64th Annual Conference

Friday, March 9

Early Bird Open Sessions

7:15 A.M. – 8:15 A.M.

Session 212           

"En Espanol": Group Psychotherapy with Hispanic Clients

Chair:

Diane Reid, Ph.D., FAGPA, Retired, Jalisco, Mexico

Presenters:         

Margarita Leonor Diaz, Ph.D., Program Director for Group Services, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Mariela Fuenmayor, M.D., Physician Resident, Austin Medical Education Program. Psychiatry, Austin, Texas

Sandra Piedrahita, M.A., Psychology Intern, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

This course is a one hour presentation of the "know how" key issues when working in group Psychotherapy with Hispanic population. The presentation will address cultural competence and techniques to overcome the challenges of the therapy with this very unique ethnic group.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Understand the unique cultural characteristics of the Hispanics that plays an important role in the formation and maintenance of the psychotherapy groups in this population.

2. Identify the challenges in the boundary setting and to learn how to manage them in order to achieve a successful group experience with Hispanic groups.

3. Recognize the “desirable” therapist’s traits when conducting culturally competent group psychotherapy with Hispanics.

4. Determine the value of the co-therapy when working with Hispanic groups.

Course References:

1. Miranda, J. et al. (1996). Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Latinos in Psychotherapy Research. Journal of Consulting And Clinical Psychology. 64(5), 868-874.

2. Olarte, S. and Masnick R. (1985). Benefits of  Long Term Group Therapy for Disadvantaged Hispanic Outpatients. Hospital and Community Psychiatry. 36(10), 1093-1097.

3. Wing Sue, D. and Sue, D. (2002). Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley and Sons.