Additional areas of specialization

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE & TRAUMA

 

• Canillas, G. (2017, February).  Community Violence & Trauma: Treating Grief and Loss with Children and Adolescents. Workshop presented at the annual Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss Conference, Los Angeles, California.

• Canillas, G. (2016, October). Childhood Trauma: The Risk and Protective Factors in Shaping Adult Outcomes. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse & Neglect (ICAN) Nexus XXI, Pasadena, California. 

• Whiteside, C., Abughazaleh, T. & Canillas, G. (2016, March).  The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Adult Outcomes: Risk and Resiliency Factors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Hawaii International Summit on Preventing, Assessing and Treating Trauma across the Lifespan, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

• Harris, M. & Canillas, G. (2015, August). Community Violence & Trauma: Addressing the Elephant in the Room. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Summit and Training on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT), San Diego, California

• Canillas, G., Harris, M., & Meyer, M. (2015, March). Addressing Violence and Death in the Community: A Clinical Perspective. (Two-Part Webinar). The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles. 

• Canillas, G., Sanei, A. & Hamlett, T.  (2011, September). Therapeutic Considerations for Latino Children and Women Who Have Endured Political Imprisonment and Torture. Panel session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies (NAHLS), San Diego, California. 

DIVERSITY & MENTAL HEALTH

 

• Canillas, G. (2020, December).  Implicit Bias: Tools to Heal, Build and Connect in the Therapeutic Community.  San Fernando Valley California Marriage and Family Therapists. 

• Canillas, G. (2020, November). Are Unrealistic Expectations taxing Our Mental Health? Invited lecture. Black Women for Wellness, Los Angeles. 

• Canillas, G. (2018, November). Grief and Bereavement in Caribbean Communities. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology, Kingston, Jamaica. 

• Canillas, G. & Duncan, M. (2018, July). African American Men and the Invisibility Syndrome.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Oakland, California.  

• Canillas, G. (2018, June). Treating African American Men: Family Systems Approaches. Poster session presented at the annual International Conference on Applied Psychology, Montreal, Canada. 

• Canillas, G., Duncan, M., Behar, M. & Silva, S. (2018, February). The Impact of Historical Trauma in Treating African American Clients. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas, Nevada. 


• Duncan, M. & Canillas, G. (2018, February). The Impact of Cultural Beliefs and Stereotypes on Black Women’s Mental Health. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas, Nevada. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, September). The Holistic Interview: Integrating the Mental Health and Health Care Assessment. Workshop presented to the Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program, Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, July). African American Men: Trauma, Legal & Treatment Issues. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Summit on Community Resilience, Intervention, Prevention & Training (SCRIPT), Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, April). Working with LGBT Clients: Guidelines for Healthcare Practitioners. Workshop presented at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pacific Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California.


• Canillas, G. & Duncan, M. (2017, March). Effective Treatment Strategies to Address Mental Health Disparities and Racial Discrimination with African American Men. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, New Orleans, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2016, December). Stress Relief for Underrepresented Families. In-Service Training, Viewpoint School, Calabasas, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2016, November).  Integrating Church-Affiliated & Mental Health Strategies to Address Grief and Bereavement in Caribbean Communities.  Roundtable presented at the biennial meeting of the Caribbean Regional Conference on Psychology, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti


• Canillas, G. (2016, November). Best Practices with Puerto Rican Clients: Barriers and Treatment Strategies. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Caribbean Regional Conference on Psychology, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.


• Canillas, G. (2016, September). Understanding Mental Health: Strategies for Healthcare Professionals. Workshop presented to Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G., Silva, C., & Behar, M. (2016, August). The Impact of Historical Trauma on the Help-Seeking Behavior of Clients of Color. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT), San Diego, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2016, July). African American Men and Trauma: Effective Treatment Strategies. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Summit on Community Resilience, Intervention, Prevention and Training (SCRIPT), Los Angeles, California.  


