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SUMMARY:Annual Members Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Attention all Empezando Contigo Miembros! \nJoin us for our Annual Members Meeting on Sunday\, September 20th at 3pm PST via Google Meet. \n  \nWe will be discussing: \n\nWhat we’ve been up to over the past year\nShort and long term goals\nFinancial report review\nWays to engage and get involved\nMember feedback and ideas\n\nBest of all\, we will get to spend some time together. \n  \nGoogle Meet link in our Google Calendar and private Facebook Group. \n  \nSee you then!
URL:https://empezandocontigo.org/event/annual-members-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Members-only Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Empezando Contigo%3A Association for Latine Therapists":MAILTO:hola@empezandocontigo.org
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SUMMARY:Miembros Fiction Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Attention\, fiction book–loving Miembros: \nJoin us in a discussion of the book Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson at our next Fiction Book Club meeting. \n📅 October 4th\n🕓 4–5 PM PST\n💻 Via Google Meet (link available in our shared calendar and private FB group) \nCome even if you’ve only read part of the book—or just want to listen in on the conversation! \nSee you then! 📚
URL:https://empezandocontigo.org/event/miembros-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Members-only Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Empezando Contigo%3A Association for Latine Therapists":MAILTO:hola@empezandocontigo.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261008T120000
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SUMMARY:EC: ALT Members Peer Consultation
DESCRIPTION:This is a chance for us to connect\, share stories\, and support each other in the work we do. Our group is all about creating a space where we can:\n\nLevel up our clinical skills: We’ll dive into case discussions\, swap ideas\, and pick up new techniques to refine our practice.\n\nHave each other’s backs: Let’s be real—this work can be tough. This group is a judgment-free zone where we can share challenges\, cheer each other on\, and trade helpful advice.\nKeep growing professionally: Together\, we’ll stay in the loop on best practices\, ethics\, and new trends that keep us at the top of our game.\n\nRunning late or need to leave early? No problem! Just show up when you can. We’re looking forward to coming together\, learning from one another\, and strengthening our work as a team.\n\nThis Peer Consultation group is only available to current Empezando Contigo Members.
URL:https://empezandocontigo.org/event/members-peer-consultation/
CATEGORIES:Members-only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T180000
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SUMMARY:Networking con Corazón (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for Our Monthly Networking Event!\n\n**Meetings for October\, November\, December will be on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6pm EST/ 3pm PST** \n\nOur networking group began in January 2020 as a space for Latine therapists in the Phoenix area to connect and support one another. What started as a small gathering has grown into an incredible community of over 100 Latine therapists from around the world\, and turned into a professional association — Empezando Contigo: Association for Latine Therapists\n\nThese gatherings are more than just professional networking—they’re about building meaningful connections\, supporting one another\, growing our referral lists\, and addressing the challenges our comunidad faces.\n\nWe believe in decolonizing the networking experience\, so feel free to join however you’re comfortable: with your cenita\, cafecito\, with your kiddos in the background\, while cooking dinner — whatever is going to make attending most approachable and achievable for you. This space is for you\, just as you are.\n\nThis monthly virtual networking space also remains open to any and all Latine mental health professionals AND students! You know we need that mentorship early on so if you are an undergrad or grad student in any mental health discipline\, join us!\n\n\nWe meet via Google Meet—be sure to download the app if joining from a phone or tablet: \nGoogle Meet joining info\nVideo call link: https://meet.google.com/ifd-qeem-wpx\nOr dial: ‪(US) +1 413-893-3410‬ PIN: ‪825 194 514‬#\nMore phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ifd-qeem-wpx?pin=1697230004043 \n\n\nLooking forward to seeing you there!\n\n**Meetings for October\, November\, December will be on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6pm EST/ 3pm PST** 
URL:https://empezandocontigo.org/event/networking-con-corazon/
CATEGORIES:Networking con Corazón
ORGANIZER;CN="Empezando Contigo%3A Association for Latine Therapists":MAILTO:hola@empezandocontigo.org
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SUMMARY:Cafecito & Connection (Phoenix)
DESCRIPTION:Cafecito & Connection – Phoenix\nCome share space in a group of Latine mental health professionals where the time is spent bonding and connecting over shared experiences!\n\nThis space is open to all Latine mental health professionals and students. If you know any Latine colegas needing community please bring them along!\n\nThis event is casual and the vibes will always be chill. Stay for the whole time or stop by and say hello. We hope to see you at the coffee shop!\n\nThis month’s coffee meet up will be held in the Central Valley as part of our rotating Metro Valley locations.
