Engaging Families Impacted by Historical, Intergenerational, and Individual Trauma

Presented by Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW

In this training, participants will learn about principles of engagement that can be applied when providing services to families who have experienced generations of trauma, including individual, intergenerational, and historical trauma. Typical challenges found in the engagement process in supporting this population will also be identified, such as cultural implications, bias, and social justice issues. Lastly, we will discuss practices and effective strategies for the engagement process and in building a positive alliance with families from a trauma informed and multicultural perspective.

Educational Objectives

·        Review definition and importance of engagement in service delivery. 

·   Review, at least, 3 principles typically valued and applied in the engagement process during service delivery. 

·        Identify, at least, 3 challenges found in engagement as well as identify, at least, 5 strategies to address the challenges.        

·  Review and apply, at least, 3 approaches in building positive alliance from a multicultural perspective.