Maria Scharron-Del Rio
Associate Professor
Education, School Psychology/Counseling and Leadership
Location: 1105a James Hall
Phone: 718.951.5876
Fax: 718.951.4816
Email:
After completing her clinical internship at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, María R. Scharrón-del Río worked as a child psychologist at the Washington Heights Family Health Center, a primary-care clinic that serves a predominantly Latino/a immigrant community in New York City.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico - Piedras - 2005 (Clinical Psychology)
Clinical Internship, The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School - 2003 (Clinical Psychology)
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras - 1997 (Psychology)
Areas of Expertise:
Ethnic and cultural minority psychology and education, including multicultural competencies, mental health disparities, ethics in research with ethnocultural populations, LGBTQ issues, spirituality, resiliency and well-being.
Books and Publications
Trimble, J., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and D. Casillas. "Ethical Matters and Contentions in the Principled Conduct of Research With Ethnocultural Communities." APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology. Chief ed., T.L. Leong. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Accepted. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
Trimble, J., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and J. Hill. "Ethical Considerations in the Application of Cultural Adaptation Models With Ethnocultural Populations." Cultural Adaptations: Tools for Evidence-based Practice With Diverse Populations. Eds. G. Bernal and M.M. Domenech-Rodríguez. American Psychological Association. In press. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
Dragowski, A.E., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and A. Sandigorsky. "Childhood Gender Identity... Disorder? Developmental, Cultural and Clinical Considerations." Journal of Counseling and Development 89: 360-66. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2011
Dragowski, A.E., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and A.A. Sandigorsky. "Debates Surrounding Childhood Gender Identity Disorder." Childhood Psychological Disabilities: Current Controversies, by Alberto Bursztyn. New York: ABC CLIO. 167-96. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
"Puertorriqueña como yo." Teaching Bilingual/Bicultural Children: Teachers Talk About Language and Learning. Eds. L. Diaz Soto and H. Kharem. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. 57-65. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010
"Supuestos, explicaciones y sistemas de creencias: Ciencia, religión y psicología." Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología 20: 85-112. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Jacobowitz, T., N. Ball, J. Bolling, D. Condon, J. Chadsey, D. Davis, N. Gelling, A. Jaime, J. Jay, B. Knox, D. Linville, M.R. Scharrón-del Río, W. Reed, A. Scharf and N. Williams. "GLBT Students: Preparing Future Teachers to Ensure Equity." NNER Expert Panel GLBTQQIIAA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Intergender, Asexual, Ally ) Study Group Report. Retrieved from http://www.nnerpartnerships.org/pdf/GLBTQQIIAA.pdf. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2010
Trimble, J., M.R. Scharron-del Rio and G. Bernal. "The Itinerant Researcher: Ethical and Methodological Issues in Conducting Cross-Cultural Mental Health Research." Silencing the Self Across Cultures: Depression and Gender in the Social World. Eds. D.C. Jack and A. Ali. New York: Oxford University Press. 73-98. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010
Hill, J.S. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Society of Indian Psychologists." Encyclopedia of Counseling, Volume 3. Ed. F.T. Leong. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage. 1324-25. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Bernal, R. Ramírez and E. Lugo-Hernández, E. "The Structure of Depression: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Spanish Language Beck Depression Inventory in a Non-clinical Puerto Rican Sample." Depression and Anxiety. Submitted. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2007
"Spirituality, Psychology and Depressive Dymptoms: Translation, Adaptation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Three Self-report Spirituality Instruments and Their Relationship to Depressive Symptoms in Puerto Rican College Students." Spanish text. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; 0281 Adviser: Guillermo Bernal. DAI, 66 (03B), 231-1735. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
Bernal, G. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Modelos de vulnerabilidad a la depresión." La depresión: Estudios psicológicos en Puerto Rico y Cuba. Eds. G. Bernal and J. Bonilla. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. 208-27. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2003
Bernal, G., M. Maldonado-Molina and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Development of a Brief Scale for Social Support: Reliability and Validity in Puerto Rico." International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 3: 251-64. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003
"Intercambio de cuerpos: ¿Hacia dónde es el retorno?." Del cuerpo al organismo y retorno: Actas del VIII Coloquio del Taller del Discurso Analítico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Taller del Discurso Analítico. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2001
Bernal, G. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Are Empirically Supported Treatments (EST) Valid for Ethnic Minorities?" Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 7: 328-42. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2001
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
