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Course Description: This course will share new, groundbreaking research on the lived experiences of Latine immigrant youth in the educational milieu. Learn more about their journeys to the U.S., the process of acculturation, their search for belonging, and their experiences in the classroom, clinician's office, and hallways of American public schools.

Learning Objectives:

1.         Participants will develop a nuanced understanding of the experiences of Latine immigrant youth in the public school setting;

2.         Participants will describe the role of contextual and institutional climate on processes of bicultural identity development and integration in Latine immigrant youth;

3.         Participants will explore strategies to create culturally responsive school climates.

Speaker:

Stephanie Carnes, Ph.D, LCSW, LL.M is a bilingual former school social worker, researcher, and consultant from New York’s Hudson Valley. She specializes in advocacy and clinical work with Central American immigrant youth and works closely with school districts seeking to better understand their immigrant student populations. She recently earned her doctorate from the University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare and holds a Master’s in human rights law as well as an MSW. She is fluent in Spanish.

Content level: Beginning

Target Audience: School Social Workers

Refund policy: No refunds will be given.

**This course is a FREE Archived course and does not come with any CE Credits. (0 CEs)