Please join CHAMPS and Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) for the final event in our 2015 “Lunchtime Learning” Professional Skill Development Distance Learning Series! The six one-hour events in this series have taken place between April and September, designed to provide professional and skill development to CHC staff. All health center staff members are welcome, and all events are FREE for participants from Health Center Program Grantees, FQHC Look-Alikes, and Primary Care Associations in Region VIII!
EVENT #6: CULTURAL COMPETENCY: THE FOUNDATION FOR AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2015; 12:00 -1:00pm Mountain Time (1:00- 2:00pm Central Time)
Presenter: Cerise Hunt, MSW, Community Development Coordinator, Center for Public Health Practice, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Target Audience: All Health Center employees
Overview and Objectives: The goal of the webcast is to make clear that cultural competence requires active development and is an ongoing process that one attempts to aspire to rather than achieve. Participants will gain skills and techniques in the following: To be active in the process of becoming aware of personnel assumptions about human behavior, values, biases, and preconceived notions. As professionals we must shift from being culturally unaware to being culturally aware in order to create a more culturally inclusive clinic environment for patients. By the end of the session, participants will:
Registration: This event will take place online, and advance registration is required. (Register once per computer being used.) Handouts and log-in information will be emailed to all registrants the day before the event.
To register for Event #6, please click HERE.
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Start Date + Time | September 16, 2015 @ 12:00 pm |
End Date + Time | September 16, 2015 @ 1:00 pm |
Location | Webinar |