Fortifying Our Cultural Competencies

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Fortificando Nuestras Competencias Culturales
Saludos/Greetings from the
National Resource Center
for Hispanic Mental Health
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, National Board of Advisors and the Staff of
the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health, please accept my sincerest
appreciation for your support of our organization’s first-ever biennial National
Latino Mental Health conference titled: “Fortificando Nuestras Competencias Culturales”
– “Fortifying Our Cultural Competencies.” The National Resource Center for Hispanic
Mental Health is pleased to be able to offer you over 20 individual training sessions,
and four keynote and plenary sessions, conducted by several of the nation’s leading
behavioral health experts working on Hispanic mental health issues. Your support
and interest in eliminating disparities in the availability of, access to and provision of
quality, and culturally and linguistically competent mental health care for Hispanics
is greatly appreciated and highly respected. We sincerely thank you for being here
today and welcome you to our family of supporters.
The Leadership and Staff of the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health look forward to working with
you throughout the conference and beyond to ensure that our nation’s mental health service providers have access to
high-quality trainings aimed at increasing knowledge of best practices in attracting, engaging, retaining, and/or serving
Hispanics in behavioral health programs. Although the Hispanic population and the group’s contributions to America
have grown exponentially over the past two decades, so has the group’s over-representation in many of the nation’s
high-need, vulnerable populations such as the poor, the uninsured, the homeless, the incarcerated and those involved
with the juvenile justice system and child welfare, and their continued underutilization of mental health services.
Today, we come together to say Ya, No Mas … Now, No More! Our Hispanic community needs us, and we must
take this opportunity before us to learn from some of the nation’s greatest minds in behavioral health, how we can
begin to more effectively serve Hispanics in a culturally competent manner in behavioral health. I thank you for
your commitment to this learning opportunity and I thank the event co-sponsors and funders for their support and
assistance in the planning and offering of this event. Without you or them, today would not be possible.
Thank you for your interest, support and anticipated continued leadership in advancing mental health service delivery
for Hispanics. We look forward to seeing you again in 2011 at our next national conference. Stay tuned for further
information by visiting us regularly at www.nrchmh.org. Best wishes and continued success!
Sincerely,
Henry Acosta, MA, MSW, LSW
Executive Director
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Conference Goal:
To enhance knowledge among conference participants on 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.
Conference Objectives:
At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:
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Examine barriers facing Hispanics with accessing and receiving quality,
and culturally and linguistically competent mental health services.
2.
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.
3.
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, psychiatrists and counselors.
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Conference Agenda
Sunday, November 8, 2009
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM:
Conference Registration
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM:
National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health
Strategic Planning Meeting
Location: California
(Closed Meeting – By Invitation Only)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM:
Special Welcoming Reception
Location: Outdoor Pool Area
Monday, November 9, 2009 - AM
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM:
Conference Registration and Breakfast
Overnight Hotel Guests:
Breakfast Location - Rickenbacker Restaurant
Local/Non-Overnight Event Participants:
Breakfast Location - 2nd Floor Mezzanine Level
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM:
Welcoming Remarks
Location: Pan Am Ballroom
Henry Acosta, M.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
Executive Director
William Sette, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
President, Board of Trustees
9:10 AM – 9:15 AM:
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
9:15 AM – 10:10 AM:
Keynote Presentation
From Cultural Competence
to Effective Treatment
William A. Vega, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine,
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California –
Los Angeles
10:10AM – 10:15 AM:
Brief Overview of Conference
Location Logistics
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM:
AM Break
10:30 AM – 12:15PM:
AM Sessions – 5 Sessions in Total
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Listing of AM Sessions:
Monday, November 9, 2009
1. Effective Tobacco Cessation
Outreach with Latino Mentally Ill
Location: Condor
Roena Rabelo Vega, CTTS
Director, Community Programs
University of CaliforniaLos Angeles School of Public Health
2. Enhancing Agency
Cultural Competence – Part I
(Two Part Training Session –
Must Attend Part I and Part II)
4. Crisis Intervention with Latinos
Location: Pitcairn
Martha Alamo, RN, BSN, CMHP
Adolescent Program Director
Southern Winds Hospital, Westchester Healthcare Network
5. Formentando la Esperanza, Creando
Oportunidades: Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Interventions for Latinos with Psychiatric
Disabilities – Part I
(Two Part Training Session – Must Attend Part I and Part II)
Location: Fairchild
Location: Electra
Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ph.D.
