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A Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Parent Partner Training Academy Sponsored Continuing Education Training Event, Hosted by the Los Angeles Training Consortium
Understanding Cultural Contexts: Participants will gain knowledge about the cultural, historical, and socio-political factors that impact the Latino population's experience of trauma and mental health. This includes understanding how acculturation, immigration status, family dynamics, and community values influence their experiences and help-seeking behaviors.
Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices: Participants will learn to apply trauma-informed care principles specifically tailored to the needs of the Latino population in peer support groups. This includes recognizing trauma symptoms, creating a safe and supportive environment, and promoting empowerment through culturally sensitive communication and interventions.
Enhancing Cultural Competence: Participants will develop skills to enhance cultural competence when working with Latino peers, including strategies for overcoming language barriers, understanding cultural expressions of distress, and respecting diverse cultural identities. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of cultural humility and continuous learning.
Facilitating Peer Support with Sensitivity: Participants will explore best practices for facilitating peer support that are both trauma-informed and culturally relevant to the Latino community. This includes fostering trust, and addressing the unique needs of Latino peers through culturally appropriate activities, discussions, and resources.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026
1:00pm - 3:00pm (2 hrs)
This training is free and presented online via ZOOM.
This training is intended for Parent Partner and LA County Peer Support Specialists working with parents, families and children.
This training will provide 2 hours of Parent Partner Continuing Education, and also meets C.E. requirements for SB803 recertification.
Presented by Alejandra Trujillo, M.S., LMFT
Alejandra Trujillo is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Mexico Licensed Psychologist. She serves as Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Supervisor for California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She is the TFCBT-EBP Specialist Lead Clinician at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc., a Department of Mental Health contracted agency providing mental health services for the underserved populations from 0-18 years of age. Alejandra also maintains a private practice in Northridge, California. Alejandra has specialized in the treatment of trauma (PTSD, Complex-PTSD, intergenerational trauma. etc.) throughout the lifespan. She is certified in Trauma Focus-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy
(CPP), Child-Parent Interaction Therapy (PCIT), PCIT In-house Trainer, Managing and Adaptive Practices (MAP), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). In addition, she is a certified Instructor and Educator of Infant Massage through the International Association of Infant Massage.
IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING:>>You MUST attend the entire training. Any early sign-offs or late log-ins resulting in more than 15 minutes of missed time will result in no credit given for attending.>> Your camera MUST be on the entire time of the training. Please use a computer that has a functioning camera--test out your camera before attending.>> DO NOT share your confirmation link with anyone. Each link is unique to the individual registered to attend. Sharing your link will result in either you or the other person not receiving credit for attending.> It is recommended that you sign on a few minutes early to avoid connection difficulties.
A Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Parent Partner Training Academy Sponsored Continuing Education Training Event, Hosted by the Los Angeles Training Consortium\
Contact LATC: Mark Riddle
LATConline @gmail.com
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