Thursday, Sept 10, 2026
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
GENERAL SESSION I - Keynote Speaker
“Holding Both Truths: Familismo, Collective Survival, and the Courage to Confront Harm"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gena Castro Rodriguez, PsyD, LMFT, San Francisco, CA
WORKSHOPS SESSION 1
10:15 AM - 11:45 PM Thursday
(Spanish) Threads of Healing: Stitching the Soul through Cultural Needlework Practice - Claudia Martinez Cisneros, LMFT
Professional Health for Latinos, Latinas and All Raza - Roberta Cabigas, MA
Los Lazos Que Nos Fortalezen/ The Roots that Strengthen Us - Diana Marquez-Ruiz, LCSW and Gabriela Margil, LCSW
Honoring Voz y Cultura: Empowering Latino Families Through Meaningful Parent Engagement - Cristal Santana, LMFT
The opposite of addiction for our relatives is connection even for our unhoused communities. - Bridie M Johnson
Mental Health Crisis Response in the Latino Community - Gladys Lopez, Ph.D. and Jessica Cahuis MS APCC
HIV and the Latino/a/e Community - Rudy Aguilar
WORKSHOPS SESSION 2
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM.Thursday
(Spanish) Songs of Resistance & Empowerment: Culture, Music, and Community Advocacy - Hector R Uriarte Jr., AKA Chango
Reclaiming the human in the profession and reawakening inner fire - Andreina Zamudio, LCSW
Secondary Trauma in Clinical Practice - Dr. Gena Castro Rodriguez, LMFT
Integrating Ancestral Techniques and Ceremony with Family Resource Services for Family Strengthening and Healing -Lorena De La Rosa
Bridging Generations: The Nine Innate Affects as a Dual-Lens Framework for Restorative Youth Engage - Anica Miguel Perez
Transplanted: How Colonialism Made Us Foreigners To Our Own Healing Practices - Vincent Gonzales , MA
Healthy Futures - Dra. Marcia Monica Zorrilla
WORKSHOPS SESSION 3
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM. Thursday
(Spanish) Reclaiming "The Matrix" of LGBTQIA2S+ Inclusion: Coming Out or Allowing In? Trauma Informed and Culturally Rooted Healing in Latine Communities - Dr. Daniel Cisneros, PhD
The Power of Mindset: Turning Faith into Action and Results - Diana Pagano
Healing-Centered Heart Work: Unlocking Potential through Ancestral Roots and Restorative School Leadership -Noemi Covarrubias Ramirez , MA, and Blasa Barrans Ozuna
Ancestral Practices - Reyna Toledo
The way ancestral techniques and ceremonies develop the leadership skills in young people for future community change. Jesse Ornelas
Violence, Mental Health and Migration from Latin America: the role of US policies and a common story of resilience. Laura Vargas, PhD.
Breaking Cycles, Healing Roots: EMDR Therapy for Generational Trauma in Latino Communities - Claudia Arias, LMFT
DRUMMING SESSION optional
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM. Thursday
Sal Nunez, PhD
Friday Sept. 11, 2026
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
GENERAL SESSION 2 Keynote Speaker
"Faith in the Age of Uncertainty: Why We Build and Why We Lead”
Keynote Speaker: Eddy F. Borrayo, MSW, CADC, CODP II
WORKSHOPS SESSION 4
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Friday
(Spanish) Walking with Non-Offending Caregivers in Child Sexual Abuse Cases - Salvador Hernandez
Healing as Resistance: Engaging Latino Men in Health Through Culture, Community, and Self-Worth -Leslie I. Ortega, DrPH
To serve, within systems that were not designed with Latino communities in mind. - Elisabeth Fisher, LCSW-C and Dr. Karen Woodson
Growing Strong Together: Building Resilience & Recovery-Friendly Spaces in East LA - Jessica Rodriguez Lazo
Hip-hop's Purpose: An Intentional Design to Supporting Growth and Healing - Anthony Pineda and Carolina Padilla-Pineda
Culture, Connection, and Care: Rethinking Therapy with Latinx Communities - Sal Núñez, PhD and Edith Guillén-Núñez, JD
The OLAS Sanctuary Project - Francisca Lizana Turner
WORKSHOPS SESSION 5
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM. Friday
(Spanish) Girasol-El Joven Noble - Culturally Rooted Rites of Passage Program - Ariel Jimenez and Christian Jaimes
Title TBD - Maestro Jerry Tello
Vicarious Trauma and Indigenous Healing Practices for Human Service and Criminal Justice Professionals -Urania Castaneda
Hija de mi Padre - Navigating grief, beliefs and honoring those who have passed - Karina Vega
The Impact of Trauma on the Body. - Dr. Cristina Gómez
Our Story: Chicané/Latiné Identity - Fedrick C. De La Paz, MA
Culturally Rooted EMDR for Latinos: Bridging Ancestral Wisdom with Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment -Diana Gomez, LMFT