NLPA 2010 Conference Program

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Title

Presenters

Lantana

SYM-ST

Doctoral Psychology Internships: Preparing, Applying, and Interviewing

Roseanne Illes, Dean Coffey &

Lynda D. Field

Encino

SYM*

Latina Motherhood: Young Professionals’ Reflections from the Borderlands

1.Making Difficult Choices but Seeing the Possibilities

2.Untenured and Still Changing Diapers: A New Mother’s Perspective

3. The Borderlands in Practice

Chair: Lisa M. Edwards

1. Carrie Castaneda-Sound

2. Lisa M. Edwards

3. Geneva Reynaga-Abiko

Discussant: Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez

Sabino

SYM*

Wellness in the Latino/a Community: Response to Crisis

1. Theoretical Foundations of Community Wellness Programming

2.The Santa Barbara Wellness Initiative

3.Preliminary Evaluative Efforts and Future Directions of the Santa Barbara Wellness Initiative

Chair: Melissa Morgan

1. Melissa Morgan, J. Manuel Casas

2. Gustavo Prado

3. Ana “Pati” Cabrera

Madero

SYM*

Issues in Mentoring Latina Doctoral Students

1. Finding the Right Fit: Addressing the Needs of Non-traditional Students

2. The Co-construction of Pivotal Moments for Academic Success

3. Discovering Strengths through the Exploration of Intersecting Identities

Chair: Gabriela Chavira

1. Marta González

2. Adriana Aldana

3. Kristina Lopez

Discussant: Alberta M. Gloria

Carranza

SYM*

Training counseling graduate students to develop Bilingual/Bicultural competencies

1. Reflections on a Decade Long Experiment:  ¡ENLACES ! Building bridges to Spanish-Speaking Clients

2.Psychological Services for Spanish Speaking Populations at Our Lady of the Lake University

3. A scientist-practitioner model applied to a multicultural training program for multilingual therapists in a global society: The trainer and trainee perspectives The University of Miami’s Culturally Competent Latino Mental Health Program

Chairs: Dianna M. González & Rachel L. Navarro

1. María Ávila

2. Ezequiel Pena

3. Carlos I. Pérez Benítez, Miguel E. Brown Arenas, & Marie Guerda Nicolas

Navarro B

RT

Teaching Latino Psychology: A syllabus and innovative pedagogies exchange 3.0

Héctor Y. Adamés

Milton A. Fuentes

Elisa Velásquez-Andrade

Navarro B

RT

Latina Sensitive Counseling Competencies and Interventions

G. Miguel Arciniega

Adelaida Santana Pellicier

Maritza Gallardo-Cooper Elizabeth Poloskov

Navarro B

RT

Latino/a Behavioral Health Workforce: A National Crisis in the Making

Eduardo Morales& Henry Acosta

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Lantana

PR

1.Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based trauma focused treatment for Latinos/as

2. Helping all Latinas Achieve: A Qualitative Study Of Latina Girls with Disabilities Transitioning from High School to Adulthood

3. Latinas in Ohio Facing Challenges and Taking Action: A Community Based Program

1. Tatiana Margarita Davidson,

Michael A. de Arellano, Alyssa A. Rheingold, Carla Kmett Danielson, & Lauren Silcott

2. Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara

3. Erendira Lopez-Garcia & Héctor Y. Adamés

Encino

SYM-ST

Funding: The Challenges and Triumphs for Latina/o Students Seeking Higher Education