Investigator, Institute for Health,
Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
3. Integrating Behavioral Health Services
for Latinos in Primary Care Settings
Location: Kingbird
Maria Restrepo-Toro, M.S., CPRP
Senior Training Associate and Director, Latino Initiatives
Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Laura Diaz, M.S.
Training Associate
Melanie Perez, Ph.D.
Instructor in Clinical Psychology/Research Scientist
New York Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University
Additional Activity being held during AM Workshop Period:
National Steering Committee for Movilizandonos por Nuestro Futuro:
Strategic Development of a Mental Health Workforce for Latinos Meeting
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Conference Agenda
Monday, November 9, 2009 - PM
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM:
Lunch
Location: Rickenbacker Restaurant
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM:
Plenary Presentation
Evaluating Health Care Interventions
to Reduce Depression Disparities in Latino Populations
Jenny Chong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Arizona
Michael Ong, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California - Los Angeles
Diane L. Giarrusso, L.I.C.S.W.
Behavioral Health Quality Project Specialist
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM:
PM Break
3:00 PM – 4:45 PM:
PM Sessions – 7 Sessions in Total
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Listing of PM Sessions:
Monday, November 9, 2009
1. La Voz Clara – Special Challenges and
Tools in Developing Client Identity and PeerOrganizations in Diverse Latino Communities
Location: Kingbird
Eduardo Vega, M.A.
Chief, Division of Empowerment and Advocacy
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and
Commissioner, California Mental Health Services Oversight
and Accountability Commission
2. Using Minds on the Edge to Ignite a
Conversation about Mental Illness in the
Hispanic Community
Location: Sikorsky
Colby Kelly
Director
Strategic Communications
Fred Friendly Seminars
Barbara Margolis
Executive Director
Fred Friendly Seminars
Judge Steve Leifman
Associate Administrative Judge
Miami Dade County Court
3. Traditional Medicine/Los Temazcales –
“Mother of All Medicines”
Location: Pitcairn
Steve Delgadillo
President and CEO
International Healthcare Professionals, Inc.
4. Working with Sexually Abused
Hispanic Children
Location: Stinsom
Evelyn Melo, L.M.H.C.
President
Melopsych & Counseling Services, Inc.
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5. The Immigrant’s Odyssey
Location: Condor
Priska Imberti, L.C.S.W.
Founder and Clinical Director
CRECER, Inc.
6. Enhancing Agency
Cultural Competence – Part II
Location: Electra
Investigator, Institute for Health,
Health Care Policy and Aging Research
7. Formentando la Esperanza, Creando
Oportunidades: Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Interventions for Latinos with Psychiatric
Disabilities – Part II
Location: Fairchild
Maria Restrepo-Toro, M.S., CPRP
Senior Training Associate and Director, Latino Initiatives
Laura Diaz, M.S.
Training Associate
Additional Activity being held during
PM Workshop Period:
National Steering Committee for Movilizandonos por
Nuestro Futuro: Strategic Development of
a Mental Health Workforce for Latinos Meeting
Special
Night …
Option #1:
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM:
Bus Ride to Bayside Marketplace, Miami
(Dinner and Shopping on Own –
Complimentary Chartered Bus Service)
http://www.baysidemarketplace.com/
Option #2:
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM:
Venetian Lady Yacht Cruise
(Dinner and Dancing under the Stars
- $125 per person)
http://www.biscaynelady.com/browse-our-fleet/venetian-lady/
...Out on the
Town
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Conference Agenda
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - AM
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM:
Breakfast
Overnight Hotel Guests:
Location: Rickenbacker Restaurant
Local/Non-Overnight Event Participants:
Location: 2nd Floor Mezzanine Level
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM:
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Executive Director
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM:
Keynote Presentation
Parental Depression: The Impact on Latino Children
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola,
M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Center for Reducing
Health Disparities
University of California – Davis
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM:
AM Break
10:15 – 12:00 PM:
AM Sessions – 5 Sessions in Total
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Listing of AM Sessions:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
1. The Value of Studying Cultural Syndromes
in Latino Mental Health
Location: Fairchild
Investigator
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
2. Creating Culturally-Informed Services for
Latinas/os with Co-Occurring Disorders in a
Community Mental Health Setting
Location: Sikorsky
Manuel Paris, Psy.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry)
Yale University School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry;
Deputy Director of Hispanic Services,
Connecticut Mental Health Center
and the Community Services Network
Michelle Silva, Psy.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Yale University School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry;
Associate Director
Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System
3. In Living Color:
Depression Treatment for Latinos
Location: Stinson
Sergio Balcazar, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Apalachee Center, Inc
Maria Jose Carrasco, M.P.A.
