Reading about your learning adventures.
Amaro returned to the school yesterday and was very enthusiastic about the training and your fine work. Maria and Daphne had a similarly rich experience in Ecuador with the Lucero family and have set up several interesting opportunities for next summer.
I look forward to your return to hear first hand about the training. Travel safely and learn a lot.
Best
Nick Covino
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
Back in Boston!
Dear all:
I’m back after an incredible immersion experience in
I spent the first two wks there and they’re now on their 4th of a total of 5 wks. The program exceeded my expectations—the language instruction, although intense (i.e., 6 hrs x day), has been of excellent quality provided by very qualified instructors. The school’s setting is idyllic--a natural outdoors tropical setting—and the staff feels like one big Latino family. We’ve also begun the establishment of a very exciting mental health volunteer program with our two native speakers, Juan and George. The two of them have been carrying out some very intensive and challenging clinical work at 3 adolescent women’s shelters (victims of abuse), a local medical clinic, a drug addiction facility, and a school in an impoverished neighborhood. The learning thus far has been invaluable, especially to appreciate the very creative work of very well qualified professionals with very limited resources (although, ironically,
Gracias!
Amaro Laria, PhD
Director
Lucero Latino Mental Health Training Program
MSPP
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