Regina Armas, Michelle Cruz-Santiago & Johanna Malaret

Sabino

PR

1. Latinas/os Perceptions of Diversity Climate at a Predominantly White Institution in Rural Ohio

2. Factors Associated with the Academic Achievement of Latina/o College Students: A Strengths-Based Approach

3. Latinas’ sorority membership: Effect on self-esteem and ethnic identity

Saúl Rivera & Angela D. Ledgerwood

2. Laura G. Lara & Teresa M. McDevitt

3. Ana Marie Salazar

Madero

SYM*

Latina Undergraduate Coping and Wellbeing: A psychosocial framework

Chair: Jeanett Castellanos

Bianca Barrios, Ashley Delagado & Jessica Kayat

Discussant: Alberta M. Gloria

Carranza

PR

1. The Theme of Suicidality and Survival in Latina Literature

2. Life is Precious: A Latina Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program

3. Attributional Style, Family Functioning, and Depression in a Sample of Low-Income Latina Women

1. María Antonia Rodríguez & Antonia García-Rodríguez

2. Rosa M. Gil

3.Monica Sanchez, Oswaldo Moreno, Ingrid Sarmiento, Tatiana Davidson, Rachel Isikawa &Esteban Cardemil

Navarro B

RT

Countertransference: Latinas counseling Elder Latinas: ¡Que jovencita!

Cynthia E. Guzmán, Andrea Ruiz,

Dianna M. González, Patricia Arredondo, Maritza Gallardo-Cooper & Azara Santiago-Rivera

Navarro B

RT

Cross-Cultural Explorations of Gender Roles: The Case of Latinas

Marie L. Miville, Lucinda Bratini &

Marilyn Ampuero

Navarro B

RT

La Malinche, La Llorona, and La Virgin de Guadalupe: A Discussion on Mexican-American Female Archetypes in Film and the Telenovela

Laura K. Palmer, Jonathan W. Dator & Larissa A. Maley

Room

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Title

Presenters

Lantana

PR

1. The Power of Two: Mothers and Daughters in El Caribe

2. Transnational Motherhood: The impact of immigration related mother-child separation on Latina mothers

3. The Importance of Family for Latina Undergraduates: Impacts of Experiences of Intragroup Marginalization on College Adjustment

1. Antonia García-Rodríguez & Maria Antonia Rodriguez

2. Sheila V. Graham, Dianna M. González, Rebecca Rangel, & Brenda Mejía

3. Jasmin Llamas & Melissa Morgan

Encino

PR

1. Factors Affecting the Job Satisfaction of Latino/a Immigrants in the Midwest

2. A Qualitative Inquiry of Latino Immigrants' Work Experiences in the Midwest

3. Coping Strategies among Latino Migrant Workers

1. Lisa Y. Flores & Corinne Valdivia

2. Lisa Y. Flores, Monique M. Mendoza, Lizette Ojeda, Yuhong He, Rocio Rosales, Veronica Medina, Julie Wagner & Shiloh Jordan

3. Rebecca Rodríguez & R. Lillianne Macías

Sabino

SYM-ST

Allanando El Camino: Mentoring Latina/o Students in Higher Education

Alberta M. Gloria, Jeanett Castellanos

& Marla Delgado

Madero

SYM*

Predictors of Mexican American College Women’s Mental Health

1. Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Educational Barriers as Predictors of Mexican American Women’s Life Satisfaction

2. Gender Roles and Cultural Predictors of Mexican American Women’s Life Satisfaction

3. Marianismo, Parental Conflict, and Independent Self-Construal as Predictors of Mexican American Women's Distress

Chair: Lizette Ojeda

1. Natalia Jimenez, Lizette Ojeda & Brandy Pina-Watson

2. Lizette Ojeda, Noshaba Khn & Brandy Pina-Watson

3. Brandy Pina-Watson, Linda Castillo, Lizette Ojeda, & Kimberly M. Rodriguez

Discussant: Lisa M. Edwards

Carranza

SYM*

Developing Spanish Language Competencies among Clinical psychologists: Emerging Strategies and programs

1. CHiSPA:  Development of a Training Seminar for Increasing the Competence of Spanish Speaking Psychology Trainees

2. The Latino Mental Health Concentration at the Chicago School of Psychology

3. Building Bilingual Linguistic Capacity Among Clinical Psychology Students

Chair: Mery Taylor

1. Mery Taylor, Nadia Torres-Eaton, & Heather Huszti

2. Hector Torres

3. Eduardo Morales

Navarro B

RT

Where's The Queer Escalera?: The Impact of Invisibility for LGBT Latinos in Psychology and Academia

