Our ongoing work

"Collaboration as a Site of Personal and Institutional Transformation: Thoughts from Inside a Cross-National Alliance"

by: Sharon M. Ravitch, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Cathi Tillman, LSW, Intercultural Coalition for Family Wellness, Philadelphia, PA

• Local community-based work focusing on Family Counseling training and services for families displaced/impacted by immigration: La Puerta Abierta / The Open Door (see link)
• Youth Mentorship Initiative of the Delaware Valley: reaching out to high-school-age immigrant youth
• Conducting annual intensive collaborative seminars (through our partner program in Ecuador) for practitioners directly involved with families addressing addiction, family violence, trauma, mental illness and other persistent issues affecting families;
• Ongoing distribution of clinical resources (in Spanish) to support family therapy work (through our partner program based in Quito,Ecuador:  “El Centro Integral de la Familia”);
• Ongoing and growing network of professionals in the U.S. who make  themselves available on an ongoing, pro bono basis, as mentors, resources and collaborators to promote family wellness

We invite your inquiries and collaboration!