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Research Objectives To culturally adapt and pilot test the Spanish-language version of Problem-Solving Training (PST) - Descubriendo Soluciones Juntos (DSJ) - for Spanish-speaking Latinx care partners of adults with neurological conditions. PST is an evidence-based metacognitive strategy training approach that teaches a method for evaluating problems, generating/selecting solutions, creating/implementing realistic goals and action plans, and evaluating plan effectiveness. Design Single-group, pre-post-test pilot study with iterative adaptation of DSJ based on the protocol outlined by Marsiglia & Booth (2015), which provides justification and a roadmap for cultural adaptation of behavioral interventions. Setting Community. Participants A convenience sample of 10 Spanish-speaking, Latinx adult care partners of individuals with neurological conditions recruited from our Acquired Brain Injury Research Registry, TBI Model Systems study, and Spanish-language flyers available to care partners accompanying care recipients to UT Southwestern PMR 2) Care relationship information (nature, duration, living status); 3) Acculturation; and 4) satisfaction with DSJ via the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ). All measures are collected via REDCap™ electronic survey at baseline and 1-month post intervention. Results We describe the iterative adaptation of “Descubriendo Soluciones Juntos,” a culturally adapted Spanish-language version of PST for broader implementation to Spanish-speaking individuals. Qualitative experiences of participants and descriptive measures indicating pre-to-post intervention change in measures of caregiver burden and well-being are presented as a case series. Conclusions Developing a Spanish-language, culturally adapted version of PST for Latinx care partners is a critical step towards reducing health disparities and establishing guidelines for an evidence-based, self-management-promoting intervention for care partners of adults with neurological conditions. Author(s) Disclosures This work was funded by a grant from Communities Foundation of Texas.