Multiculturalism & Special Needs – Part 1
Join Dr. Holmes as she speaks with Joscelyn Campbell about how different cultures discuss and accept special needs or mental health diagnoses. Becoming multiculturally aware is important for clinicians and social workers as they partner with families to work with children with needs. Knowing about cultural diversity and differences is important in establishing a relationship with the family. Today’s focus will discuss working with individuals from Asian culture.
Joscelyn Ramos Campbell is an award-winning, on-air spokesperson, author, blogger, consultant, columnist, public speaker, respite care director, and a special needs Pastor at Hope International Church in Groveland, Florida.
Born in Brooklyn, New York to Cuban and Puerto Rican parents, Joscelyn is bilingual and bicultural. She is raising a multicultural and multigenerational family, alongside her military veteran spouse of Irish American descent. Together, they have four wonderful boys; the oldest is in college, identical twins are in junior high; the youngest is in kindergarten and has Autism. With a Legal Studies educational background and a degree in Pre-Law, Joscelyn has received several national awards in communications, public relations, and social media.
Joscelyn has over a decade of experience as an award-winning former federal government public relations spokesperson. As a principal spokesperson, her marketing efforts were key in the rapid growth of federal hiring for government agencies, including the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
She is the creator of Mami of Multiples, one of the nation’s recognized and award-winning parenting and lifestyle websites owned by a Latina American Mom. Joscelyn has been featured on numerous television and media outlets including CBS, NBC, NBC Latino, FOX, Univision, Telemundo, Huffington Post, and CNBC to name a few. She is considered one of the top Latino social media stars and influential Hispanic American bloggers.
As a successful “mompreneur” (mom entrepreneur), Joscelyn owns Mami Innovative Media, a communications business that has brought her experience in successful branding campaigns, national media management, and exposure. Joscelyn has partnered and collaborated with well-known brands, including but not limited to, Brawny, Britax, Chevrolet, Disney, DuPont & Teflon, Ford, Florida Space Coast, General Mills, Hormel Foods, Johnson’s Baby, Kmart, Lifetime Movie Network, Marshalls, McDonald’s, Nestle, Neutrogena, Proctor & Gamble, Target, Smuckers, State Farm, Sylvan Learning Center, T.J.Maxx, Toyota, Visit Orlando, Waldorf Astoria, and Wounded Warrior Project. The “super-connected power mom” was named by LATINA Magazine as one of the Best Latina Bloggers To Follow and Must Know and one of The 10 Best Latina Mom Bloggers on the Web. Joscelyn was selected in a joint venture by Disney and LATINA Magazine to be a Parenting and Family Columnist for LATINA Magazine.
A sought-after spokesperson, she travels across the U.S. for speaking engagements and conferences and holds leadership capacities for various organizations.
Connect with Joscelyn at joscelynramoscampbell.com
Instagram @JoscelynRamosCampbell
Facebook www.facebook.com/pastorjoscelyn
Twitter @JoscelynRC
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