The Role of Individuals and Organizations in Building Equity: Using the National CLAS Standards as a Tool

Date: Thursday December 1, 2022

Time: 1:00pm- 4:00pm CST

This FREE training will explore the development of disparities in the US and their impacts on racialized and marginalized communities with an equity lens. The participants will learn about the enhanced CLAS Standards and this training will describe techniques, strategies, and opportunities for implementing the standards. Participants will also learn about approaches and strategies grounded in cultural humility and cultural intelligence. Moreover, the participants will learn Cultural Self-Assessments and other tools designed to improve services and eliminate health disparities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define health disparities and health equity;.
2. Understand and describe the concepts of cultural humility and cultural intelligence;
3. Describe the National CLAS Standards as a tool to develop equity;
4. Name at least 3 strategies and 2 tools for participant/client engagement, retention, improving outcomes.

Presenter: Haner Hernández, Ph.D., CPS, CADCII, LADCI

Continuing Education:

Participants will receive 3 FREE CEU hours based on attendance. This course has been approved for

the following types of CEUs; National Association for Social Workers (NASW) and Texas Certification Board (TCBAP), an International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) for counselors.

For questions regarding types of CEUs offered or registration, please contact Mary Cook at [email protected]

This webinar was developed in response to a need identified in Region 6 to provide the community with culturally competent and inclusive training and technical assistance in working with diverse Latino, Latinx, and Hispanic populations . This webinar is open to anyone interested, but we will make priority to our Region 6 states (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX).