Job Opening at CCHCP!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010  -  Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP) is seeking a Community Outreach and Communications Coordinator.
Seattle, WA

2010 IMIA International Conference on Medical Interpreting
Friday, September 3, 2010  -  Sunday, September 5, 2010
Boston, MA

National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
Monday, October 18, 2010  -  Thursday, October 21, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland

Second Annual Trainers' Symposium
Friday, June 10, 2011
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Las Vegas, NV
to be announced

CCHCP presents at the WSSDVS Annual Conference
On June 16, 2010 Nimisha Ghosh Roy provided a two hour training, “Preparing a Culturally Competent Volunteer Corp” at the annual conference of the Washington State Society of Directors of Volunteer Services. Held in Ellensburg, WA, this conference was attended by directors of volunteer services from hospitals across the state of Washington.
CCHCP, 07/26/2010

CCHCP provides the opening keynote at the WithinReach Cultural Competency Retreat
On July 13, 2010 Nimisha Ghosh Roy presented the opening keynote presentation entitled “The Road Map to Cultural Competency: Navigating the Cultural Competency Journey” at the WithinReach Cultural Competency Retreat. The retreat was held at the Fremont Baptist Church in Seattle, WA and was attended by approximately 25 staff members.
CCHCP, 07/26/2010

Environmental Justice Trainings Completed
Rose Long completed 6 trainings on environmental justice for all 70 staff members of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) in January, 2010. These trainings were the first of two phases of a 6-month project driven by the Agency's ten-year strategic plan. The project strengthens Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's underlying goal of equal access by environmental justice impacted communities through equal representation and meaningful participation. The project with CCHCP was initiated by then PSCAA Executive Director, Dennis McClaren, who has been appointed by President Obama as Regional Director for Region X of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in early February. Interim Director James Nolan is continuing the implementation of phase 2 of this project which is ongoing.
rml, 04/23/2010

CCHCP at the International Medical Interpreter Association (IMIA) Conference
Ira SenGupta and Rose Long presented at the recently concluded 2009 Annual Conference of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) on Sunday, Oct 11 in Boston, MA. Ms. SenGupta spoke on Language Access' Role in Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials. Rose Long presented on Language Access and its Role in Environmental Justice.
, 10/12/2009

2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter
Ira SenGupta presented the keynote speech -From Cultural Bump to Cultural Congruence: Enhancing Cultural Competence in Health and Human Services- at the recently concluded 2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter in Des Moines. The theme of the annual symposium was -Growth, Change, and Competency in a Culturally Diverse World. About 300 social workers attended the meeting ON April 17, 2009 ably coordinated by Kelli Soyer, Executive Director of NASW, Iowa Chapter.
CCHCP, 06/01/2009

CCHCP Presented at National WIC Association's 26th Annual Conference
Ira SenGupta, Executive Director, recently presented on Cultural Competency and Working Effectively with Interpreters at the 26th Annual Conference of the National WIC Association in Nashville, Tennessee. A rich diversity of people access WIC (Women, Infant and Children) services bringing with them worldviews and approaches to diet and nutrition, pregnancy, breastfeeding, alcohol and drug use, family planning, and healthcare that may be different from the WIC staff who serve them. More than 900 WIC staff and administrators attended the conference on May 24 to 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
CCHCP, 06/17/2009

Bridging the Gap Training at the Alaska Immigration Justice Project
On March 9 to 13, 2009, Rose Long, Director of the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Interpreter Training Program at CCHCP, presented the week-long training to 23 participants. The class was a very diverse group, languages represented were Laotian, Yup'ik, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, Nuer, Russian, Hmong, Vietnamese, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Portuguese, and Mandarin. In 2007, the Municipality of Anchorage awarded the Mayor's Community & Non-profit Organization Diversity Award to AIJP. AIJP is dedicated to protecting the human rights of all Alaskans by providing comprehensive immigration legal services and language interpreter services throughout Alaska.
CCHCP, 05/28/2009

Following is a limited bibliography of cultural competency assessment tools, including individual and organizational self-assessment instruments.

• Campinha-Bacote, J. (1998). Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence (IAPCC) Among Health Care Professionals. Cincinnati, OH: Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates, 11108 Huntwicke Place, Cincinnati, OH 45241, tel 513-469-1664.
  
• Child Welfare League of America (1993). Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Instrument. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, 440 First St, NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC, 20001-2085.
  
• Cross, T., Bazron, B, Dennis, K.W., & Isaacs, M.R. (1989). Towards a Culturally System of Care, Volume I. Washington, DC: CASSP Technical Assistance Center at Georgetown University Child Development Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007 tel 202-687-8635.
  
• Dana, R.H., Behn, J.D., Gonwa, T. (1992). A Checklist for the Examination of Cultural Competence in Social Service Agencies in Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 2, No. 2, 220-233.
  
• Isaacs, M.R, Benjamin, M.P. (1991). Towards a Culturally Competent System of Care, Volume II: Programs Which Utilize Culturally Competent Principles. Washington, DC: CASSP Technical Assistance Center, Center for Child Health and Mental Health Policy, Georgetown University Child Development Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007 tel 202-687-8635.
  
• Mason, James L. (1995). Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire: A Manual for Users. Portland, OR: Portland State University, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Regional Research Institute for Human Services, Graduate School of Social Work, PO Box 751, Portland, OR, 97207-0751, tel 503-725-4040.
  
• National Public Health and Hospital Institute (1997). Self-Assessment of Cultural Competence. Washington, DC: NPHHI, 1212 New York Ave, NW, Ste 800, Washington, DC, 20005, tel 202-408-0229, fax 202-408-0235.
  
• New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services (1996). Program Self-Assessment Survey for Cultural Competence. Multicultural Services Advisory Committee, New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services.
  
• Roizer, M (1996). A Practical Guide for the Assessment of Cultural Competence in Children's Mental Health Organizations. Boston, MA: Technical Assistance Center for the Evaluation of Children's Mental Health Systems, Judge Baker Children's Center, 295 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 tel 617-232-8390.
  
• Success by 6/United Way of Minneapolis and Hennepin Medical Society (1996). Cultural Competence Clinic Assessment Tool. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Cross-Cultural Health, W-227, 410 Church St, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
  
• Taylor, Tawara D. Cultural Competence in Primary Health Care: Self-Assessment. Georgetown University Child Development Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007 tel 202-687-8635.
  
• Tirado, Miguel D. (1996). Tools for Monitoring Cultural Competence in Health Care. San Francisco, CA: Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, 1535 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, tel 415-431-7430.

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Cultural Competency Training Schedule
Schedule of upcoming cultural competency trainings offered by the CCHCP.

Cultural Competency Training Programs
Overview of the cultural competency training curriculums used by the CCHCP.