Johanna Malaret & Ron E. Durán

Navarro B

RT

Latina College Students: Meeting their needs

Valerie Minchala

Navarro B

RT

"She grew up in the Ghetto...” Classism and the Latina psychologist

Lynda D. Field

Shannon Chavez-Korell

Enedelia Sauceda

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Lantana

SYM-ST

Getting into Graduate School: The Master's and Doctorate

Melanie Domenech-Rodríguez,  Azara Santiago-Rivera& Ernestor Lira

Encino

SYM

El Bienestar de Mujeres Mexicanas en la Universidad: Cultural and Academic Predictors of Mexican American College Women's Well Being

1. Social Cognitive Predictors of Mexican American Women’s Life Satisfaction

2. Culture and College Persistence as Predictors of Mexican American Women’s Life Satisfaction

3. Culture and University Environment: Predictors of Mexican American Women’s College Persistence and Well-Being

Chair: Lizette Ojeda

1. Lizette Ojeda, Lisa Y. Flores, & Rachel L. Navarro

2. Rocío Rosales Meza &Lizette Ojeda

3. Linda Castillo, Lizette Ojeda, & Rocío Rosales Meza

Sabino

SYM*

Mentoring in Latina professional development: Lessons learned in the journey

1. “Mentor-ing” Latinas in Professional Training: Aprendiendo a Ayudarnos y Crecer

2. Mentoring Latina Students in a Master’s Counseling Psychology Program

3. The Mentor/Mentee Relationship for Latina Doctoral Students

Chair: Melissa L. Morgan

1. Andres J. Consolí, Alejandra Gamez-Villanueva & Rosa Serpas

2. Lucila Ramos-Sánchez & Carolina Cervantes

3. Melissa L. Morgan,Ana Cabrera, Jasmin Llamas & Nelly González

Madero

PR

1. Multiple Identities: The Intersection of Womanist and Ethnicity in Latinas

2. “It [discrimination] happens in a lot of places”

3. The Role of Social Capital and Mediating Factors in Hispanic Student College Retention

1. Erin Schwartz & Edward Delgado-Romero

2. Nallely Galvan, Lydia P. Buki & Helen Neville

3. Alexandra Shiu & Elizabeth D. Palacios

Carranza

SYM*

Counseling bisexual Latinos: a minority within a minority negotiating multiple identities

Chair: Angelo Gómez

1. Angelo Gómez

Navarro B

RT

Spirituality, Mi compañia: Healing for Justicia in our Community

Laura Ortiz-Guillen, Laurene Domínguez & Belinda Hernández-Arriaga

Navarro B

RT

Why are there so few of us? A roundtable discussion on Latina Leadership

Silvia L. Mazzula & Alexander Edward Quiros

Navarro B

RT

The Latina Immigrant Experience: Clinical Implications for Therapists in Training

Rebecca Rangel& David P. Rivera

Navarro A

RT-ST

Por Las Buenas or Las Malas: Latinas share the good and the difficult experiences in pursuing an education and beyond

Melba J.T. Vásquez& Ivelisse Torres

Elvia Lorena Navarro

Navarro A

RT

Graduate Students of Color Teaching Multicultural courses

Richard Martínez, Dianna M. González & Brady Garrett

Navarro A

RT

Made in L.A.: A Film & Roundtable Discussion Examining the Clinical, Pedagogical and Social Justice Implications

Elisa Velásquez-Andrade, Héctor Y. Adames & Milton A. Fuentes

Room

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Lantana

SYM-ST

The Dissertation Process from Start to Finish!

