Cultural Competency: Moving Form Cultural Destruction to Cultural Proficiency

When: February 23, 2017 - 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Where: Jackson Medical Mall - Community Meeting Room (map)

Cost: $20.00

Speaker: Christopher Roby, PhDc - Mississippi Health Alliance, LLC

CE Hours: 2 Cultural Diversity hours (through MSWMFT Board)

Objectives:

• Define cultural competence
• Distinguish between different domains and levels of cultural competence
• Identify areas of strength and development related to cultural competence
• Describe how cultural competence influences change within an organization
• Identify ways to enhance cultural competence within your agency
• Identifying where they are on the Cultural Competency Continuum
• Create environments that reflect the lives of families, children and cultures
• Recognize variations in attitudes and values of different cultures.
• Practice forms of communication which considers cultural differences.
• Effectively evaluate your cultural competency program.