Cultural Competence Conference Registration

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Cultural Competence within SAMHSA's Strategic Framework

February 26, 2010
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

This training is open to anyone working in alcohol, tobacco, or other drug prevention in communities within the 7-county metro area who would like to learn more about how to serve in culturally diverse communities.

Objectives

1. Definitions of culture
2. Looking at different cultural groups in the metro area and alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention strategies
3. Definitions of cultural and linguistic competency
• Why is it important?
• How to achieve it
• To discuss what SAMHSA identifies as cultural competence
• To discuss how the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and Cultural Competence are connected
• To discuss how the state identifies cultural competence
• To discuss how SPF SIG communities use cultural competence
4. To identify next steps for communities around cultural competence

Location

Homewood Suites by Hilton
Mall of America
2261 Killebrew Drive
Bloomington, MN 55425
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Sponsored by

The Minnesota Prevention Resource Center (MPRC), Metro Regional Prevention Coordinator and CSAP's Central Regional Expert Team (RET).

Registration

Space is limited to 40. Continental Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Registration Fee: $30.00

Advance registration is required as there are only 40 spots available. Fee covers program materials, meeting space and lunch.

Online Registration is available.

Registration Deadline is February 17.

For more information

Contact Kari Erdman 763-427-5310 x134 or kerdman@miph.org.

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