• Pisara, D., Canillas, G., Costine, L., Watson, N., & Route, A. (2016, July). LGBTQ and Male Survivor Issues. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the Summit on Community Resilience, Intervention, Prevention and Training (SCRIPT), Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, November). Mental Health 101 for Healthcare Professionals. Workshop presented to Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G., Zendejas, M. & McClain, D. (2015, October). The Inclusive Workplace: Employees with Disabilities.  Workshop presented at the annual Diversity IN Leadership Conference, Long Beach, California.  


• Canillas, G. & Ramsey, K. (2015, October). The Inclusive Workplace: LGBTQ Employees.  Workshop presented at the annual Diversity IN Leadership Conference, Long Beach, California.


• Canillas, G. (2015, August). Social Justice Movements and Mental Health: BlackLivesMatter. Invited lecture, Psychology Roundtable Series, National University, Woodland Hills, California. 


• Belgrave, F. Z. &Canillas, G. (2015, July). Culture and Health. Invited roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Las Vegas, Nevada. 


• Canillas, G., McDonald, J., Canillas-Dufau, T. & Harris, M. (2015, July).  Objective Self-Monitoring and Community Coaching to Encourage Lifestyle Change and Stress Reduction in African American Women. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Las Vegas, Nevada. 


• Harris, M. & Canillas, G. (2015, July). Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: A Community Intervention Strategy.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Las Vegas, Nevada.  


• Canillas, G. (2015, June). Single Latino Dads: Challenges and Opportunities for Working with this Population.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Latino and Hispanic Studies, Tampa, Florida. 


• Sitzer, D. (Co-Chair), Canillas, G. (Co-Chair), Harris, M., (Discussant), Belur, A., Hoffman, K., Kuranishi, M. & Shalaby, M. (2015, April). Beyond Oncology: Families Coping with Pediatric Cancer (Webinar). The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles. 


• Canillas, G.& Harris, M. (2015, February). Balm in Gilead: Addressing Problematic Eating Behaviors among Black Women. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of African American Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, February). Single African American Fathers: Challenges and Opportunities for Working with this Population. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of African American Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, January). Best Practices for Working with African American Fathers in Mental Health and Educational Settings. Symposium presented at the Hawaii University International Conference on the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, Honolulu, Hawaii. 


• Canillas, G. (2014, November). This Too Shall Pass The Role of Spirituality in Grief and Loss with Black Women.  Panel session presented at Black Women for Wellness, Los Angeles, California.


• Meyer, M., Canillas, G., Silva, C.S. & Shalaby, M.  (2014, October). Best Practices with Filipino and Vietnamese American Clients: Barriers, Treatment Strategies and Policy Implications for Working with these Populations. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Race, Place and Ethnicity Conference, Fort Worth, Texas. 


• Canillas, G. & Rocchio, M.O. (2014, July). Latino and Afro-Latino Fathers: Best Practices for Working with Fathers in Mental Health and School Settings. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Tampa, Florida.


• Canillas, G. & Harris, M. (2014, July). Leaning on the Everlasting Arm: Integrating Church-Affiliated & Mental Health Strategies to address Grief and Bereavement. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2004, July). Lost in Translation: The Use of Translators in Clinical Practice. In-Service Training, Roybal Family Mental Health, Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2003, October). Bias and Cultural Diversity. In-Service Training, Foothill Family Service, El Monte, California. 


• Canillas, G. (1992, August). African American Men: Psychotherapeutic Process as a Coping Style. In L. C. Jackson (Chair), Coping Styles of African American Populations: Ideas for Future Research.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

FOSTER CARE

• Canillas, G. (2019, July). Aging Out: Addressing Grief & Loss Issues with Emancipating Youth. Invited lecture at the annual Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss Conference, ICAN, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G., & Lockwood, P. (2018, June). Aging Out of the Child Welfare System: Guidelines for Working with LGBTQIA Youth in Foster Care. Workshop presented at the 18th annual Hershel Swinger Partnership Conference for Children and Families, California State University, Los Angeles. 


