Psychology Programs

The Latino Student Psychological Association (LSPA)

The Latino Student Psychological Association (LSPA) is a student affiliate group of the California Latino Psychological Association. We are committed to expanding multicultural awareness within the student psychological community through education, collaboration, and service. We welcome GSEP master's and doctoral psychology students of all cultural backgrounds who are interested in expanding their multicultural awareness, service, and professional competence.

Our meetings, socials, volunteer work, and language workshops provide Pepperdine students with an interest in Latino mental health and multicultural issues an opportunity to network and build a collaborative community within the University. LSPA also facilitates relationships so that faculty mentors can provide support and encouragement to students beginning their graduate careers.

LSPA is interested in learning what areas of the organization are most important to you. In addition, because our current leaders will be leaving the campus for internships next year, we would also like to hear if you are interested in maintaining the GSEP chapter. Please share your views by participating in this short survey.

For more information, please visit the CLPA website www.latinopsych.org
or e-mail shannonJeanne@gmail.com.

Co-Chairs

Rogelio Serrano, LMFT
Doctoral Student
Pepperdine University, GSEP
roysbusy@sbcglobal.net

Shannon Curry, MA
Doctoral Student
Pepperdine University, GSEP
shannonJeanne@gmail.com

Other Universities with LSPA Chapters

University of La Verne
www.ulv.edu/psychology/

California School of Professional Psychology
(CSPP), at Alliant University
www.alliant.edu

Past Events

2nd Annual Seminar, March 8, 2008
Dos Culturas: The Latino Immigration Experience

Saturday, March 8, 2008
Full day: 6 CEU's provided
Pepperdine University, West Los Angeles Graduate Campus

Speakers:

Celia Jaes Falicov, Ph.D.
Clinical professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego 

Independent Practice. Latino Immigrants in Therapy: Transnational Journeys Many Latino immigrants are "transnationals" who are able to maintain intense connections with their countries and families. Attention will be paid to separations and reunions that strike at the core of family attachments. An innovative binational/bicultural model that integrates the relational, the community and the cultural-sociopolitical levels will be presented and illustrated with clinical examples.

Rebecca A. Lopez, MSW, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach Immigrant

Processing and Adjustment: Clinical Implications In this workshop, participants will learn about the many categories of legal and illegal immigration to the U.S. which should be considered for effective assessment of healthy adjustment in this country.   Further, from a clinical perspective, this workshop will present a range of unique difficulties often encountered as new immigrant groups attempt to adjust in America, while retaining indigenous spiritual, cultural and health belief systems.