Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals is proudly presented to you by Sweetser CEQ. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.
- In Course 1, An introduction to cultural and linguistic competency, you'll learn what culture has to do with behavioral health care.
- In Course 2, Know thyself – Increasing self-awareness, you'll learn how to get to know your cultural identity and how it affects your work with clients.
- In Course 3, Knowing others – Increasing awareness of your client's cultural identity, you'll learn how to get to know your client’s cultural identity.
- In Course 4, Culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions and services, you'll learn how to build stronger therapeutic relationships with clients from diverse backgrounds.
The estimated time to complete all 4 Courses is 5 hours. Courses 1 and 2 take approximately 1 hour each. Courses 3 and 4 take approximately 1.5 hours each.
All aspects of a provider's and a client's cultural identity influence the therapeutic process