Furthering the Foundations of Culturally Responsive Services: Optimizing the Practice of Cultural Humility

Workshop Date(s): 
03/29/2019 - 9:00am to 4:00pm
Location: 
Mental Health Department, Learning Partnership, 2nd Floor
Address: 
1075 E Santa Clara St.
95116 San Jose , CA
Contact Person: 
Genie Lee
Phone Number: 
(408) 792-3900
Email: 
Genie.Lee@hhs.sccgov.org
CEU Hours Qualifies for: 
0 hours (CEU hours qualifies for annual CE requirements)
IFECMH Total: 
0 hours
No seat limit.
Course Description: 

Furthering the Foundations of Culturally Responsive Services: Optimizing the Practice of Cultural Humility

The ongoing training of Santa Clara County’s Behavioral Health Services Department (SCCBHSD)
staff is crucial for ensuring effective delivery of culturally and linguistically responsive,
competent services. This training furthers the SCCBHSD ongoing commitment through its cultural
competence plan adhering to the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate
Services (CLAS).

Participants will:
•  Define diversity, multiculturalism and cultural humility as well continuous competence in relation to providing community services;
•  Identify (at least 3) barriers or challenges to incorporate multicultural concepts into their work as staff, service providers,  community members, etc.
•  Identify (at least 3) strategies to effectively incorporate multicultural concepts and processes into their day-to-day work;
•  Identify and articulate (at least 3) ways to model effective use of self via cultural humility in addressing cultural differences, culture conflict and strengthening relational bridges.

Additional Information: 

Target audience:  Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services staff and contracted agencies.

***You can access training handouts/PowerPoint at: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/bhd-p/

Please register online at sccLearn

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