Healing • Justice • Community on the East End

Organized by the National Association of Puerto Rican-Hispanic Social Workers (NAPRHSW)

Date: 2025

Location: East End, Long Island

Main Room: The Duke Lecture Hall (Opening, Keynote, and Closing Reception)

Breakout Rooms A–D: Intimate 60-minute sessions

The Chancellor’s Lobby: Vendor Exhibits, Lunch, and Dinner Reception

Patio: Networking & Evening Reception

Conference Schedule

Morning

9:00 – 9:45 AMBreakfast & Check-in – Main Room

10:00 – 10:30 AMWelcoming Remarks – Dean Shari Miller, School of Social Welfare – Main Room

10:45 – 11:45 AM – Breakout Sessions I

• Room A: Intro to EMDR (1)
• Room B: Handcuffs at 9! Police Involved Psychiatric Emergencies for Children (11)
• Room C: Post-Traumatic Growth & Radical Self-Care (2)
• Room D: LCSW Exam Prep Bootcamp (10)
• Vendor Exhibits – Lobby

Afternoon

12:00 – 1:00 PM – Breakout Sessions II

• Room A: Do You Hear Voices? Psychosis & Spirituality (3)
• Room B: Bridging the Gap: Language Access & Bilingual Staff (4)
• Room C: Unpacking Trauma: Supporting Immigrant Mental Health (8)
• Room D: Healing in Our Voices: Latino Youth on Mental Health (12)
• Vendor Exhibits – Lobby
• 1:00 – 2:00 PMLunch & Vendor Hall – Lobby

2:15 – 3:15 PM Keynote Address – Dr. Fenix Arias – Main Room

3:30 – 4:30 PM – Breakout Sessions III

Room A: Trauma-Informed Maternal Mental Health in Latino Communities (9)

• Room B: Serving Our Latino Clients: Substance Use Services (7)
• Room C: IFS: A Compassionate Approach with Immigrants & Asylum Seekers (6)
• Room D: Beyond SEL: Trauma-Based Programs for Migrant Youth (5)
• Vendor Exhibits – Lobby
• Evening

5:00 – 7:00 PM Scholarship Dinner Reception & Networking – Lobby & Patio

Conference Themes

Trauma & Mental Health in Latino/Immigrant Communities

• Radical Self-Care (2)
• SEL & Migrant Youth (5)
• IFS with Immigrants & Asylum Seekers (6)
• Substance Use in Immigrant Communities (7)
• Unpacking Trauma (8)
• Maternal Mental Health (9)
  

Clinical Skills & Professional Development

• Intro to EMDR (1)
• Psychosis & Spirituality (3)
• LCSW Exam Prep Bootcamp (10)

Crisis Response & Cultural Access

• Language Access & Bilingual Staff (4)
• Police Involved Psychiatric Emergencies for Children (11)
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