Project Adelante
Our Project Adelante strives to empower Hispanic mental health clinicians to complete requirements for clinical licensure in the state of Texas by removing financial barriers of supervision hours and testing. By removing these barriers, we work to increase the number of bilingual mental health clinicians in the community to service the growing number of Hispanics in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and throughout Texas.
Latinas are the lowest paid minority group as well as has the lowest number of doctorate degree earners at less than 1%. According to the Education Trust, at the graduate degree level, only 5% of Latino adults have earned a degree. Hispanic Outlook on Education states Latinas have the lowest percentage of graduate degrees compared to all women of other non-Hispanic racial groups combined. Additionally, regardless of occupation, Latinas generally make less money than their peers, earning 54 cents for every dollar earned by non-Hispanic men.
Program Impact
In order to better serve Hispanic clients, we made it our mission to not only provide bilingual services but help empower other bilingual clinicians complete their schooling and supervision. As with our clients, we have seen that there are many barriers that stand in the way of clinicians finishing their licensing process including the language barrier on the state test and the financial elements.
Interested?
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Project Adelante
Clinical Supervisors
Elisabeth “Lisa” C. Galarza, LCSW-S
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
San Antonio
Lisa currently supervises Cannenta counselors. She has extensive experience treating family violence with a primary focus on trauma cases. She also has professional experience working with transitioning homeless families and survivors of domestic violence.
Tanya Moreno, MS, LPC-S
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
DFW Area
Tanya currently supervises the Cannenta interns. She believes in an integrative approach to therapy, utilizing a variety of therapy modalities that are evidenced-based and tailored to everyone’s needs, while providing respect, empathy, compassion, understanding, and acceptance.
Betty Victor, LCSW-S
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Telehealth (virtual)
Betty Victor is a bilingual (Spanish/English) Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her strengths-based approach to therapy empowers clients to identify and utilize strengths, supports, and knowledge to achieve their goals.