• Canillas, G., Duncan, M., & Crisp, C. (2018, June). Aging Out: Treating Grief and Loss with Emancipating Youth. Poster session presented at the 18th annual Hershel Swinger Partnership Conference for Children and Families, California State University, Los Angeles. 


• Canillas, G. (2016, August). Children for Sell: Preventing the Sex Trafficking of Children in Foster Care. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT), San Diego, California.


• Canillas, G. (2016, July). Sex Trafficking of Minors: Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Children in Foster Care. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Foster Family Treatment Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. & Duncan, M. (2016, June). Attachment &Family of Origin Issues: Strategies for Caring for Youth. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Las Vegas, Nevada.   


• Canillas, G. (2016, June). Transitioning into Adults: Strategies for Helping Our Youth. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. 


• Canillas, G. & Sadler, J. (2016, June). The Use of Narrative & Music Therapies in Treatment of Black Youth. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. 


• Canillas, G. (2016, March). Treating Issues of Grief and Loss with Children in Foster Care. Workshop presented at the annual Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss Conference, Los Angeles, California.


• Canillas, G. (2016, January). LGBTQ Adolescents in Foster Care: Strategies for Emancipating from the Child Welfare System. Poster session presented at the annual Hawaii University International Conference on Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, Honolulu, Hawaii. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, September). Sticks and Stones: Treating Verbal Abuse in Children in Foster Care. Poster session presented at the annual Herschel Swinger Memorial Partnership Conference, California State University, Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G., Ramsey, K., & Bellete, N. (2015, September). Aging Out: Effective Treatment Strategies for Emancipating Youth.  Poster session presented at the annual Herschel Swinger Memorial Partnership Conference, California State University, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G., Ramsey, K., & Bellete, N. (2015, July). Children and Adolescents in Foster Care: Effective Treatment Strategies.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Las Vegas, Nevada.  


• Canillas, G. (2015, June). Stress Management Techniques for Caregivers. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Norfolk, Virginia. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, June). Youth Who Identify as LGBTQ: Improving Outcomes through Partnership. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Norfolk, Virginia. 


• Canillas, G. & Duncan, M. (2018, July). Treating Trauma in Couple Therapy with African American Clients. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Psychologists, Oakland, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, June). Emancipating Youth: Keys to their Success and Identity. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Norfolk, Virginia. 


• Canillas, G. (2014, June). Sex Trafficking of Youth in Foster Care: Risk Factors and Prevention. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parents Association, Orlando, Florida.


• Canillas, G. (2014, June). LGBTQ Adolescents: Helping them to Fulfill their Promise.  Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parents Association, Orlando, Florida. 


• Canillas, G. (2011, September). Improving Outcomes for Latino Children in Foster Care.  Panel session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, San Diego, California.


• Canillas, G. (2011, June). Stress Management for Foster Parents. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parents Association, Montgomery, Alabama. 


• Canillas, G., Goodarzi, M., Mills, L. & Sherrell, G. (2011, February).  Improving Outcomes for African American Children in Foster Care. Panel session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of African American Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


• Canillas, G. (2010, February). Improving Educational Outcomes for African American Children in Foster Care. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of African American Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


• Canillas, G. (2009, January). Improving Educational Outcomes for Children in Foster Care. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association of California School Administrators, Monterey, California.


• Canillas, G. (2008, May). Strategies for Successfully Emancipating Adolescents from the Foster Care System. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Atlanta, Georgia


• Canillas, G. (2007, June). Treatment Considerations with Foster Children. In-Service Training, PROTOTYPES, Pasadena, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2007, May). Working with Children in Foster Care: Treatment Considerations. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the National Foster Parent Association, Washington, D.C.


• Canillas, G. (2007, February). Working with Children in Foster Care: Treatment Considerations with African American Clients.  Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of African American Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2002, October). Working with Birth Parents.  In-Service Training, Aspira Foster and Family Services, Culver City, California.


• Canillas, G. (2001, August). Stress Management Techniques for Residential Staff. In-Service Training, MacLaren Children’s Center, El Monte, California.  