Director
Multicultural Action Center
NAMI National
4. Working with Latino Clients and Families
Location: Kingbird
Milton Fuentes, Psy.D.
President-Elect
National Latina/o Psychological Association;
Associate Professor of Psychology
Psychology Department, Montclair State University
Héctor Y. Adamés, Psy.D.
Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Resident
Boston University School of Medicine
5. Psychopharmacology Treatment for the
Latino Patient
Location: Pitcairn
Theresa Miskimen, M.D.
Vice-President for Medical Services, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
- University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC);
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ;
Treasurer
American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry;
President
New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Additional Activity being held
during AM Workshop Period:
National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health’s
Public Policy Academy Advocacy Training Session
Location: Condor
Lupe Morin
Intake Coordinator / Family Advocate
The Neighborhood Place
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Conference Agenda
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - PM
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM:
Lunch
Location: Rickenbacker Reastaurant
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM:
Plenary Presentation
Movilizandonos Por Nuestro Futuro: Strategic Development of a
Mental Health Workforce for Latinos
Teresa Chapa, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Senior Policy Advisor,
Mental Health
United States Department of
Health and Human Services
Office of Minority Health
Henry Acosta, MA, MSW, LSW
Executive Director
National Resource Center
for Hispanic Mental Health
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM:
PM Break
2:45 PM – 4:30 PM:
PM Sessions – 5 Sessions in Total
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM:
Evaluations and Closing Remarks
Notes: Sessions and presenters subject to change.
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Listing of PM Sessions:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
1. Behavioral Health Promoters:
Community Outreach
and Education Model
Location: Pitcairn
Irma Martinez, M.A.
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health,
Empowerment and Advocacy Division,
Office of Community Empowerment
2. Cultural Issues in Latinos’
Experience with Depression
Location: Sikorsky
Igda Martinez, Psy.D.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
4. Community Models of Interventions
for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
in Puerto Rico’s Homeless Population
Location: Stinson
Francisco J. Rodriguez-Fraticelli
Community Planner/Executive Director
Coalición de Coaliciónes por Personas sin Hogar de Puerto
Rico, Inc.
5. Promoting Best Practices for Culturally
and Competent Behavioral Health:
The LEAP Academy
Charter School Experience
Location: Fairchild
3. Improving Access:
Removing Language Barriers
Location: Kingbird
Gladys Robreno, M.Ed.
Professional Therapist and Counselor
Director for the LEAP Health Family Center
Guillermo Brito, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Latino Behavioral Health Association
Lidia Gamulin, L.C.S.W.
Mental Health Consultant
Additional Activity being held during AM Workshop Period:
National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health’s
Public Policy Academy Advocacy Training Session
Location: Condor
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Keynote Speaker Bio
William Vega, PhD,
is a
Professor of Family Medicine at the David Geffen School of
Medicine, and Associate Vice Chancellor at UCLA, and an elected
member of the Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science.
He is also Co-Director of the Network for Multicultural Research on
Health and Healthcare at UCLA Medical School. He has conducted
field and clinical research projects on health, mental health, and
substance abuse in various regions of the United States and Latin
America. His specialty is multicultural epidemiologic and services
research with adolescents and adults, work that has been funded by
multiple public and private sources. He has published over 170 articles
and chapters on these topics, in addition to several books. Dr. Vega
was cited in ISIHighlyCited.com Web of Science in 2006 in the top
one-half of one percent of most highly cited researchers in the social science literature worldwide. In 2002, he was
awarded the Culture, Community, and Prevention Science Award by the Society for Prevention Research, and the
National Award for Excellence in Research by a Senior Scientist by the National Hispanic Science Network. He was
formerly President of the National Latino Council on Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention, and a founding member of
the International Consortium of Psychiatry Epidemiology of the World Health Organization, and a member of the
Institute of Medicine - Board of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and a member of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation National Advisory Group for Health Policy Scholars, and currently Chair of the IOM Health
Inequities Roundtable.
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Plenary Speaker Bio
Jenny Chong, PhD,
is a
research assistant professor in the Department of Family and
Community Medicine at the University of Arizona. She is affiliated
with the Native American Research and Training Center, as
well as with the Department of Neurology and the College of
Public Health within the University of Arizona. Her interest is in
epidemiology, health services research, and mental health issues
among minorities with chronic illnesses.
Dr. Chong studied and obtained her doctorate in Psychology
(Human Factors) from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Until the past three years, she has worked
primarily in the field of substance abuse. She worked collaboratively with the Department of Behavioral Health
Services on Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) grants as PI and co-PI to conduct needs assessment
and treatment outcome studies to determine the prevalence of substance abuse and the efficacy of state
funded substance abuse treatment. She was co-PI on CSAT funded projects to develop a collaborative between
practitioners and researchers in the substance abuse treatment field.
