ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #426-Counseling on the Border: A Panel Discussion of Students from the El Paso Borderplex (Room 512BF)

03 Apr 16
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Tracks: Multicultural and International Issues, Social Justice

Speaker(s): Paul Carrola, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso; Richard Williams; Bianca Balderrama, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at El Paso; Stephanie Laize, Graduate Research Assisant, University of Texas at El Paso; Daisy Duarte, Researcher, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center; Andrea Rios, Psychiatric Research Unit Coordinator, Texas Tech Sciences Center of Excellence in Neurosciences; Beatriz Monte, Master student in Clinical Mental Health, University of Texas at El Paso; Danelle Carlos, Counselor Intern, Aliviane Inc.

Counseling on the U.S.-Mexico border presents unique challenges yet also represents transnational issues that affect all parts of the country. This panel discussion will address issues such as counseling immigrant populations, the effects of border violence, bilingual counseling, and opportunities for counselors in U.S.-Mexico border cities (i.e., El Paso and Juarez) to collaborate in ways to help provide services for disenfranchised groups.