Community social service providers, behavioral health professionals, educators, first responders, healthcare professionals, and community members.

CSC Building

The purpose of this in-person training is to give individuals the skills to understand and work with cultures other than their own. It will focus on the distinction between cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural humility. The training will also discuss the impact of promoting diversity in working within teams as well as with community members.

The training will discuss the importance of cultural awareness and the impact of diversity on the communities we serve. It will offer a distinction between moving away from the concept of cultural competency and focusing on building cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural humility. Discussions will focus on ways to build skills toward cultural responsiveness and the importance of promoting diversity in the cultural context of the communities being served.