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Paper Presentation

Latina / Latino Issues

Luchando Junt@s por Una Familia Unida: Community Healing After a Forced Immigration Family Separation

Friday, October 25, 2024
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 3501A
This paper examines the impact of the U.S. Zero Tolerance policy on immigrant parents, emphasizing the need to implement support groups to respond to trauma. The paper integrates self psychology theory into groups, which when internalized symbolize strength and safety of la familia (the family) or la comunidad (the community).

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will learn about the psychological implications of Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy on Central American parents.
  2. Participants will learn the principles of Self Psychology groups applicable in support groups.
  3. Participants will learn clinical, training, research and policy recommendations to support immigrants after a family separation and reunification.