CUNY Diversity Project Fund Grant - Continuing, for "Speak Up/Speak Out." (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
PSC-CUNY Grant (PSCREG-40-417), for "Spirituality and Resiliency to Depression." (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
CUNY Diversity Project Fund Grant, for "Speak Up/Speak Out." (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
New Faculty Fund Grant. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
Dissertation Award, Graduate Studies and Research Dean, Univeristy of Puerto Rico. (Grants and Fellowships) 2004
American Psychological Association's Minority Fellowship. (Grants and Fellowships) 2000
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship. (Grants and Fellowships) 1997
NIMH COR Fellow, University of Puerto Rico. (Grants and Fellowships) 1995
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Fearing the Queer: Challenging Students' Conceptions of Otherness towards the LGBTQ Community." New and Old "Others" in American Society: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia Symposium. 15th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
Dragowski, E., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and A. Sandigorski. "Gender Nonconforming Children: Developmental, Therapeutic, and School Considerations." 2011 National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Horowitz, G. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Teaching a Culturally Diverse Population" roundtable. 15th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
McCabe, P., F. Rubinson, W. Reed, M.R. Scharrón-del Río, D. Sánchez and L. Glasser. "GLARE: GLBTQ Advocacy in Research and Education." Long Island University (LIU) Department of Human Development and Leadership. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
Reed, W., M.R. Scharrón-del Río, F. Rubinson, P. McCabe, S. Murrow, E.A. Dragowski, B. O'Neill, B. Ferholt, H. Jiesamfoek, G. Elizalde-Utnick, M. Meagher, N. Mazzarella and R.L. Davis. "With Liberty and Justice for All? Including LGBTQ Voices in Democratic Practice." 2011 National Network for Educational Renewal Annual Conference. Hartford, Conn., October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
Rubinson, F., P. McCabe, E. Dragowski, M.R. Scharrón-del Río, G. Elizalde-Utnick and W. Reed. "A Place for Theatre: An Individual and Systemic Intervention in Urban High Schools and School Psychology Programs" poster. Trainer's of School Psychologists poster session, 2011 National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., E.A. Dragowski, F. Rubinson, P. McCabe, G. Elizalde-Utnick and W. Reed. "A Place for Theater: An Individual and Systemic Intervention in Urban High Schools and School Psychology Programs" poster. 2011 CUNY Education Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., E.A. Dragowski, F. Rubinson, P.C. McCabe, G. Elizalde-Utnick and W. Reed. "A Place for Theater: An Individual and Systemic Intervention in Urban High Schools and School Psychology Programs" poster. 15th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Dragowski, E. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Childhood Gender Identity... Disorder?" Safe Spaces for All: A Year in the Life of GLARE-GLBTQ Advocacy and Research Education Symposium. 14th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Hill, J.S., A.A. Skolnik and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Review of Research on LGBTQ Couples: Charting a New Research Agenda." LGBTQ Research and Advocacy: Bridging Gaps in Knowledge, Training and Practice Symposium. 118th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. San Diego. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Hill, J.S., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and A.A. Skolnik. "Cultural Validity and Item Response With Indigenous Samples: Implications for the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF." 7th Conference of the International Test Commission. Hong Kong. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Hill, J.S., M.R. Scharrón-del Río and A.A. Skolnik. "Indigenizing Personality Assessment: Possible, Inevitable or Even Desirable?" 7th Conference of the International Test Commission. Hong Kong. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Hill, J.S., M.R. Scharrón-del Río, A.A. Skolnik and J. Almonte. "Community Sovereignty: Ethical and Epistemological Intersections" roundtable. 27th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Lee, C.N. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Grief Counseling: Implications for School Counselor Education and Training" poster. 2010 North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education & Supervision Conference. New Brunswick, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Rubain, J., N. Hager, M.R. Scharrón-del Río and M. Ayers. "The Story of Us: Results of the Brooklyn College Diversity Climate Survey" roundtable. 14th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R. and H. Kharem. "It Starts With Ourselves: From the Personal to the Professional." 2010 National Network for Education Renewal Annual Conference. Normal, Ill. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R. and J.S. Hill, chairs. "LGBTQ Research and Advocacy: Bridging Gaps in Knowledge, Training and Practice" symposium. 118th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. San Diego. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R. and J.S. Hill. "Psychometrics and Paradigmatic Shifts: Ethical and Epistemological Considerations" poster. 7th Conference of the International Test Commission. Hong Kong. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R. and J.S. Hill. "Towards a Holistic Resiliency-to-depression Model in Puerto Rican Populations: Translation, Adaptation, Validation and Psychometric Properties of Spirituality and Well-being Instruments." 7th Conference of the International Test Commission. Hong Kong. