ABOUT THE BOOK SERIES
Latinx in Social Work is a book about space. The space we take up, the spaces we create and nurture, and the spaces that have yet to exist, but are so crucial to the growth and development of Latinx social workers, mental health practitioners, executives, and professionals in all industries in this country, and beyond. This book is a revolutionary step in creating a movement that is committed to owning our own narratives, naming common but unspoken struggles and challenges, and driving our own healing from the past while highlighting our successes and creating a space for hope for the future.
Volumes 1 and 2 are now available in both English and Spanish!
Volume 3 is currently available in English only.
Founder/Creator
Erica Priscilla Sandoval, LCSW, SIFI is an award-winning social worker, speaker, executive coach, entrepreneur, podcaster, philanthropist, and author. She is the creator of the book series Latinx/e in Social Work. Erica is most recently the Executive Director of Siembra Today, a women-run, BIPOC-led nonprofit devoted to providing accessible mental health and wellness support through narrative storytelling, books, workshops, healing circles, conferences, and social media campaigns. Siembra Today’s goal is to destigmatize and promote mental health and wellness for the Latino/a/x/e and BIPOC community, so that they can plant seeds of hope for themselves and future generations. Erica is also the founder and CEO of Sandoval Psychotherapy Consultation—known as Sandoval CoLab—which offers talk therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), and holistic offerings. Erica holds a Post Master’s in Clinical Adolescent Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work from New York University, Silver School of Social Work. As a proud immigrant from Ecuador, her passion is fueled by supporting her community.
Welcome to the Official Journal for the best seller Latinx/e in Social Work. This guided journal is for healing, inspiration, and connection in communities. Each chapter in Latinx/e in Social Work invites a glimpse inside the heart and mind of Latinx/e social workers as they express some of the most intimate details of their practice and the ways in which their Latinx/e identities impact their experiences. Through discussion about migration, intergenerational entrepreneurship, Spanish language acquisition, grief, loss, trauma, the power of resilience and comunidad we hope that you are encouraged to use this book to scribe your testimony. This Official Journal is designed to provide you a space to reflect and write your responses to what resonates with you from the text. Use this guided journal on your journey of exploration about yourSELF, your intersectional identities and how you show up dismantling stereotypes and biases in your community. Continue in the tradition of ‘levantando,’ of rising to lift up others while inspiring growth and catalyzing positive change in your community.
Latinx/e in Social Work ® is a book about space. The space we take up, the spaces we create and nurture, and the spaces that have yet to exist, but are so crucial to the growth and development of Latinx social workers, mental health practitioners, executives, and professionals in all industries in this country, and beyond.
Volume I is the book that started our journey. It is a revolutionary step in creating a movement that is committed to owning our own narratives, naming common but unspoken struggles and challenges, and driving our own healing from the past while highlighting our successes and creating a space for hope for the future.
Volume II continues the incredible impact of Volume I, with 23 new personal narratives describing our challenges while stepping into our full greatness. This book is for students, professionals, trailblazers, leaders, social justice warriors, and change agents. It is for Latinx/e social workers who haven’t seen their stories represented in other literature, and it is for anyone who needs to unpack their biases and undo stigma around Latinx/e contributions to the field.
With themes including migration and assimilation, the internal and external struggle of identity, intergenerational trauma, healing, and our complex legacies, Volume II is an inspirational call to action, a must-read for every social worker.
Volume III: Mentorship Edition highlights the transformative impact of mentorship in the social work field. For Latinx/e social workers, especially from first-generation families, a mentor provides guidance and hope in a profession lacking Latinx/e role models to look up to. The spaces we create and nurture in mentorship, and the blossoming relationships that follow, are vital to the growth and development of Latinx social workers.
In Volume III, the narratives of 13 mentees are paired alongside their Madrina or Padrino’s chapter. We also feature the stories of three Emerging Leaders in the social work field. In this way, our book honors the crucial role that mentorship plays for Latinx/e social workers, mental health practitioners, and professionals. Together, these stories weave a tapestry of community, support, and healing.