Workshops

Education for medical organizations  and healthcare professionals focusing on  cultural concepts of healing, cultural perceptions of health and wellness and transcultural communication with patients.

This workshop focuses on encounters with culture  for  fire, police and EMS agencies.  Responding to scenes of a religious nature may bring responders into contact with sacred spaces such as shrines and altars, rituals and ceremonies and religious artifacts.   

This workshop  focuses on the discovery of religious artifacts, sacred spaces and cultural materials at crime and incident scenes. Information on tattoos, jewelry and tool identification found on victims. 

A workshop that focuses on the journey of the Afro-Cuban religion of Regla de Ocha  popularly known as Santeria. The workshop introduces students to the history and culture of a traditional religion commonly perceived as a 'cult' by those outside of the religion.  

This workshop focuses on providing an understanding of culture and humanity through an anthropological lens. Focuses on diversity and transcultural approaches to community engagement.

This workshop focuses on the appropriation of religion and cultural traditions by traffickers. 

The focus of this workshop looks at acts of abuse and violence taking place under the guide of spiritual treatments related to exorcism and deliverance cultures. Forensic aspects of death scenes including evidence and ceremonial behavior are covered.