1. Cultural Competence Training to Go

2. Objectives Discuss and recognize the different aspects and definitions of diversity and culture Examine your cultural lens and potential cultural stereotypes you may have Utilize strategies and tools to make our program more culturally competent

3. Diversity What comes to mind when you think of diversity?

4. Diversity What comes to mind when you think of diversity? Race Gender Age/Generation Social Class Sexual Orientation Culture Religion Political Viewpoints Geography Disabilities

5. What is Culture? A definition Examples of different cultures in our program

6. Culture as an Iceberg

7. Culturally Competent Programs What does a culturally competent program: - look like? - feel like? - sound like?

8. Building Cultural Competence

9. Next Steps How can we continue to become a more culturally competent program? How can we continue to examine and question our cultural lenses?