Bilingual Psychologists SIG Update

Bilingual Psychologists SIG Update

By Erika Garcia-Rocha, PsyD
Bilingual Psychologists SIG Co-Chair

Making SCCAP History!

The Bilingual Psychologists Special Interest Group helped organize and moderate its first all in Spanish webinar in April 2025 thanks to the collaboration between the Bilingual Psychologist SIG and Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, PhD, our SCCAP Member-at-Large for Diversity.

Dr. Montiel-Nava presented to our members on the power of parent mediated interventions (PMI) between the time that Latinx children receive a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and begin therapeutic services. We had a great turn out and hope to offer more opportunities for programming in Spanish and other languages in the future. A huge thank you to Dr. Montiel-Nava for presenting! 

Did you catch us at the SCCAP Conference?

The Bilingual Psychology SIG presented at the SCCAP Conference in Chicago. Our panelists Kelly Banneyer, PhD, Arturo Corrales, PsyD, Madalyn Dalley, PsyD, Yoscaira Gomez, M.S. ED and Aileen Terrazas, PHD presented on the topic of “Training Bilingual Psychologists: A Discussion of Ethics and Best Practice When Supervising Bilingual Trainees.”

“This very important topic was well attended. We had over 30 attendees at our panel, which was a great success. We also had a successful SIG networking dinner event with a mix of bilingual psychologists and trainees.”

 -Kelly Banneyer, PhD

Upcoming Events

Make sure to check our listerv for more information about upcoming events at APA in Denver, CO in August and Zoom link invites for future programming. As always, invite your bilingual colleagues to discuss important issues with bilingual providers across the US!

For those interested in learning more about the Bilingual Psychologists Special Interest Group, please email Erika.Garcia-Rocha@childrenscolorado.org