Answer the following questions as though you are Inez Sousa:

1)      What is your ethnic background, and how has this impacted you and your work?

2)      When did you realize that people in this country perceive you as different?

3)      What is the term that most people prefer be used to refer to your ethnic group?  Why?

4)      What is the role of religion and religiosity in your culture?

5)      Explain the idea and reality behind the “macho Latin male?”

6)      Describe the different Latino subgroups.

7)      What kind of shared history do Latino groups have as a whole?

8)      What factors influence Latinos/as to seek help?

9)      What differences are there between the typical reasons that a male would seek help and that a female would seek help?  What are the most common problems presented?

10)  What are critical issues of which a helper should be aware to help Latino/a clients?

11)  How do difficulties associated with migration tie into socioeconomic class issues?

12)  Can you explain disguised migration?

13)  How are issues of identity and belonging tied into different generations of Latinos/as.

14)  What is most important for new immigrants to assist in their sense of emerging ethnic identity?

15)  What factors are important is assessing a Latino/a client?

16)  Why is it so important to understand the migration experience to help the Latino/a client?

17)  How can you best develop rapport with a Latino/a client?

18)  What kinds of topics are more difficult to address with Latino/a clients?

19)  What other things are important to know when working therapeutically with Latino/a clients?