Description

In honor of Black History Month, internationally recognized trainer Roland Williams, MA, LAADC, ICADC, NCAC II, ACRPS, SAP will provide counselors, case managers, clinicians and other social service providers with information and strategies designed to improve cultural competency for working with African Americans – children, youth, adults, families and communities.

By the end of this training participants will learn:

• How unresolved issues regarding race can compromise the therapeutic relationship
• 3 of the most common mistakes providers make when working with African American clients
• How to differentiate between culturally insensitive, sensitive, and sophisticated counseling and treatment practices
• The application of culturally sophisticated interventions to increase client retention rates

Description

This training will provide an overview of the concepts and principles of cultural and linguistic competence, and enable participants to meaningfully incorporate these critical components into their work. Participants will learn how to assess their services and align their work with the 14 National CLAS Standards developed by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.

Objectives

Through hands-on, highly interactive training modules, participants in this training will:

• Establish a working definition of culture, its role and purpose
• Explore personal values in relation to client or participant values
• Imbed cultural outcomes in each step of their planning process
• Become familiar with the 14 CLAS standards and their function as an organizational framework

Presenter

Dr. Tamu Nolfo, Project Manager for the Community Alliance for CLAS, is a

Certified Prevention Specialist and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fellow,

who has worked in the substance abuse field for 20 years.  She has helped

build multiple coalitions, successfully advocating for prevention programming

and was handpicked as an advisor for the State of California Department of

Alcohol and Drug Programs through three administrations.

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