Therapeutic Implications When Working with Latino Immigrant Youth and their Families

Overview: This workshop will cover the "Pre-migration, Migration and Post-migration" experiences of the Latino youth crossing the border and its psychological impact on their ability to adjust and adapt in the United States. It begins with an overview of the pre-migration experiences in their native countries and factors that have lead to the great exodus to the United States. Issues of increase violence, murders, sexual assaults, abuse and extortion by local gangs will be addressed.

The presentation then transitions into the topic of migration and the traumatic odyssey that many undocumented Latino youth experience traveling with a "coyote" through Central America and Mexico, crossing the border and for many who were captured by ICE, the experience of detention centers. True stories that were told to the presenter by Latino youth will be shared.

The presentation will continue in addressing the emotional and psychological impact of the post-migration adjustment. In addition to adapting to a new culture, language and school system, many of these youth face difficulties in the reunification of the family. For youth who were separated from their parents for a few years or for many years, they struggle with reconnecting with their parents who they have no memory of nor affection toward; this may lead them to conflicting feelings of resentment, depression, anger and guilt.

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