Cultural & Linguistic Competence
Risk and Protective Factors in Native American You
Emmett Dennis – 5/13/2009
Friesen, B. J., Cross, T., Gowen, K., Bandurraga, A., Maher, N., & John, L. (2009). Risk and Protective Factors in Native American Youth: A Preliminary Analysis. Presented at the 27th Annual Protection Our Children National Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Reno, NV, April 2009.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/pres-PBE-NICWAConference2009.pdf
Organizational Cultural Competence: A Review of Assessment Protocols
Storie Miller – 3/20/2009
Organizational Cultural Competence: A Review of Assessment Protocols contributes to understanding how cultural competence is currently operationalized and measured at the organizational level.
Examining the Research Base Supporting Cultural Competence in Children’s Mental Health Services
Storie Miller – 3/20/2009
Examining the Research Base Supporting Cultural Competence in Children’s Mental Health Services shares results of an in-depth literature review which will become the basis of an attempt to operationalize cultural competence, with the eventual result being an organizational cultural competence assessment tool. This review identifies and describes organizational factors associated with increased access for ethnically/racial diverse children and their families to quality mental health services and supports.
Creating a Front Porch: Strategies for Improving Access to Mental Health Services
Storie Miller – 3/20/2009
Creating a Front Porch: Strategies for Improving Access to Mental Health Services shares results of interviews conducted with personnel from selected organizations and focuses on key practices that were reported to increase accessibility of mental health services for underserved populations. It includes a description of each of the target populations served by the participating study sites, as well as information about the history and context of, and general service delivery information for each organization.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY SELF ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
Katelyn Bryant-Comstock – 1/16/2009
Back in 2002 the Show Me Kids project was working on a cultural competence self assessment checklist. Utilizing the work of Tawara Goode, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development-University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service, here is what they came up with.
