Sam del Castillo, M.A., and Veronica Franco, M.S., from the Gevirtz School’s Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology, are two of the presenters for the webinar “Epistemologies of Healing: A Space for Perspectives and Processing amidst a Global Pandemic” on May 17, from 4 – 6 pm Pacific.
All are welcome to join this webinar/conversation/processing space to discuss mind, body, and soul healing and what this moment brings up for us and to us. Presenters will share their experiences and perspectives and discuss topics such as coping vs. healing, indigenous perspectives on healing, intuition, self-compassion, historical resilience, radical healing, and more. This space was created with BIPOC graduate students in mind, but all are welcome. It is intended to be an interactive space so please be prepared to share to your comfort.
Other presenters include Idalia Robles, UCSB Department of Sociology; Timnit Kefela, M.S., UCSB Bren School; Dr. Hope Andreason, UCSB Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS); Dr. Emily Maynard (CAPS); Laura P. Minero, M. A., Counseling Psychology, UW-Madison; and Ayli Carrero Pinedo, M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of North Dakota.
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Sam del Castillo is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology working with Dr. Tania Israel. Sam received a BA in Psychology from the University of Houston. Post-graduation, Sam developed a diverse professional experience ranging from working at a nonprofit organization that worked to create computer literacy for adult Latinxs, to working as a Center Coordinator for a cancer research center at a research university in the Houston medical center. Broadly speaking, Sam is interested in LGBTQ and Latinx mental health. Their current research interests center around gender expression and parental acceptance of LGBTQ Latinx youth. Outside of the department, Sam is heavily involved in the community. Sam is the co-founder and President of the Queer & Trans Graduate Student Union at UCSB and works with many organizations to serve the LGBTQ and Latinx communities.
Veronica Franco is a doctoral student with a Counseling Psychology emphasis working with Dr. Melissa Morgan Consoli. She is originally from the Los Angeles area and received her B.A. in Sociology and Education from UC Irvine. After obtaining her B.A., she received her Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018. Veronica’s research interests include Latinx persistence patterns and experiences in higher education, Latinx protective factors, and communities of color resilience, validation, well-being, and coping styles. Her clinical interests are in bilingual psychotherapy, culturally relevant services, and multicultural psychology with a social justice lens.