Past Community Events
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Participants are also welcome to propose in-person community events for Kasamahan to participate in and support that are aligned with our Mission and Purpose
2024
Filipino Day Market in Austin, TX
Filipino Young Professionals - ATX
Judi Yapias, LPC
Charisse Ferrer, LPC-S
Piyesta Pinoy in Bolingbrook, IL
Patti B. Lorenzo, LCPC
Maria Cristina Castro, LCPC
Past Presentations
Kasamahan nonprofit professional presentations hosted in other communities.
2024
IPA Convention Presentation
Kasamahan: A Model for Deepening
Cultural and Clinical Competence
Illinois Psychological Association (IPA)
Maria Cristina Castro, LCPC
Patricia H. A. Perez, PhD
Past Social Events
Participants are also welcome to propose in-person social events open to all of Kasamahan's participants to connect in a more personal way.
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2024
Winter Social
Third Annual Paskuhan
Patricia H. A. Perez, PhD
China Chef, Filipino and Cantonese
Summer Social on Glencoe Beach, IL
Maria Cristina Castro, LCPC
2023
Winter Social
Second Annual Paskuhan
The Rizal Center
Maria Cristina Castro, LCPC
Past Salo-Salos
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April 2025
Changed to an evening time to improveevent access for some participants
October 2024
Celebrated Filipino American History Month
July 2024
Invited non-western healers
Expanded our definition of
Filipino/a/x mental health professional
April 2024
Our first salo-salo!
Past Workshops
Please Contact Us to submit a request to view a past workshop recording.
February 2025
Exploring Traditional Knowledge and Practices
Promoting Mental Health and Well-being among
the Sagada Kankanaey Indigenous Peoples
the Center for Babaylan Studies
January 2025
Kapwa and Yoga Nidra Meditation:
Is there a connection?
Cherie B. Concepcion, LMFT, C-IAYT
November 2024
Barriers and Promotors of Male Childhood Sexual Abuse
Disclosures Among Filipino American Men
*not recorded
Gregory G. Desierto, PsyD
September 2024
Filipino/a/x and the Mental Health Context:
Pivoting Your Clinical Skills to Consulting
Patricia H. A. Perez, PhD
August 2024
The Uses of EMDR Therapy within Filipino/a/x Communities
Alissa Catiis, LCSW, RYT
May 2024
Co-Creating Spaces of Belonging through Kapwa
Wil Vargas, LCSW
March 2024
Awakening Possibilities: Storytelling Centering Filipino/a/x Narratives
Alissa Catiis, LCSW, RYT
February 2024
Cultural Synergy:
Integrating Adlerian Psychology in Therapy
with Filipino/Filipino American Communities
Randel Jiao
October 2023
Common Mental Health Struggles for Filipinx Americans
Jeana Abadejos, LMFT
September 2023
Undoing and Reclaiming: Philippine History,
Colonization, and Overcoming Colonial Mentality
to Embrace Filipino Culture and Identity
Marijo Villano, PhD
August 2023
An Overview of Sikolohiyang Pilipino:
Anchoring The Clinical Work Through Our Lived Experiences as Filipinx
Patricia H.A. Perez, PhD
July 2023
Understanding the Basics of Art Therapy and Creative Expression
Fredelyn Calla, LCPC, ATR-BC
April 2023
Filipino's Relationship with Money
Lolan P. Adan, LPC
March 2023
A Child Custody Case Gone Awry:
Why We Need Filipino-American Mental Health Professionals
Edward Fajardo, PsyD
February 2023
Dreams as the Language of the Soul
Eliza Wangerin, LCPC