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., F. Rubinson, P. McCabe, A.E. Dragowski, W. Reed, G. Elizalde-Utnick, D. Sánchez, M. Meagher, S. Murrow, B. O'Neill, B. Ferholt and H. Jiesamfoek. "Brooklyn College's GLARE: GLBTQ Advocates for Research and Education." LGBTQ Research and Advocacy: Bridging Gaps in Knowledge, Training and Practice Symposium. 118th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. San Diego. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Elizalde-Utnick, D. Sánchez, C.N. Lee and A. Addison. "Current Training Issues in Urban School Counseling" roundtable. 2010 North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education & Supervision Conference. New Brunswick, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Depresión en adolescentes (Depression in Adolescents)." Monthly Teleconference for Parents on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Issues, hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals. New York, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"Espiritualidad, Bienestar y Sintomatología Depresiva en Estudiantes Universitarios Puertorriqueños." XXXII Interamerican Congress of Psychology. Guatemala City. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"GLARE: Our Commitment to Social Justice." With Liberty and Justice for All: Homophobia and the Brooklyn College Experience Symposium. 13th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Speaking of Skills: Creating Safe Spaces, Promoting Dialogue, and Institutional Change." 117th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. Toronto. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Speaking of Skills: Creating Safe Spaces, Promoting Dialogue, and Managing Conflicts Within Our Classrooms and Communities." Inaugural 2009 CUNY Education Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Traducción, adaptación y evaluación de tres cuestionarios de espiritualidad en Puerto Rico." XXXII Interamerican Congress of Psychology. Guatemala City. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Hill, J., M.R. Scharrón-del Río, G. Elizalde, D. Sánchez and L. Sarnoff. "Teachable Moments and Diversity: Facilitating Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom" panel and workshop for faculty and staff at Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
Hill, J.S. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Racial Microaggressions in U.S. Higher Education: Implications for Education and Training" rountable. XXXII Interamerican Congress of Psychology. Guatemala City. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Kharem, H. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Struggle to Make Democracy Work in East New York" roundtable. 10th Annual National Network for Education Renewal Conference. Seattle. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Lee, C.N. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Grief Counseling: Implications for School Counselor Education and Training" poster. Inaugural 2009 CUNY Education Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., D. Sánchez, L. Sarnoff, S. Badillo and C. Dancy. "School Counseling, Consultation, and Advocacy: Working at the Frontline Against Disparities." Decolonizing the Professional Development School: Reducing Disparities Using a Multicultural Approach Symposium. 117th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. Toronto. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Elizalde and D. Sánchez. "Moliendo vidrio: Latina Perspectives on Multicultural Training in Higher Education" roundtable. 13th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Elizalde, D. Sánchez and L. Sarnoff. "Counselor and School Psychologist Education: Promoting Multicultural Competencies in Our Classrooms, Training Programs and Institutions" panel. Inaugural 2009 CUNY Education Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Elizalde, D. Sánchez and L. Sarnoff. "From Meaningful Dialogues to Action: Multicultural Competencies in Education, Counseling and Psychology" roundtable. Inaugural 2009 CUNY Education Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Elizalde-Utnick and D. Sánchez. "Moliendo vidrio: Latina Perspectives on Multicultural Training in Higher Education" symposium chairperson. 117th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. Toronto. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., L. Almonte, H. Kharem, K. Murren, A. Rubal-López, A. James, I. Uzamere, C. La Torre and M. Marrero. "Transformational PATHS in East New York and Multicultural Education: Redefining the Professional Development School (PDS) Model" panel. 26th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., L. Sarnoff, D. Sanchez, S. Badillo and C. Dancy. "Transformational PATHS in East New York and Multicultural School Counseling: Redefining the Professional Development School (PDS) Model" panel. 26th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Higher Education" breakout session panel Stepping Up! A Community Conference to Prevent Hate Crimes." Brooklyn College. April 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2008
"Not Walking the Talk: The Glass Ceiling of Multicultural Competence." 116th Annual American Psychological Association National Convention. Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Hill, J.S. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Racial Microaggressions in Higher Educational Institutions: Ripple Effects in Education and Training" poster. "World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education." Melbourne, Australia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Hill, J.S., m.R. Scharrón-del Río, Y.S. Liang and L. Belizaire. "Racial Microaggressions in Higher Educational Institutions: Impact on Early Career Psychologists." 116th Annual American Psychological Association Convention. Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Kharem, H., W. Reed, L. Sarnoff, M.R. Scharrón-del Río, A. López-Rubal, L. Almonte, S. Taylor, R. Cumberbatch, C. Nunez and R. McClathie. "The Power of More Than One: A Collaborative Model" panel. 2008 Professional Development Schools National Conference. Orlando, Fla. