67th Annual Conference

Friday, February 26

Early Morning Colloquies

Colloquy 9

A Trip Around the Umbrella, the Apache (The Native American) and the Mermaid: The Use of the Mexican Lotto ("Loteria Mexicana") in the Group Therapy Process

Presenter:        

Jose Cherbowsky, Ph.D., Marriage and Family Counselor, San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico

The following work explains how the images of the Mexican Lotto, which are impregnated in the collective consciousness of the Mexican-American culture, can be used as a privileged tool in group therapy to deepen not only each participant's own process but the group's process as well.

Learning Objectives:

The attendees will be able to:

1. Present theoretical and practical considerations about the use of the Mexican lotto, in addition to some clinical vignettes of a therapy group. The  group is composed of clients living in both sides of the border, San Diego and Tijuana.

2. Integrate the Mexican lotto images as a creative tool to enhance the group therapy process.

3. Analyze the Mexican lotto images from the perspective of the collective consciousness of the Mexican-American culture.

Course References:

Diaz Portillo.I Bases de la terapia de grupo. (Spanish) Therapy group basics. September/2006 Pax-Mexico.Mexico

Salvendy J., Ethnocultural considerations in group psychotherapy. The International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 49:4

429-464, 1999, published by Guilford Press.

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture Center for Cross-Cultural Research Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington U.S.A. Unit 3: Introduction Perspectives from Various Cultural and Ethnic Groups

Amado M. Padilla Hispanic Psychology: A 25-Year Retrospective look.