YCSC Grand Rounds: Development of a Culturally Congruent Relationship-Based Intervention for Latino/a/e Families

Session Description

Jessica Borelli, PhD will provide an overview of relational savoring—a brief, strengths-based prevention and intervention approach that involves helping parents savor moments of close connection with their child. She will describe how relational savoring can be used to enhance relationship outcomes in parents and families, and will review the theoretical background underlying the relational savoring approach, as well as the research evidence supportive of this approach.

Borelli will also discuss her work adapting this intervention for use with low-income Latino/a immigrant families in partnership with Latino Health Access, a community health agency in Orange County, and will present the results of an effectiveness trial in which promotores de salud delivered a co-developed version of the intervention to community members. Finally, she will discuss current work on adapting relational savoring to meet the needs of this and other underserved communities. This presentation will integrate research and clinical material.

The learning objectives for this session are for participants to be able to:

• summarize the theoretical principles and phases of relational savoring
• describe the research base supporting relational savoring
• describe the process of culturally adapting relational savoring

Continuing Education

This session is approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEC) by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, and Licensed Psychologist Licensure renewal. Additional information and instructions for earning CEC for this session will be provided at the live event.

YCSC Grand Rounds are reviewed for eligibility for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on an annual basis and most lecture-style sessions are approved for the year. Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Individual event designation details are provided at applicable live events.

YCSC Grand Rounds sessions are typically presented in the Cohen Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom. Internal participants are encouraged to attend sessions in person​​​​​. Recordings are posted on-line as soon as they are available.