Dr. Chong has been interested in telemedicine services since 1998. She was funded by NIAAA as PI to provide
substance abuse aftercare treatment to Native Americans returning to the Indian reservation. In 2007, she received
funding by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as co-PI to assess the acceptability and feasibility of providing
psychiatric care to underserved depressed Hispanics through the Internet. She is currently involved as PI in an
Epilepsy Foundation project to assess the effectiveness of working with community health representatives to
improve the continuity of epilepsy services to patients on the Hopi Indian Reservation through telemedicine.
She is also currently involved in determining the prevalence of epilepsy along the Arizona-Mexico border, as
well as assessing the types of services and mental health issues among those who suffer from seizures. She is also
continuing her work with Native American Connections in Phoenix, Arizona, to determine psychosocial factors that
predict substance abuse treatment outcome for adult male and female Native Americans.
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Plenary Speaker Bio
Michael Ong, MD, PhD,
is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California,
Los Angeles. He obtained his M.D. from the University of California,
San Diego and his Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy Analysis from
the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ong is a general internist
and health economist whose research interests center around the
intersection of primary care, economics, smoking cessation, and
mental health.
He is Principal Investigator of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
funded project to evaluate the effectiveness of a community
engagement approach to improve depression management skills and
adoption of evidence based depression quality improvement programs
among health providers. The community engagement approach is being tested within a randomized controlled trial,
the Community Partners in Care study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Dr. Ong is also the Principal Investigator for a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded collaborative project
between UCLA, LA 18, and Chinatown Service Center to develop video vignettes designed to help elderly ChineseAmericans access health care, and another Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded project that seeks to develop
care transition interventions to improve variation in health care utilization and health outcomes among elderly
Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure at the five University of California Medical Centers and CedarsSinai Medical Center.
Other work led by Dr. Ong includes studies of housestaff workload and patient outcomes, economic analyses of
tobacco control and secondhand smoke policies, and analyses of prescription medication copayment policies. He is
also Chair of the State of California’s Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee.
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Plenary Speaker Bio
Diane L. Giarrusso, LICSW,
has worked in the health care industry for over 22 years in both clinical
and administrative capacities. Since 2007, she has worked as a Quality
Project Specialist for Neighborhood Health Plan of RI. In this role,
she is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of
Neighborhood’s behavioral health management partner, including
compliance with all performance standards and quality improvement
activities. She also manages all behavioral health NCQA standards,
HEDIS, and annual quality management evaluations specific to behavioral health. In addition to her work at
Neighborhood, Ms. Giarrusso was recently re-appointed by Governor Donald Carcieri, and is serving her second
term, on the RI Board of Examiners in Social Work. Prior to working at Neighborhood, she served as a Quality
Improvement Specialist for United Behavioral Health, responsible for practitioner and facility site audits for the
New England and Mid-Atlantic states. She also was a Social Worker at Butler Hospital in Providence, RI. Ms.
Giarrusso earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Bryant University and her Masters in Social
Work degree from Rhode Island College. She lives in Johnston, RI with her husband and two Italian Greyhounds.
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Keynote Speaker Bio
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD,
is
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University
of California, Davis. He is the Founding Director of the Center for
Reducing Health Disparities at the UC Davis Health System and the
Director of Community Engagement of the UCD Clinical Translational
Science Center (CTSC). He recently completed a four-year term as a
member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC),
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). He is co-chair of the
NIH’s Community Engagement Key Function Committee for the
CTSC awards, the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of
Mental Health America (MHA; formerly the National Mental Health
Association), a board member of the Association for Prevention
Teaching and Research, a Steering Committee and Research Scientist
member of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse
(NHSNDA) and a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Carso Health Institute. He has
held several World Health Organization (WHO) advisory board and consulting positions and is currently the
Coordinator for the Latin American and Caribbean divisions of the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative.
Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola’s research includes cross-national comparative epidemiologic research on patterns and
correlates of mental disorders and substance abuse in general population samples. His applied research program has
focused on identifying unmet mental health needs and associated risk and protective factors to better understand
and meet population mental health needs and reduce mental health disparities in underserved populations. He is
also very active translating mental health and substance abuse research results into practical information that is of
public health value to consumers, service administrators, and policy makers. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola is the author
of many scientific publications and the lead editor of the book “Depression in Latinos: Assessment, Treatment,
and Prevention” and co-author of the book (in Spanish) “Mental Health Epidemiology in Latin America and
the Caribbean” (“Epidemiología de la Salud Mental en Latinoamérica y el Caribe”) recently published by the
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). He is the recipient of several awards such as the Peabody College
of Vanderbilt University Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Medal of Congress (“Medalla de la Cámara de
Diputados”) of Chile for work related to mental health research, the Provost’s Excellence Award for Distinguished
Achievement in Research at California State University, Fresno, the 2002 Outstanding Latino Faculty in Higher
Education Award by the American Association for Higher Education, Hispanic Caucus, the 2005 Local Hero of the
Year Award in Education sponsored by KVPT Valley Public Television and the Bank of California, the U.S. DHHS’
Office of Minority Health’s 2005 National Minority Health Community Leader Award (Hispanic Community),
Washington, DC. Most recently, he received the 2007 Excellence in Hispanic Mental Health Advocacy, Leadership,
and Research Award from the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health, the 2007 UC Davis Academic
Senate Scholarly Distinguished Service Award, Davis and the 2008 Latino Mental Health Conference Excellence in
Science and Research Award, in New York. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola was a member of the IOM/NRC Committee on
Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Health Development of Young Children (2007-2009).
Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola received his M.D. degree at the School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Guadalajara
in Mexico and his Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology at Vanderbilt University, and completed a postdoctoral
fellowship on health services research at UC, San Francisco.
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Plenary Speaker Bio
Teresa Chapa, PhD, MPA,
is Senior
Policy Advisor for Behavioral Health for minority and other underserved
populations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
Office of Minority Health. Her current areas of focus and development include
primary and behavioral healthcare integration and mental health disparities
elimination, building a minority mental health pipeline, and the state of Hispanic
mental healthcare.
From 2007-2008, Dr. Chapa was awarded an Intergovernmental Personnel
Assignment (IPA) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to
Mental Health America (MHA). She served as a member of the senior executive
leadership team, in the role of special advisor to MHA’s CEO and President.
Her principal focus was on behavioral health disparities for racial and ethnic minority and other underserved
populations, and in this capacity, established and implemented organizational solutions for improving diversity and
eliminating disparities for racial and ethnic minority and other underserved populations.
Dr. Chapa served as Director of Policy and Data for the Office of Minority Health where she led the way for
making Minority Mental Health a part of the overall health and health disparities agenda. She authored a policy
brief entitled Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings for Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and brought
key issues and recommendations to the attention of the HHS Office of the Secretary. She worked as a Federal
coordinator and facilitator for the Surgeon General’s Workshop on Women’s Mental Health, and continues to
represent the Office of Minority Health as the Federal Partner for the Mental Health Transformation and other
targeted committees.
Prior to joining the Office of Minority Health, Dr. Chapa held several leadership positions within HHS including
serving as the first Chief of the Office of Extramural Research for the National Center for Minority Health and
Health Disparities, the National Institutes of Health, and as Special Expert to the Center for Mental Health Services
at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in areas of cultural and linguistic competency
(CLC) and mental health disparities for minority and underrepresented populations. She created the first Centerwide advisory committee on CLC initiatives, guided numerous minority mental health projects and grants, and
assisted in the development of the supplemental report of the Surgeon General, Mental Health: Culture, Race and
Ethnicity.
Dr. Chapa has been the recipient of several awards, including the Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award
for Distinguished Services for contributions made to the supplementary report of the Surgeon General, Mental
Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity, and a Congressional Certificate of Recognition for her role in establishing a Latina
Mental Health Demonstration Project on Suicide Prevention in California’s 38th District for Representative Grace
Napolitano.
Dr. Chapa began her career in mental health as a nurse working in California’s community mental heath settings,
later attaining a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from San Francisco State University, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley, CA and a Master Degree in Public
Administration from The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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Plenary Speaker Bio
Henry Acosta, MA, MSW, LSW is the Executive
Director of the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health, an
outgrowth of the award-winning and nationally and internationally recognized
Changing Minds, Advancing Mental Health for Hispanics program, which Mr. Acosta
directed since its inception. Mr. Acosta is also the Deputy Director of the New
Jersey Mental Health Institute, Inc., an organization founded by the New Jersey
Association of Mental Health Agencies, Inc. In his role as Executive Director
of the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health, Mr. Acosta aims
to address the nationwide lack of availability of, access to and the provision of
quality mental health services for Hispanics, and to heighten awareness, acceptance
and understanding of mental illness among the Hispanic population. He holds a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Montclair State University, a Masters of Arts in Social Sciences with
a concentration in Psychology from William Paterson University and a Masters of Social Work in Administration,
Planning and Policy with Children and Families from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is currently
pursing a Doctorate in Social Work in Social Policy Analysis and Administration at Rutgers University.