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Scharron-del Rio, M.R., G. Elizalde-Utnick, D. Sanchez and L. Sarnoff. "Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Promoting Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Non-discrimination in Our Classrooms and Communities." 12th Annual Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Interpersonal Well-being in Puerto Rican Students" poster. 115th American Psychological Association Convention. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Training School Counselors for Social Justice: Practical and Experiential Considerations" symposium chairperson and discussant. 115th American Psychological Association Convention. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Spirituality and Well-being in Puerto Rican College Students" poster. 114th American Psychological Association Convention. New Orleans. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Rivera-Toro, E.C., H. Lizardi and M.R. Scharrón-del-Río. "Childhood Experiences, Early Maladaptive Schemas, and Depression in Latino Students" poster. 114th American Psychological Association Convention. New Orleans. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"Supuestos, explicaciones y sistemas de creencias." La Explicación en la Psicología Symposium. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2002
Bernal, G. and M.R. Scharrón del Río. "Toward Culturally Sensitive Treatments for Depressed Latino Adolescents." Family Psychology Research Conference. Northwestern University. Chicago. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002
Rivera-Toro, E.C. and M.R. Scharrón del Río. "El Mito de la Bruja: Imágenes, Historias y Subjetividades." Psicología en Otro Medio forum. II Feria de Tecnologías y Educación, Facultad de Educación. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002
Scharrón-del Río, M.R., G. Bernal and R. Ramírez. "The Structure of Depression: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Spanish Language Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-S) in a Non-clinical Puerto Rican Sample." Latino Research Program Project Conference (Advancing the Next Generation of Latino Mental Health Research). San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2001
Bernal, G. and M.R. Scharrón-del Río. "Are Empirically Supported Treatments (EST) Valid for Ethnic Minorities?" 103th American Psychological Association Convention. Washington, D.C. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000
Professional Leadership
Clinical coordinatior supervisor, School Counseling Program, 2010-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, GLBTQ Advocates for Research and Education (GLARE), 2006-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
School Counseling Graduate Program Coordinator and Deputy, Department of School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership, School of Education (2011-present). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, Belle Zeller Visiting Distinguished Professor Search Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Member, Diversity and Inclusion Plan Implementation Committee, 2008-10. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Member, Search Committee for School Counseling Program Faculty Position. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Member, Search Committee for the Director of Diversity and Equity Programs. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Webmaster, Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) of the American Psychological Association. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Community Activities
"SOE Partnership with East New York Family Academy." I belong to a group of faculty from the School of Education who formed a partnership with ENY Family Academy High School. My role in the partnership includes providing professional development and consultation to teachers and school counselors. 2010-present. 2012
"Urban Community Teachers Project," 2010-present. 2012
"Supporting the Haitian Community: Crisis Intervention Workshop." In response to the Haiti earthquake disaster, and in collaboration with Brooklyn College's Haitian Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (HABETAC) and the New York City Department of Education's Office of School and Youth Development, I organized a workshop to support our Brooklyn College school counseling, school psychology, and education students to be better resources within the schools in light of this tragedy. Members form the New York City Department of Education community and Brooklyn College alumni were also invited. More than 70 participants attended. 2010
"Working With Children in Crisis: Responding to the Haitian Earthquake Disaster." A second installment to our response to the Haitian earthquake crisis workshop, the School Counseling and School Psychology Programs at Brooklyn College partnered to provide students, alumni and New York City Department of Education's personnel with a more clinically oriented workshop. This event was developed based on the feedback collected from the previous event. 2010
Scharrón-del Río, M.R. and Sandra Badillo, school counselor at PATHS (Performance Arts and Technology High School Thomas Jefferson Campus, Brooklyn), continued work on "Our Path After PATHS," a psychoeducational group with seniors. After piloting it last year, we incorporated feedback from the students and extended its duration (per student request). 2009
Scharrón-del Río, M.R. and Sandra Badillo, school counselor at PATHS (Performance Arts and Technology High School Thomas Jefferson Campus, Brooklyn), designed and implemented a 10-session psychoeducational group with seniors, "Our Path After PATHS," which addressed various issues related to college readiness, including stress management. 2008
Other Professional Activities
Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2006-07. 2007
PSC-CUNY grant evaluator. 2007
Ad-hoc reviewer, Family Process. 2005
