Immigrant families bring with them rich traditions, values, and perspectives that strengthen our communities. Yet, they also face unique challenges in adapting to new cultural, educational, and social systems. This workshop is designed to equip professionals, educators, support workers, and community members with the tools to meet these challenges with respect, empathy, and collaboration. By combining cultural humility practices, reality therapy, and game theory strategies, participants will learn to reflect on their own assumptions, address systemic barriers, and create spaces where immigrant families feel welcomed, understood, and supported.
Workshop Topics
Workshop Topics
Cultural Humility in Practice: Embracing Diversity through Kapwa and Bayanihan: This workshop explores how cultural humility can deepen interpersonal relationships in diverse communities by drawing on the Filipino values of kapwa (seeing oneself in others) and bayanihan (collective unity and mutual support). Participants will learn how these values provide a framework for building empathy, fostering inclusivity, and strengthening collaboration in multicultural settings.
Building Resilience in Community: The Role of Kapwa and Bayanihan in Fostering Resilience: This session highlights how the principles of shared identity and communal care serve as protective factors that promote resilience during challenges. Participants will explore ways to apply kapwa and bayanihan in schools, organizations, and community initiatives to strengthen support systems, enhance well-being, and build stronger, more resilient communities.
Cultural Humility and Healing: Integrating Filipino Values in Mental Health Practices: This workshop examines how cultural humility can transform mental health support by integrating Filipino values and practices into counseling, caregiving, and therapeutic settings. Emphasis is placed on incorporating kapwa and bayanihan to foster trust, address stigma, and create culturally affirming pathways to healing for Filipino families and communities.
Intergenerational Bridges: Supporting Families Across Cultures: Explore the dynamics of intergenerational relationships in immigrant and Filipino families, including tensions between traditional values and modern expectations. Participants will gain strategies for supporting parents, children, and grandparents in navigating these differences while strengthening family unity.
Faith, Spirituality, and Cultural Humility: Honoring Core Values in Filipino Families: Explore the role of faith and spirituality in shaping Filipino identity and resilience. Participants will learn strategies to respectfully integrate spiritual and religious practices into service provision while maintaining professional and inclusive approaches.
Addressing Migration Stress: Supporting Families Through Separation and Change: This workshop focuses on the impact of migration-related stressors—such as family separation, overseas caregiving, and adjustment to new environments—and equips participants with tools to support families in navigating transitions while maintaining connection and well-being.
Addressing Family Violence through Cultural Humility: This workshop examines how cultural humility can guide professionals in supporting immigrant and Filipino families experiencing family violence, with attention to cultural stigma, barriers to disclosure, and strategies for safety planning. Participants will gain tools for providing support that is nonjudgmental, empowering, and culturally affirming.
Understanding Sexual Violence in Immigrant Communities: A sensitive workshop focused on the unique challenges survivors of sexual violence face in immigrant and Filipino contexts, including issues of shame, silence, and systemic barriers. Participants will learn culturally informed strategies to foster safety, trust, and pathways to healing, while addressing power dynamics and community stigma.
Supporting Children and Youth Impacted by Family Violence: This workshop explores how children and adolescents in immigrant and Filipino families are affected by family violence, and provides strategies to create safe, supportive, and empowering environments. Focus is placed on trauma-informed care, cultural resilience, and engaging parents and community networks in prevention.
Community Responses to Violence: Harnessing Bayanihan for Healing and Safety: Highlighting the Filipino value of bayanihan, this session focuses on how communities can respond collectively to prevent and address family and sexual violence. Participants will explore ways to engage faith groups, cultural leaders, and grassroots organizations to foster safety, resilience, and accountability.
Other Topics: In addition to the workshops listed above, tailored sessions can be developed to address emerging needs such as immigration-related stress and trauma, workplace inclusion for newcomers, parenting in multicultural contexts, cross-cultural communication, supporting second-generation youth, and promoting equity in service delivery.
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