshops
Stories of Advocacy and Staying Power Para La Gente inside Child Welfare
Speaker(s):
Social Work in Healthcare: Advancing the Right to Health for Hispanic Immigrants
Speakers: Eden Hernández Robles, PhD, MSW and Leslie Salazar-Hinojosa, LMSW
Envisioning post-pandemic recovery for Latinx migrant youth
Speakers: Yesenia Perez, LCSW, LCADC, Ansirys Alviz, LCSW
Best practices to support and empower Latinx families
with disabilities.
Speakers:
Mary Kay Heldman, LISW-W
James Calahan, MSW
El Respeto Al Derecho Ajeno [A Conseguir Una Doctorado] Es La Paz. Respect for The Rights of Others [To Get A Phd] is Peace.
Speakers: Nicolaus Espitia, PhD and Panelists (Will add once confirmed)
Latine International Social Work Collaborations: Guatemalan Gender Equity and Indigenous Human Rights
Speakers: Ausirys Alvis, MSW, LCSW, DSW Student, Maria Panjoj Salvador, , Archie Contreras
The Right to Language Access: Servicing our Spanish-speaking
Community
Speaker: Vania Buck, MSW
Using Historic Memory to Defend Current Human Rights and Promote Social Justice.
Speakers: Michael Berghoef, PhD and Cruz Morales
Equipping Social Workers: A Comprehensive Understanding of HIV/AIDS and Patient-Centered Care
Speaker: Javier Segovia, LCSW-S
Leslie Hinajosa, LMSW
La Cultura Cura: Bridging Cultures and Strengthening School Communities
Speaker: Charo Mendoza, LCSW
Salud emocional para hombres migrantes: A support group curriculum for Latino migrant men
Speaker: Francisco J. Lozornio, DSW,, Erikson Institute Social Work
Empowering Latinx in perinatal social work via decolonized, historical, individualized approaches.
Speakers: Gloria Arroyo Sugg, LCSW and Xavier Ramirez, LCSW
Luchando Junt@s: A call to Action - Leveraging Support Groups for Community Healing
Speaker: Cheryl Aguilar, LCSW
Protect Your License (PYL): Time to No Longer Trust Mainstream SW Organizations.
Adrian L. Delgado, LCSW, CADC
Reunidos: Integrating Culturally Relevant
Practices Through Peer Support
Speaker: Roberto Godinez, LCSW
LSWO Higher Education Workshops
Speakers: Faculty provide several workshops during the conference focused on succeeding in Social Work Programs.
Child-Centered Play Therapy: Human Rights, Latino Community, Cultural Competence
Speakers: Zulmarie Hernandez, EdD in Counselling, LMSW
Paul Fericelli, Phd Candidate
LSWO Oaxaca Initiative: Panel discussion on the 2024 Symposium, outcomes, and future Symposiums
Adriana Gonzalez-Sandrolini, LCSW, CADC