Engaging Immigrants in Social Service Settings: Importance of Cultural Humility

V Bekteshi, CDA Hunter, JL Bellamy - Journal of Social Service …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
It is critical for social service providers to understand the detrimental effects of racism and
discrimination on the well-being of immigrants, emphasizing the complex interplay between …

Trans and gender-diverse Latinx individuals in the southern United States: experiences with violence and service utilization

LR Alvarez-Hernandez, KL Seelman… - Violence against …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Using secondary data from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, we explored transgender and
gender-diverse Latinx individuals in the Southern US experiences with transprejudice and …

“You Aren't Alone”: An Analysis of Trans Latinas' Use of Instagram

LR Alvarez-Hernandez, K Lough… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Social media platforms, such as Instagram, provide space for marginalized groups to
connect, learn about and express themselves, and cultivate community. Trans Latinas, a …

“Me Llamo Luchadora Social”: Trans Latina Immigrants as Nepantleras Generating Change in the Southern United States

LR Alvarez-Hernandez… - Social Work …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Many trans Latina immigrants have utilized their individual and collective strengths to resist
oppression and generate change in their communities; however, their efforts remain largely …

“I See That Strong Woman”: Social Work Educators Learning from Trans Latinas and Chicana Feminists

LR Alvarez-Hernandez - Journal of Social Work Education, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Trans, Latinx, and immigrants' epistemological and ontological viewpoints are rarely
discussed in social work courses, particularly from an intersectional strengths perspective …

Epistemological Weaving: Writing and Sense Making in Qualitative Research with Gloria Anzaldúa

LR Alvarez-Hernandez, M Flint - Social Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
How is writing a part of creatively understanding ourselves, research questions, data, and
theory? Writing is a critical form of connecting concepts, exploring data, and weaving …

" I Call Them Supermoms": Therapists' Reflections on the Impact of Youth Sexual Offending on Latina Mothers

MP Yabar - 2024 - scholarscompass.vcu.edu
Abstract Families of youth who have sexually offended often suffer significant collateral
consequences following the discovery of the sexual offense. Samples in research with these …

Sociocultural Factors, Definitions, and Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among Latina and Hispanic Women

V Centelles - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pressing public health concern in the United States (US),
particularly for women. Some studies have shown that Hispanic and Latina women are at an …