IFS and Culturally Responsive Practices in Latinx Mental Health with Gaby Satarino

Mar 24, 2023

Re-published Previous episode for the Altogether Us Book!

Gaby Satarino has created four IFS-informed approaches to providing culturally centered care to Latinx clients who live in the United States:

·               Culturally Sensitive Contextual Interview (CSCI)

·               Recognizing Common Polarizations in Latinx Clients

·               Culturally Centered Spiritual Integration

·               Language Switching for Culturally Centered Healing  

 

The IFS-Informed Culturally Sensitive Contextual Interview (CSCI) is set of questions that clinicians can ask both during intake and throughout the duration of client care that invite dialogue about cultural experiences have impacted the parts of the client. 

You can find the English and Spanish version of the Culturally Sensitive Contextual Interview in the book, "Altogether Us" under her chapter, IFS and Latinx.  

Gaby Satarino, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Certified IFS Therapist. She has over 20 years of clinical experience working in community mental health and primary care settings providing trauma-informed psychotherapy for at-risk youth, refugees, the homeless and incarcerated populations, as well as survivors of rape, domestic violence and torture. Gaby’s clinical work is undergirded by a passion for understanding the ways in which Latinx cultural values impact engagement and treatment outcomes in mental health and has focused on community outreach work aimed at reducing utilization gaps among Latinx communities. She sees clients and trains clinicians through her private practice in Dallas, Texas.

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On today's episode I chat with Gaby Satarino. Gaby presented the first Spanish speaking workshop at the 2021 IFS Annual Conference.

 

We chat about:

- What is Latinx?

- Immigration, acculturative stress, discrimination

- Cultural Protective Factors

- Polarizations unique to the Latinx community

- Cultural Factors and the Family system

- What parts are not coming into therapy?

- Role of please pleasing and power in therapy

- Role of spirituality and building self to part relationships through prayer

 

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Gaby is currently (in 2021) offering two workshops:

1) Value of including a culturally aligned contextual interview when working Latinx

community

2) IFS and Latinx community Consultation group

 

Check out her website: Gaby Satarino Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (gabysatarinocounseling.com)

 

Her email: [e-mail]

 

The video she mentions is here:

Young Latinos: Born in the U.S.A., carving their own identity (nbcnews.com)

 

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