Sought nationally and internationally as an expert/leader on Hispanic mental health issues, Mr. Acosta serves on
the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma and on the State of New Jersey Board of Social
Work Examiners, where he serves as the Board’s Vice-Chairman. In addition, in 2008, he was appointed by New
Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine to the New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission. Previously, he served as
Chair of former New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey’s Hispanic Advisory Council on Policy Development
Initiatives’ Health Subcommittee Mental Health Work Group and as Co-Chair of the Health Subcommittee. His
work has appeared in numerous professional publications and he is a frequent speaker at local, state, national and
international events regarding Hispanic mental health issues. In July 2009, Mr. Acosta was elected to serve on the
NAMI National Board of Directors.
Mr. Acosta serves or has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations, and on several
statewide advisory committees, including the Puerto Rican Family Institute, Inc.’s Board of Directors (New York
and New Jersey), the March of Dimes New Jersey Chapter State Board and its Statewide Hispanic Advisory
Committee.
A State of New Jersey Licensed Social Worker, Mr. Acosta has more than 18 years of direct service and
administrative experience working with children and families in both clinical and social service settings. His most
recent honors include being named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America” by Hispanic Business
Magazine, the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health’s 2009 Minority
Health Community Trailblazer Leader Award for the Latino community, a 2008 Eli Lilly and Company Welcome
Back Award for Destigmatization, a 2008 Dr. Edward J. Ill Excellence in Medicine Award for Community Service,
a 2008 NJBIZ Healthcare Hero Award for Education Efforts as an Individual, a 2007 Advancing Minority Mental
Health Award from the American Psychiatric Foundation, a 2007 “Forty Under 40” Award from NJBIZ Magazine,
a national leadership award in Latino Mental Health from the Latino Behavioral Health Institute, a Certificate of
Recognition Award from the American Psychiatric Foundation in May 2006, a 2006 National Association of Social
Workers – New York City Chapter and New York Latino Social Work Task Force Leadership Award, the National
Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers’ Leadership Award in November 2004.
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CEU Information
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• Please note: participants may not be eligible for
continuing education credits if they are not on time
and present for an entire session.
• Participants must submit a completed evaluation
form at the conclusion of the conference.
• Partial credits will not be issued to participants
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(ACEPTM) and a co-sponsor of this program. UBHC
may award NBCC approved clock hours for events or
programs that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP
maintains responsibility for the content of this program.
Approval Number 6198. (Contact hours - based on
activity attendance. See below.)
Nurses: University Behavioral HealthCare is an
approved provider of continuing nursing education by
the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation. P#204-7/09-12.
(contact hours - based on activity attendance. See below)
Psychologists: University Behavioral HealthCare is
approved by the American Psychological Association
to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
University Behavioral HealthCare maintains
responsibility for the program and its content.
Instructional Level: Beginning. (CE Credits - based on
activity attendance. See below.)
Social Workers: University Behavioral HealthCare
of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New
Jersey, provider #1173, is approved as a provider for
social work continuing education by the Association of
Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through
the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program
from August 10, 2009 to August 10, 2012. University
Behavioral HealthCare of the University of Medicine &
Dentistry of New Jersey maintains responsibility for the
program. Social workers participating in this conference
will receive cultural competence continuing education
clock hours - based on activity attendance. See below.
Targeted social work practice level: Intermediate.
ASWB credits accepted by the New Jersey State Board
of Social Workers. For other states, go to www.aswb.org
to confirm that state’s acceptance of ASWB credits.
Please contact Sharon Eaton at (732) 235-9282 with any
questions or concerns regarding social work continuing
education documentation for this training.
Day 1: Monday, November 9, 2009
Keynote
AM Session
Plenary
PM Session
(1) Contact Hour
(2) Contact Hours/1.75 Nurses
(1) Contact Hour
Day 2: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Keynote
AM Session
Plenary
PM Session
(1) Contact Hour
(1) Contact Hour
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The National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental
Health Board of Trustees would like to congratulate
the National Center on its 1st Biennial National Latino
Mental Health Conference. We would also like to thank
everyone for their support and attendance, especially
the conference presenters, co-sponsors and
funding partners.
Board of Trustees:
William Sette, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. (President)
President and CEO
Preferred Behavioral Health
Joseph Masciandaro, M.A. (Vice President)
President and CEO
Care Plus New Jersey, Inc.
