Cultural Competency
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National Center for Cultural Competence |
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http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc |
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The
mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to
increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design,
implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service
delivery systems. |
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Diversifying the Volunteer Base: Latinos and Volunteerism |
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http://www.joe.org/joe/2001august/a1.html |
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This
article, from the Journal of Extension, describes the methods and
findings of a study on Latino volunteerism. The article details
strategies for recruitment and supporting participation of Latinos in
volunteer activities. The Journal of Extension is the official refereed
journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. |
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EST |
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Cultural Competency Webcasts |
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http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/archive/index.html |
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The
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) offers Webcasts on a
variety of topics. Past Webcasts have focused on cultural competency,
including:
- Disability Culture and Awareness (October 9, 2007)
- Services for People of Minority Cultures-Part I (October 19, 2007)
- Services for People of Minority Cultures-Part II (November 2, 2007)
Click on the above link to search for these and other webcasts.
Please contact Peggy Stevenson (p.stevenson@ent-s-t.com) if you need
help locating these resources. |
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EST |
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Limited English Proficiency Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field |
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http://www.lep.gov/resources/tips_and_tools-9-21-04.htm#1 |
Description: |
The
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division publishes a
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Resource Document. The first
chapter--General Tips and Tools--provides readers with a survey of
strategies to deliver services to LEP community members.
In reviewing the strategies that organizations used, the DOJ found
similarities cutting across disciplines and professions. One of the most
important steps for effective communication is to set a policy and
create a plan for communicating with LEP individuals that includes a
number of these common strategies. They are outlined in this chapter and
are divided into five basic steps.
While this document focuses on various types of DOJ recipients, the
strategies outlined in this General Chapter should be helpful to a wide
variety of other organizations as well. |
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EST |
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LEP: A Federal Interagency Web site |
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http://www.lep.gov/ |
Description: |
LEP.gov
promotes a positive and cooperative understanding of the importance of
language access to federally conducted and federally assisted programs.
This Web site supports fair, reasoned and consistent implementation of
Executive Order 13166, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of1964, and the
Title VI regulations regarding language access. This site also acts as a
clearinghouse, providing and linking to information, tools, and
technical assistance regarding limited English proficiency and language
services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of
federal programs and federally assisted programs, and other
stakeholders.
Resources include:
- Limited English Proficiency: What Federal Agencies and Federally
Assisted Programs Should Know About Providing Services to LEP
Individuals
- Top Tips from Responses to the Survey of Language Access Strategies used by Federal Government Agencies
- Emergency Preparedness
- Health
- Employment
- Nutrition
- Transportation
- National Origin Discrimination (Fact sheets available in 10 languages)
- Language Identification Cards
- Voting Rights
- Limited English Proficiency Video |
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EST |
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