Social Work Global Conference Report 2020

Speaker Biographies Dr. Tyler Argüello, Ph.D., DCSW, LCSW Panel discussant on Social determinant of health : The vulnerable population and health inequalities Dr. Tyler Argüello received his doctorate in Social Welfare from the University of Washington at Seattle, the same institution that granted his MSW (Health & Mental Health), BASW, and BA (Spanish Language & Literature). During his graduate studies, he was awarded two competitive pre - doctoral training grants, the NIMH Prevention Trainee grant and the NIH Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Trainee grant. These both facilitated his research studying the production of "HIV" as social discourse across various scales of multi - media and best practices in health communication. His dissertation received a national social work doctoral research award from The Ohio State University. Dr. Argüello became an Assistant Professor at the Division of Social Work in 2014. In 2019, he was appointed as both a tenured Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Director. Dr. Argüello continues to teach and to conduct research related to HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, and communicative practices. In the Division, he instructs courses in diversity, difference, and social justice, advanced behavioral health practice, practicum supervision, psychodiagnostics, (social) work with LGBTQ+ publics, and qualitative research. As a committed scholar invested in praxis, Dr. Argüello ’ s research and clinical work is a transdisciplinary project that concerns communicative practices, Queer Theory, and the production of intersectional identities, sex/ualities, and health disparities, namely HIV. Currently, Dr. Argüello studies intergenerational stress and - divides within Queer populations, and is the Principal Investigator on multiple critical theory driven and multi - media studies on "HIV Stress Exchange ”, AIDS Survivor Syndrome, and long - term survivorship of Queer men, inclusive of all HIV statuses. Simultaneously, Dr. Argüello collaborates on other research projects concerning topics central to social welfare with interdisciplinary colleagues across campus and other institutions. These include projects on Californians' perceptions of social work and health and mental health, as well as a national community - based initiative regarding homelessness. Concurrent to his scholarship and pedagogy, Dr. Argüello has been a practicing clinical social worker for over 25 years, primarily around community mental health, HIV/AIDS, and LGBTQ+ communities. He maintains a small private practice, provides clinical supervision, is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LCSW), a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), and he is a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW). Health in the LGBTQ Community Improving Care and Confronting Discrimination More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans report that they have experienced violence, threats or harassment because of their sexuality or gender identity. Nearly one in five LGBTQ people has avoided seeking medical care for fear of discrimination. In this Forum, experts in LGBTQ health explored health disparities and discrimination that impact the LGBTQ community. https://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/events/health - in - the - lgbtq - community/

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