Shannon Chavez-Korell, Marie L. Miville & Roseanne Illes

Encino

SYM*

Adapting a multi-family trauma group treatment, Strengthening Family Coping Resources for use with Latino families

Chair: Rebecca M. Pasillas

1.Laurel J. Kiser, Judy Gentry, Rebecca M. Pasillas, Blanca Nellie Hernández& Elida M. Bautista

Sabino

SYM*

Stress and Coping Among Latinas Living in the United States: Perspectives Across the Lifespan

1. Beyond Expectations: The Cultural Context of Stress and Coping among Latina Adolescents

2. Contextual predictors of resilience against discrimination in Southwest Latinas: The role of student status

3. Risk and Protective Factors of Depressive Symptomatology Among Latinas

Chair: Lucas Torres

1. Lisa M. Edwards

2. Mark Driscoll & Lucas Torres

3. Kelly M. Moore &Lucas Torres

Madero

SYM*

Strengths Based Brief Therapy for Latinas

Chair: Monte Bobele

 Arnold Silve, Monte Bobele, Teresa Corriea, & Kyle Green

Carranza

PR

1. Stress and Coping Among Latina Professionals

2. Chicana/o students' experiences in a Chicana/o counseling course

3. Participant response and satisfaction to a culturally-appropriate depression prevention program for Latina mother

1. Leticia Arellano-Morales

2. Manuel X. Zamarripa

3. Tatiana Margarita Davidson, Saeromi Kim, Ingrid A. Sarmiento, Rachel Zack Ishikawa, Monica Sanchez, Sandra Torres &Esteban V. Cardemil

Navarro B

RT

Strength Based Group Approach with Spanish Speaking Latinas Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Liliana Pizana, María del Carmen Vásquez-Sierra, Melva Torne-Boyd &

Karissa Gilmore

Navarro B

RT

Professional Identity and Language Experiences of Psychologists and psychologists-in-Training

Dianna M. González, Laura Côté, Rachel L. Navarro & Ivelisse Torres

Navarro B

RT

Preparing mental health professionals to work with Latinos: Promising training models

Milton A. Fuentes, Héctor Y. Adamés,

Amaro Laria, Eduardo Morales, Ezequiel Pena, Virginia Quinonez,

Lucila Ramos Sánchez & Héctor Torres

Navarro A

RT-ST

Microaggressions in Higher Education

Aracely Arellano, Anabel Bejarano, &

Nancy Arzate

Navarro A

RT

Mentoring and developing the Latina/o clinician through a bilingual consultation team

Thomas Baez & Enedelia Sauceda

Navarro A

RT

Developing academic family through research teams: Educational comadres and madrinas

Alberta M. Gloria

ANDALE Research Team

Jeanett Castellanos

Room

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Title

Presenters

Lantana

PR

1. The relationship between marianismo and other cultural values among Mexican immigrant women.

2. Behavioral Observations of Immigrant Latina/o family interactions: how Latino Cultural Values Shape Parenting Practices and Parenting Stress

3. Developing Emotional Muscle in Latina Mothers

1. Roberto López Tamayo, Ana Sierraé & Nayeli Chávez Dueñas

2. Melissa Donovick &Melanie Domenech Rodríguez

3. Cynthia Diaz de Leon

Encino

SYM*

The negative effect of discrimination on the health of Latinos

Chair: Andrea Romero

1. Scott Carvajal & Cecilia Rosales

2. Lisa Lapeyrouse & Gilbert Gee

3. Andrea Romero

Sabino

SYM*

The stressors and adaptations of daily living found among undocumented Mexicanas/Latinas in the U.S. today: Implications for engagement in mental health treatment

