Workshop Objectives:
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate increased self-awareness of racial, ethnic, class, and gender identity biases.
2. Define cultural and linguistic competency and indicate familiarity with the stages of cultural competency (or continuum).
3. Describe the implications of demographic trends for health disparities.
4. Identify links between racial and health inequities and health disparities.
5. Integrate National CLAS Standards into practice and service providing.
6. Describe how cultural beliefs shape clinical encounters and patients’ health outcomes.
7. Incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into service providing.

Content description:
During this full-day workshop, attendees will better understand cultural and linguistic competency definitions and principles. In the context of health care delivery and care, Dr. Avila will address race, culture and systems of generational oppression in our country. She will present data and literature on health disparities to further raise self-awareness of racial, ethnic, class, and gender biases. She will introduce the National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services. These CLAS standards must be integrated as a tool into organizations to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by establishing a best practice for health and health care outcomes.

*Lunch will be provided