Sample Components of the Immersion Program

•  Lectures on Latin American topics, including culture, politics, religion and spirituality, history, economics, traditions, immigration, family roles, etc. 
  
• Possible participation on live clinical reflecting teams in a local clinic and opportunities to learn from local Latino mental health workers. 
  
• A concentrated focus on “self of the therapist” work aimed at encouraging participants to examine how their own contextual variables (i.e. nationality, race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, social economic status, etc.) may influence their epistemology and clinical work.  
  
• Coursework on Latin American psychologies and philosophies (i.e. Liberation psychology and Paulo Freire’s dialogical approach to change). 
  

• Dialogues about applying systems theory both globally and to society and at its real relevance for families, couples, and individuals. 

• Opportunities to engage with Indigenous healers and other individuals with areas of specialized knowledge on alternative healing practices.

• Experiential learning activities (i.e. participation in a temazcal (indigenous steam bath), a group retreat, visits to ruins, participation in clinical observation teams, etc). 

• Spanish courses tailored for mental health workers.