1. Intimate Partner Violence and Depression among Mexican Immigrant Women

2. Factors of stress and adaptation found among undocumented Mexicanas currently living in the United States

3. Shame in psychotherapy for undocumented immigrant Latinas

Chair: Yvette G. Flores

1. Yvette G. Flores

2. Regina Armas

3. Carlos Canales

Madero

SYM*

The cycle of gender role socialization for Latino/as

Chair: Nayeli Chavez

Nayeli Chavez, Hector Torres & Stephanie N. Evans

Carranza

SYM-S/ECPT

How to Successfully Navigate the Publication Process

Lisa Flores, Nadya Fouad &

Edward Delgado- Romero

Navarro B

RT-ST

Completing Your Undergraduate Degree: Navigation to Graduation

Elladean Moreno, Michelle Parisot,

Muneebah Abdullah & Ernestor Lira

Navarro B

RT

Latinas in Supervision: The impact of language and liberation processes

Edil Torres-Rivera

Maritza Gallardo-Cooper

Navarro B

RT

Cultural Adaptations for Latinos: Why, What, How, and for Whom?

Esteban Cardemil, Melanie Domenech-Rodríguez, Guillermo Bernal

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Presenters

Lantana

SYM

Latinas Supervising Latinas: No hay rosas sin espinas

Chair: Shannon Chavez-Korell

Lynda D. Field, Shannon Chavez-Korell & Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez

Encino

SYM*

Risk and Protective Factors for Latina Adolescent Mothers and their Young Children

Chair: Josefina Grau

1. Patricia Castellanos, Karalyn Swope, Erin N. Weller, Petra Duran & Josefina Grau

2. Erin Weller, Quiera Lige, Petra Duran, Patricia Castellanos &Josefina Grau 

3. Petra Duran, Shannon Kauffman, Patricia Castellanos, Erin N. Weller & Josefina Grau

Sabino

SYM*

Psychosocial and Cultural Factors in Predicting Health, Well-Being, and College Adjustment Among Latin@ Students

Chair: Roseanne Illes

1. Roseanne Illes

2. Gregory Benson-Florez

3. William Reyes

Madero

SYM*

Marianismo: Theory, Measurement, and Clinical Application

1. Construction and Validation of the Marianismo Beliefs Scale

2. A contemporary perspective on marianismo: Validation of the Guzman Marianismo Inventory

3. Clinical Considerations and Applications of Marianismo

Chair: Linda G. Castillo

1. Linda G. Castillo

2. Cynthia E. Guzmán & Rachel L. Navarro

3. Araceli López-Arenas & Emilia O'Neill

Carranza

PR

1. Promoting Resilience in Latina Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema: The Role of Knowledge and Coping Strategies

2. ¿Qué Viene Después?: Latina Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Twice

3. Brave New World: Mental Health Experiences of Puerto Ricans, Immigrant Latinos and Brazilians in Massachusetts

1. Lydia P. Buki, Zully Rivera-Ramos, Marlen Kanagui, Puncky Heppner &Lizette Ojeda

2. Lydia P. Buki &Zully Rivera-Ramos

3. Monica Sanchez, Esteban Cardemil, Sara Trillo Adams, Diane Gould, Ismael Rivera, Nancy Esparza, &Joanne Calista

Navarro B

RT-ECPT

Si, Se Puede!Empowering Latina/o Early Career Psychologists to Achieve Self-Care and Wellness

Michelle Silva, Veronica Bordes, Tiffany Schiffner, Yolanda E. Gamboa, Carrie Castenda-Sound, Denise E. Francis Montano & Laura Ortiz Guillen

Navarro B

RT

Se pone nerviosa-Maternal Ataques de Nervios Across Two Different Sites

Irene López& Marina Prado-Steinman

Navarro B

RT

Section for Bilingual Issues in NLPA

Dianna M. González, Elvia L. Navarro

& Ivelisse Torres

Room

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Lantana

SYM-ST

Experiences of Undocumented Students

Martha Citlaly Gonzalez, Elvia L. Navarro & Karina Ramos

Encino

SYM*

The earthquake in Chile: Lessons learned on how to work with natural disaster victims

Chair: Angelo Gómez

Carlos Zalaquett

Sabino

SYM*

The Incredible Years Parent Training Program: Expansion, Revision, and Results Bringing Evidence-Based Practices to Latino Families

