Promoting Wellness and Sustainability in Immigrants’ Rights Advocacy

Featuring: Carrie Vereide, MSW; Cindy Franco, MSW; Gina Amato Lough, Esq.; Judy Verduzco, MSW; and Yvette Solano, MSW

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss recent immigration updates and consider how those changes affect clients, legal teams, and community-based advocacy work
• Explain how psychological health can be integrated into immigrants' rights advocacy to promote wellness and sustainability
• Describe creative professional programming using a trauma informed framework to promote wellness for teams and clients engaging in immigration legal advocacy