Latinx Leadership Initiative

BC School of Social Work partners with Mass General Brigham to improve healthcare for state's Latinx communities

The Latinx Leadership Initiative in BCSSW has received a $600,000 grant from the state's largest healthcare provider to develop the workforce of bilingual, bicultural social workers in Massachusetts.

The lack of diversity in healthcare often prevents Latinx patients from going to the doctor. One student wants to help.

First-year student Yorlady Purcifull says doctors should be required to take part in workshops that improve their cultural competency. She recently published her argument in La Voz, a Spanish language paper that reaches 50,000 Latinx residents on the North Shore.

The Latinx Leadership Initiative wins national award for accelerating the success of Latinx students in higher education

The LLI has been named a 2020 Example of Excelencia by Excelencia in Education, the only national effort to identify and promote evidence-based practices that help accelerate Latinx student success in higher education.

The coronavirus has hit Latinx people hard. A graduate wants to ease their anxiety.

“I’m reminding my clients to use the coping skills they’ve learned to pull them out of an uncertain future and bring them back to the certain present,” says Yvonne Castañeda, a recent graduate who provides mental health care to Latinx patients at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.

They created videos to help social workers serve Latinx clients. You can request access to them.

Members of the BCSSW community must complete a short form to apply to receive the videos and companion guides.

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