Cultural Competency For Service Providers

Participants will discuss past, present and potential future cultural competency practices and/or experiences. Attendees will consider messages received regarding differences and determine how this experience might influence current thinking. A comprehensive view of diversity dimensions will be shared. Participants will review several aspects of diversity, both within groups and across groups. Existing diversity in one’s environment will be explored. Participants will consider communication styles of several generational groups. A description of microaggressions and the impact of these actions will be shared. Attendees will conclude the day with a personal plan for continued growth in this area. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

• Identify how past experiences have affected current thinking regarding: gender, age, race, sexual orientation, and religion. 

• Identify:  primary, secondary, organizational, and cultural aspects of cultural competency using Loden, Gardenschwartz and Rowe’s illustration. 

• Review Peter Bell’s model of Interpersonal Styles and consider implications for application to clients regarding acculturated, bi-cultural, culturally immersed and traditional identities. 

• Complete and discuss the Diversity Within The Environment Inventory. 

• View a Microaggressions video and apply concepts to personal experiences. 

• Design a personal plan for continued cultural competency growth. 

CEU Information: 

This course provides 6 CEU’s. CEU’s are Category 1 CEU provided by Indiana State statute 839IAC 1-6-2(F)(86) 

Additional Information: 

This course meets the cultural competency education requirements for all ICAADA credentials. This course also meets the cultural competency education requirement for the ICAADA ‘Culturally Responsive Professional (CRP)’ endorsement found here: https://icaada.org/credentials-2/culturally-responsive-professional-crp/