Charlas for Change is community-based participatory research to improve the social service infrastructure for Latino immigrants. A coalition of Latino immigrant men and social service providers identified actionable ways to improve the system of care for this vulnerable population. Research implications include increasing the number of bilingual social workers.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Present intervention research in action methods requiring attention at the policy, systems, and practice levels that encompass augmenting the accessibility of social and health services for Latino immigrant men in Baltimore.
Gain knowledge on innovative research methods for working with hard-to-reach, undocumented populations that could be integrated into generalist social work courses.
Discuss strategies for social workers to build trust with Latino immigrants working in the informal labor economy and the importance of recruiting Spanish-speaking students to social work education.
