Fostering personal and community conciencia, fortalezas and resistencia during challenging times
Wed, April 28, 12-1pm
Join special guest Ruth Zúñiga for a Town Hall focused on community care and resilience.
For individuals who serve Latinx communities, one method of coping with the emotional stress experienced by serving communities who have been historically oppressed is by focusing on building our strength and resiliency. This presentation will discuss resiliency from a Latinx culture perspective. We'll have an interactive conversation focused on personal as well as community resiliency. And together we will engage in a culturally adapted self-care skill focused on stress release, and resiliency building.
*Bonus* We'll kick things off with three Latinx candidates for Salem-Keizer School Board introducing themselves and sharing their stories.
As an act of community care, join us and gain tools you can use and share!
Dr. Ruth Zúñiga is an associate professor, licensed psychologist and clinical supervisor at Pacific University, Oregon. She is also the director of Sabiduría: Latinx Psychology Emphasis, a program focused on training culturally informed clinicians to work with the Latinx community. Dr. Zúñiga serves in several board of directors and advisory boards of community-based organizations in Oregon. She has extensive track record working with community brokers such promotores de salud and community health workers. Dr. Zúñiga has been teaching, researching and presenting in the subject of Latinx mental health and wellness for 10 years and has been providing mental health services for over 15 years in the areas of immigration, trauma, chronic disease management and overall mental health concerns.