Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Ph.D. speaks on the topic of building blocks of practice with diverse populations: Defining and distinguishing cultural adaptation and cultural competence.

About the speaker:

Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Utah State University. Her research is on issues related to implementation of evidence-based parenting intervention, Parent Management Training Oregon (PMTO) model. Dr. Domenech Rodriguez's applied practice focuses on training and implementation of PMTO primarily to Latino populations. She also teaches professional ethics and diversity issues in treatment to doctoral psychology trainees. She obtained her degree at Colorado State University (1999) and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Family Research Consortium- III. She is a fellow of APA (Division 45).