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Learn how to adapt western Mental Health practices and delivery to the needs of local refugee and non-English speaking populations. Learn how to increase their access and efficacy to available mental health services.
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• Participants will learn about the unique needs of refugee and immigrant populations in terms of assessments, access to services, and efficacy of services.
• This will allow participants to provide better services to clients from refugee and immigrant cultures, as well as a suggested template for providing culturally sensitive methodology during assessments and services while meeting the needs of traditional Western Mental Health Service documentation.
The presenters will utilize didactic lecture, small discussion groups, and a free form Q&A to allow participants to personalize the learning to their unique situations.
Sam Major is an MA, LMFT and a MNBMFT approved supervisor. He is a graduate of Adler Graduate School. He has worked as a counselor for 7 years and now is the owner of Apollo Counseling, Inc. He is a business consultant for ARMHS and mental health organizations.
Keo Sengsavang is an MA, LPCC and a graduate of Adler Graduate School. He is the owner of Sengsavang Inc. providing small business consulting, connecting licensed professional clinicians with community leaders of the underserved, immigrant and refugee population.
He is currently currently in an outpatient psychotherapist role, providing individual, couples, and family therapy services to diverse multicultural client base ages 8+ while thriving within a fast-paced, highly regulated Rule 29 and Rule 31clinic environment. Keo is bilingual.