• Canillas, G. (2001, May). Team Building. In-Service Training, MacLaren Children’s Center, El Monte, California. 


• Allen, R., Langley, C., Meaway, M. & Canillas, G. (2000, December). Stress and Health.  In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California. 


• Baxter, A., & Canillas, G. (2000, August). Educational Issues and Racial Identity: What Every Foster Parent Should Know. In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G. (2000, April). Accessing Community Resources. In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2000, March). Strategies for Effectively Completing Homework Assignments.  In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G. (1999, October). Stress and Health: Strategies for Foster Parents. In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G. (1999, August). Working with Adolescents: Making a Positive Impact on Young People in Foster Care. In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California. 


• Baxter, A., & Canillas, G. (1999, August). Educational Issues with Foster Children. In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G. (1999, June). Investigation of Certified Home Complaints by Community Care Licensing: New Regulations and Procedures.  In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  


• Meaway, M., & Canillas, G. (1998. October). Documentation and Record-Keeping.  In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  


• Baxter, A., Canillas, G., Bess, R., & Yu, K.  (1998, September). Educational Issues and Foster Children: Creating Life-Long Learners. In-Service Training, Foster Family Agency, Drew Child Development Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  

PEDAGOGY

• Canillas, G. (2017, June). Careers in Psychology. Workshop presented at NCPA Success Career Day, Nava College Preparatory Academy, Los Angeles, California.  


• Canillas, G. (2017, March). Study Abroad: Opportunities for Student Learning in International Psychology. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the International Convention of Psychological Science, Vienna, Austria.


• Canillas, G. & Harris, M. (2016, February). Service Learning, International Psychology & Study Abroad: Opportunities for Student Learning. Conversation hour presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Portland, Oregon. 


• Negin, G.A., Negin, L.A., Canillas, G. & Harris, M. (2015, August). To PowerPoint or Not?: Arguments for and Against PowerPoint. In G.A. Negin (Chair) “Powerful or Powerless? Dilemmas of Using PowerPoint in the Classroom.”  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 


• Arredondo, P., Machizawa, S., Harris, M., Canillas, G., Meyer, M., & Shields, C.O. (2014, August). Service Learning and Psychology Graduate Training: Opportunities and Challenges.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. 


• Jackson, L.C., Turner, L.K., Ring, J., Canillas, G., Wells, T. (1996, August). Multicultural Training in Psychology: New Challenges for Institutions, Instructors and Students.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE/ADDICTION

• Canillas, G. (2018, November). Treating Substance Abuse Issues with LGBT Youth. Workshop session presented at the annual meeting of the Edgy Conference, Los Angeles, California


• Canillas, G. (2018, June). Treating LGBT Youth of Color with Substance Abuse Issues. Poster session presented at the annual International Conference on Applied Psychology, Montreal, Canada. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, March). Treating Substance Abuse Disorders: A Holistic Approach. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the International Convention of Psychological Science, Vienna, Austria. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, March). Substance-Related Disorders and Latino Clients: Holistic Treatment Strategies. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, New Orleans, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, March). Substance-Related Disorders & Latino Clients: Holistic Treatment Strategies. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, New Orleans, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. (2017, March). Identifying and Treating Substance Abuse Disorders with Adolescents in Foster Care. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, New Orleans, Louisiana. 


• Canillas, G. & Duncan, M. (2016, August). Substance Abuse as Coping Mechanism for Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT), San Diego, California. 


• Canillas, G. (2016, July). Identifying and Treating Substance Abuse Disorders with Adolescents. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Congress on Psychology, Yokohama, Japan. 


• Canillas, G., Canillas-Dufau, T., McDonald, J. & Canillas, C. (2016, January). A Holistic Approach to Treating Substance Abuse Disorders. Workshop presented at the annual Hawaii University International Conference on the Arts, Social Sciences & Education, Honolulu, Hawaii. 


• Canillas, G. (2015, April). Cultural Issues and Substance Abuse: A Case Study. Invited course lecture, Alcohol, and Dependency, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, California.  

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