1. Creating Faculty Champions and Sustainable Expansion of Evidence-Based Practices for Latino Families

2. Results of the Incredible Years Parent Training Program with Latino Populations

3. Revisions Enhancing the Cultural Utility of the Incredible Years Parent Training Model with Latino Families

Chair: Dean M. Coffey

1. Bradley O. Hudson

2. Emily Haranin

3. Dean M. Coffey

Madero

SYM*

Training and Supervision for Bilingual Therapists: Ethical Issues

Chair: Laura L. Luna

1. Andres Consoli

2. Azara Santiago-Rivera

3. Ellen L. Vaughan

Discussant: Edward A. Delgado-Romero

Carranza

PR

1. Latino Men and Depression: An Exploratory Study of Help-Seeking Behavior

2. A Group Model for Counseling Immigrant Adolescent Males

3. College and not Jail: An Exploration of Academic Success among Latino Immigrant Males from Impoverished Neighborhood

1. Esteban Cardemil

2. Andres Tapia

3. Michelle Cruz-Santiago

Navarro B

RT-S/ECPT

Latino Mental Health: Practitioners Sharing with Student and Early Career Professionals

Milton A. Fuentes, María Romero-Ramírez & Jonathan Dator

Navarro B

RT

Biopsychosocial Evaluations for Extreme Psychological Hardship for 1601s

Bernadette H. Solorzano, Shwane Ortiz & Brenda Verastigi

Navarro B

RT

Culturally Sensitive Treatments for the Latina Sexual Trauma Survivor: The weaving of liberation theology and indigenous healing practices.

Rebecca Marie Arevalo

Room

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Lantana

PR

1. Perceptions of Interethnic Dating Among College Students

2. Qualitative Analysis of Latina Adolescents’ Beliefs and Expectations about Romantic Relationships

3. Teenage pregnancy among Latinas: ethnic identity development and motherhood

1. Elisaida Méndez & Melanie Domenech-Rodríguez

2. Marsha Tafoya, Rene Galliher & Anne Cordero

3. Diana P Ortiz

Encino

SYM

Behavioral Activation: A treatment Approach for Latinas with Depression

Azara L Santiago-Rivera, Jonathan Kanter, Gregory Benson & Gabriela Dieguez

Sabino

SYM*

Resilience and Strength of Immigrant Latinas within the context of domestic violence

1. Immigrant Latina Women in the United States:  Ecological Considerations for Domestic Violence Intervention

2. The Experience of Latinas Who Stay in Relationships with Histories of Violence: Implications for Culturally Relevant Interventions

3. Setting the Stage for Resilient Latinas to End Intergenerational Violence

Chair: Julia Perilla

1. R. Lillianne Macías

2. Josephine Vásquez Serrata

3. Alvina Rosales

Madero

SYM*

Created by, staffed by, and serving Latinas and their children: Lessons Learned at Los Niños Services

1. Professional Development of Latina Professionals – La Esperanza y La Realidad

2. Leadership Development of Latinas – Un Cuento Personal de la Lucha Liderazco y Exito

3. The Dream of Creating a Model Latina/o Organization Helping Children and Families

Chair: Scott Mesh

1. Damaris N. Santiago

2. Edita Diaz

3. Scott Mesh

Carranza

SYM*

The role of race and skin color in Latinas self-concept

Chair: Silvia L. Mazzula

Eugenia Wilkins & Melissa Grant

Navarro B

RT-S/ECPT

Looking Beyond Graduation: Different Career Paths of Psychologists

Héctor Y. Adamés& Rachel L. Navarro

Navarro B

RT

¿Me entiendes?Bilingual Training issues for psychotherapists.

Elvia L. Navarro , Dianna M. González , Susana Martínez, Bernadette Solorzano & Daniel Domínguez

Navarro B

RT

Immigrant Children Affirmative Network: Promoting the Well-Being of Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth

Virginia Alfonso

Rachel Becker