$75.00

April 10th, 2027 (Saturday); 11am - 2pm CENTRAL TIME

Registration: $75 (includes CEUs for TX clinicians

Institute Presenter: Dr. Tom Chavez

In this training, we will discuss the ethical, clinical, and epistemological challenges associated with integrating Chicana/o/x/Latine Ethnoindigenous healing practices, including Curanderismo, into contemporary behavioral health settings. We will include the influence of biological, cultural, and historical factors on experiences of distress and healing using a biocultural framework. Strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration among behavioral health providers, traditional healers, and community stakeholders that promote culturally centered and ethically grounded care will be integrated.

Part 1: Reconceptualizing Education, Medicine, Health, & Wellbeing

Part 2: Cultural Rituals/Ceremonies, Their Functions, & Their Link to Behavioral Health

Part 3: Proposing a Latine Ethnoindigenous Behavioral Health Integrationve Framework