This 90-minute Advanced Methods training on Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) outlines key principles, strategies, and organizational practices needed to effectively support individuals impacted by trauma. The training is designed for First Responders, Promotores/Community Health Workers, Behavioral Health Providers, Peer Recovery Specialists, educators, school administrators, and community-based service providers working with diverse populations. The session emphasizes the intersection of trauma, systemic inequities, and cultural responsiveness, particularly within Hispanic and Latino communities. Participants will explore how structural factors, implicit bias, and historical trauma influence behavioral health outcomes and access to care. The training also highlights key risk and protective factors, including the roles of family, spirituality, and cultural values in shaping healing and resilience.

Information About the Presenter

Enrique López-Escalera, JCL., STL., MSW.

Enrique was born in El Paso, Texas and raised in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Since the age of nine he has resided in New Mexico, except for a few years living abroad pursuing higher education. He deeply identifies with the Borderlands. He is fully bilingual and bi-cultural. Enrique is a life coach (certified by Transformation Academy). He has post-graduate degrees in Social Work, Canon Law, and Theology as well as a minor in philosophy. He has 25+ years of experience of serving people directly in southern New Mexico. His range of experience includes spiritual counseling and mentoring in mental and behavioral health. His delivery method is characterized by professionalism, warmth, and simplicity – communicating important concepts in easy-to-understand terms.