URL:https://empezandocontigo.org/event/cafecito-connection/
LOCATION:Colados Coffee\, 2315 N. 7th St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85006
CATEGORIES:Networking con Corazón
ORGANIZER;CN="Empezando Contigo%3A Association for Latine Therapists":MAILTO:hola@empezandocontigo.org
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SUMMARY:Training: Neuroscience of Healing and Ritual
DESCRIPTION:Neuroscience of Healing and Ritual: What neuroscience can (and cannot) tell us about spiritual practices and healing\nPresenter: Bianca Flores\, PhD\, neuroscientist\, storyteller\, and curanderismo practitioner \nWhat happens when a patient describes a cleansing (limpia)\, a prayer\, or a ritual for grief\, and\nthe clinical language you were taught does not quite capture its meaning?\nFor some therapists\, these practices are familiar. They may have grown up around them\, yet\nlearned to set them aside in professional spaces because they were not considered scientifically\nvalidated. How can we make room for that lived knowledge while staying thoughtful about what\nthe research does and does not tell us? \nIn this two-hour training\, neuroscientist and curanderismo practitioner Bianca Flores\, PhD\,\nexplores how sensory experience\, attention\, relationships\, and cultural meaning may relate to\nstress\, emotional regulation\, and healing. She brings ancestral and community knowledge into\nconversation with neuroscience without treating science as the authority that determines a\ntradition’s worth. \nWe’ll explore:\n● How stress and regulation involve both the body and the meanings we give an\nexperience\n● The roles of breath\, rhythm\, sensory cues\, repetition\, and connection in ritual\n● How practices such as limpias and rituals around grief and death can hold cultural and\npersonal meaning\n● Ways therapists can respond with curiosity when patients bring spiritual or ancestral\npractices into the room\nYou’ll leave with language and questions you can use to discuss ritual more thoughtfully in\nclinical practice. \nDuration: 2 hours\nDate\, time\, format: Saturday\, October 24th 1-3PM CST\, via Google Meet \nInvestment: $45 Non-Members | $35 ECALT Members \nRegister by 10/23. Meeting link will be emailed morning of the event. \nAbout the presenter: Bianca Flores\, PhD\, earned her doctorate in neuroscience from\nVanderbilt University\, where she studied the peripheral nervous system\, and completed\npostdoctoral research in neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins University. Raised in a Mexican\nAmerican family with Comanche and Apache roots\, she draws on her research background and\nlived experience to teach about ritual\, ancestral practices\, and the nervous system. Her work\ninvites thoughtful dialogue between scientific and cultural ways of understanding healing. \n2 CEUs available. Presenters are approved to offer CEU trainings in accordance to the Arizona Board of Behavioral health examiners A.A.C. R4-6-802(D). Empezando Contigo: Association for Latine Therapist is a 501c6. Not all states may approve of these CEUs\, we encourage you to check with your state board if you intend to use these CEUs for your license renewal. \nAttendance and Refund Policies: Participants must log in on time. A 5-minute grace period is allowed. No entry will be permitted after 5 minutes from the scheduled start time. Registration is non-refundable. No refunds\, credits\, or transfers will be issued for missed or late attendance. Participants are responsible for ensuring they have a stable internet connection and access to the platform. \nBy registering\, you agree to this policy.
URL:https://empezandocontigo.org/event/neuroscience-of-healing-ritual/
CATEGORIES:Community Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Empezando Contigo%3A Association for Latine Therapists":MAILTO:hola@empezandocontigo.org
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