Stockton Center on Successful Aging announces free seminar

Written by Staff Reports Sunday, 12 February 2012 00:00

The Stockton Center on Successful Aging announces a professional seminar sponsored by Right at Home and the Shores of Wesley Manor, scheduled for 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at The Shores at Wesley Manor, 2201 Bay Ave., Ocean City.

The seminar, designed for professionals, paraprofessionals, and other caregivers who work with older adults, is free of charge and includes a complimentary dinner. Upon completion, participants will receive two CEs for social workers.

The seminar titled “Culturally Competent Practices with Latino Clients and Families: Building on Evidence Based Principles” will be presented by Dr. Merydawilda Colon, associate professor of social work and coordinator of Stockton’s social work program.

This presentation highlights empirically-based principles for culturally competent practice with Latinos. After attending this seminar, participants will be able to verbalize and apply empirically-based principles for culturally competent practice with Latinos, using a strengths perspective approach and tools such as the culturagram to assess Latino families in terms of acculturation and family functioning (i.e. family stress and conflict areas). Also, participants will be able to use solution-focused questions in their assessment with Latino consumers.

Online advanced registration is required by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 and can be accessed at www.stockton.edu/scosa. For more information contact Patricia Smith, community liaison for Right At Home, at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , by phone at 788-8236 or by fax at 788-8254.