Workforce and Cultural Competency
In recognition of a growing need to improve access for multicultural individuals with intellectual and behavioral disabilities across the Commonwealth, DMHMRSAS has launched efforts to transform its multicultural services.
“Because of the way culture affects our interactions and perceptions, more and more emphasis is being placed on effective treatments for intellectual and behavioral disabilities in people from diverse multicultural backgrounds. It is essential to build the capacity for accessible, high-quality and effective services for multicultural individuals in Virginia, and to train the caregivers who will deliver them.”
- Dr. James Reinhard, DMHMRSAS commissioner.
The Workforce and Cultural Competency Conference, October 24-25, 2007, educated stakeholders on how to more effectively manage a diverse workforce and promote a multicultural work place.
- Workforce and Cultural Competency Conference Flyer
- Keynote Synopsis, Concurrent Session Synopses, & About the Presenters
- Conference Presentations
- King Davis, Ph.D., A Market Based Approach to Cultural Competence
- Hugh F. Goldthorpe, "I've Always Looked Up to Giraffes"
- Olivia J. Garland, Ph.D., Cultural Competency Makes Economic Sense, Looking Through the Lens of a Private Healthcare Company
- Susan N. O’Nell, Using the College of Direct Support to Support Diversity and Improve Cultural Competence: How to Promote Services and Improve Access for Multicultural Consumers Across Virginia
- Wendy Sokol,Embracing an Immigrant Workforce
- D. J. Ida, Ph.D., Working with People of Color
- Vivian H. Jackson, ACSW, Cultural and Linguistic Competence Self & Organizational Assessment: An Essential Step in the Journey
- Rachel Guerrero, LCSW, Inclusion by Design (Please Open, then Select Read Only)
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