Raices y Resiliencia: A Podcast on Supporting Latinx Students with Trauma-Informed, Culturally Rooted Care in K-12 School Settings
Hosted by Denise Valdez, LCSW, Raíces y Resiliencia explores how school social workers, mental health professionals and educators can create trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and equity-centered environments for Latinx students and families. Each episode blends research, practice, and reflection to help listeners turn knowledge into actionable, practical strategies.
Episodes
5 episodes
Student’s Fears, Misunderstandings and Sadness
This episode of Raíces y Resiliencia examined how Latinx students’ silence, stillness, and sadness are often misunderstood as defiance or disengagement.Through the lenses of Trauma-Informed Care (SAMHSA, 2014) and Yosso’s Community...
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Episode 5
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45:10
Immigration Experiences and their Impact
In this episode of Raíces y Resiliencia, host Denise Valdez, LCSW, is joined by Shirley De León, a bilingual educator whose own story shapes how she supports newcomer and Latinx students. Together they explore how immigration jou...
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Episode 4
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45:40
Centering Community Cultural Wealth
In this episode of Raíces y Resiliencia, host Denise Valdez, LCSW shifts the focus from trauma to strength by introducing Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth, a framework that redefines how schools view Latinx students, famil...
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Episode 3
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45:43
What is Trauma-Informed Care?
In this episode of Raíces y Resiliencia, host DENISE VALDEZ, LCSW unpacks what trauma-informed care (TIC) really means in school settings and what happens when it’s practiced through a race-neutral lens. Denise walks listeners thr...
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Episode 2
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45:10
Latinx- What Do We Mean and Why Does it Matter?
In this first episode of Raíces y Resiliencia, host DENISE VALDEZ, LCSW explores how language shapes identity, belonging, and power within Latinx communities. From the history of “Hispanic” to the term “Latinx,” she reflects on what th...
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Episode 1
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