Kemsey Mackey, A.C.S.W., L.C.S.W. (Treasurer)
Director, Behavioral Health Services
Atlantic Health System
John Monahan, A.C.S.W., L.S.C.W. (Secretary)
President and CEO
Greater Trenton Behavioral HealthCare
Robert Parker, M.P.A.
Executive Director
NewBridge Services, Inc.
Deborah Megaro, M.S, M.B.A.
Chief Executive Officer
Capitol County Children’s Collaborative
Once Again, Congratulations and Thank You!
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The National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental
Health Board of Advisors would like to congratulate
the National Center on its 1st Biennial National Latino
Mental Health Conference. In addition, we would
also like to thank each and every participant for their
support and attendance, especially the conference
presenters, co-sponsors and funding partners.
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities,
University of California – Davis; Chair, Mental
Health America
Juan Ramos, Ph.D.
Former Senior Advisor to the Director of the
National Institute of Mental Health
Maria José Carrasco, M.P.A.
Director, NAMI National Multicultural Action Center
Aida E. Rosario
Director of Communications,
Univision 41 and Telefutura 68
Investigator, Institute for Health, Health Care
Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University
William Sette, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
President and CEO
Preferred Behavioral Health
Pablo Hernandez, M.D.
Retired, Superintendent, Wyoming State Hospital
Martha Silva
Director,
NAMI NJ En Español
Joseph Masciandaro, M.A.
President and CEO
Care Plus, NJ
Vice-President, Medical Services, UMDNJ-UBHC
Melanie Perez, Ph.D.
Instructor in Clinical Psychology/Research
Associate Psychiatry - Central Reference L/Unit
78, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia
University
William A. Vega, Ph.D.
Professor of Family Medicine, David Geffen School
of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, UCLA
Debra L. Wentz, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Association of
Mental Health Agencies, Inc.; Executive Director,
New Jersey Mental Health Institute, Inc.
Executive Director
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The New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies, Inc. Board
of Directors wishes to congratulatethe National Center on its 1st
Biennial National Latino Mental Health Conference
Officers
President
James M. Cooney M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Ocean Mental Health Services, Inc.
Vice President
Richard Mingoia, M.S.W., M.B.A., L.C.S.W.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Youth Consultation Service
Treasurer
David P. Lazarus, Esq.
Director of Litigation
Community Health Law Project
Secretary
Bob Pekar, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
President and CEO
Family Service
At-Large Members
Robert Davison, M.A., L.P.C.
Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Essex
County
Jerome Johnson, M.S.W., L.S.W.
Family Service Association of Atlantic
County
Joseph Kadian, M.A., N.C.C.
Bayonne Community Mental Health
Center
Christopher Kosseff, M.S.
President and CEO
University Behavioral HealthCare
Deborah Megaro, M.S., M.B.A.
Capitol County Children’s
Collaborative
Harry J. Marmorstein, M.A., M.B.A.
The Lester A. Drenk Behavioral Health
Center
Greg Speed, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Cape Counseling Services
Daniel Martin, Ed.D.
Archway Programs
Past Presidents
J, Michael Armstrong, M.A., M.B.A.
Community Hope, Inc.
Kemsey J. Mackey, A.C.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Behavioral Health Director
Atlantic Health System
Robert L. Parker, M.P.A.
Executive Director
NewBridge Services, Inc.
Victoria Sidrow, M.P.A.
Vantage Health System
Joseph Masciandaro, M.A.
Care Plus New Jersey, Inc.
Robert L. Schober, M.S.Ed., L.R.C.
Vice President
Career Opportunity Development
James Lape, M.A., M.B.A.
Vice President, Psychiatry
TRINITAS Hospital
John Monahan, A.C.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Greater Trenton Behavioral HealthCare
William J. Sette, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Preferred Behavioral Health of
New Jersey
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WE ALL FIT THE PROFILE.
MENTAL ILLNESS DOESN’T DISCRIMINATE.
Fear of stigma
discourages individuals and their families
from seeking treatment and support.1
Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race,
religion, or income.2,3 An estimated 22 to 23 percent
of the U.S. population experiences a mental disorder
in any given year.4 Nearly two-thirds of all people
with diagnosable mental disorders do not seek
treatment, often due to fear of stigma and the
resulting discrimination.1
People should not be defined
by their illness.
At Bristol-Myers Squibb, we believe that how we
treat people is as important as the therapies that
treat their illness. That’s why we support the effort
to eliminate the stigma, discrimination, rejection
and isolation of people with mental illness.
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED.
1. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1999). http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/features/surgeongeneralreport/chapter1/sec1.asp. Accessed August 27, 2008.
2. National Alliance on Mental Illness. What is Mental Illness: Mental Illness Facts. National Alliance on Mental Illness Web site. http://www.nami.org/PrinterTemplate.cfm?Section=About_Mental_
Illness&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53157. Accessed August 6, 2008.
3. Thaindian News. Mental illness effects the MP’s. Thaindian News Web site. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/mental-illness-effects-the-mps_10072113.html. Accessed August 6, 2008.
4. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1999). Office of the Surgeon General. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter2/sec2_1.html. Accessed September 26, 2008.
© 2009 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company NEUS08UBAD00701 February 2009
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SAVE THE DATES
National Latina/o Psychological Association
National Conference
San Antonio, Texas
November 12-13, 2010
Pre-Conference - November 11
Latinas: Celebrating the Psychological Strength and
Resilience of Latina Women and Girls
Keynote Speakers:
Melba Vasquez, Ph.D.
and
Patricia Arredondo, Ph.D.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edward Delgado-Romero, Ph.D.
President
www.nlpa.ws
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Congratulations on the 1st Biennial
National Latino Mental Health Conference
and to the Planning Committee.
We are proud to co-Sponsor this important event.
National Association of Puerto Rican
Hispanic Social Workers, Inc.
Pauline Velazquez, MSW, President
Aracelia Jimenez-Marcano, LCSW, 1st Vice President
Vilma Matos, LCSW, Secretary
Milagros Dueno, LCSW, Corresponding Secretary
Sonia Palacio-Grottola, LCSW, Treasurer
www.naprhsw.org
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We are proud to support the 1st Biennial National Latino Mental Health
Conference and the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health!
Visit us on the web at www.preferredbehavioral.org
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HELP BRING CHANGE TO
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Visit www.mindsontheedge.org
Spread the word to watch this PBS program online to
learn more about mental illnesses.
Add your voice on YouTube and Facebook
Ensure that Hispanic voices are part of the critical national dialogue
to end stigma and improve care and support for people with mental illnesses.
Encourage peers to participate in the MINDS ON THE EDGE
YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Host a screening event to promote change
Bring people together to watch and discuss the issues in MINDS ON THE EDGE.
Order a free DVD online and find tools including a
Viewer’s Guide to lead a discussion.
Questions? Contact Barbara Margolis at Fred Friendly Seminars
[email protected] or 212 854-8995
Conference Planning Committee Members
Executive Director, National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health
Lynda Ayala, L.M.S.W.
National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers
Guillermo Brito, Ph.D.
Executive Director, National Latino Behavioral Health Association
Maria José Carrasco, M.P.A.
Director, Multicultural Action Center, NAMI National
Edward A. Delgado-Romero, Ph.D.
President, National Latina/o Psychological Association;
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, University of Georgia
Investigator, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Igda Martinez, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Evelyn Melo, L.M.H.C.
President, Melopsych & Counseling Services, Inc.
Kathleen Melo, M.H.L., CHC,
Compliance Officer, Administration, Westchester Healthcare Network, Florida
Vice-President for Medical Services, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
- University Behavioral HealthCare (UBHC);
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ;
Treasurer, American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry;
President, New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Ambrose Rodriguez, M.P.A.
Founder and President, Latino Behavioral Health Institute
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Conference Contributors
Conference Co-Sponsors
American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry
Latino Behavioral Health Institute
National Latina/o Psychological Association
National Association of Puerto Rican
and Hispanic Social Workers
NAMI National
Southern Winds Hospital
Conference Funders
AstraZeneca
Eli Lilly and Company
Janssen
a division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen
Pharmaceuticals
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Sponsor of Public Policy Advocacy Training Session/Activities
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Sponsor of Steering Committee for Movilizandonos por Nuestro Futuro:
Strategic Development of a Mental Health Workforce for Latinos Activities
Office of Minority Health
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Acknowledgements:
The National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health (NRCHMH) would like to thank you for your interest
in and support of its first-ever National Latino Mental Health Conference. We would like to extend a special thank
you to our funding partners, event co-sponsors, supporters of the additional meetings held during the conference,
planning committee members, exhibitors, vendors, the NRCHMH Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors,
NRCHMH staff, and the Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Staff.
Additionally, we would like to invite you to visit us regularly at www.nrchmh.org as we continue to play a pivotal role
in improving availability of, access to and the provision of quality, and culturally and linguistically competent mental
health care to Hispanics.
Best wishes and continued success. We look forward to seeing you in 2011.
Executive Director
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