The mission of the Culturally Competent Mental Health Training Center is to
work together with mental health providers in northern New Jersey to assure
culturally and linguistically appropriate access to services for the many diverse
communities and individuals who may need them. Training and technical assistance
meets the needs of mental health agencies in Northern New Jersey.
The Mental Health Cultural Competence Training Center, Northern Region, is a collaboration between the International Institute of New Jersey and the Mental Health Association of New Jersey. This important training initiative is funded by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Services.
For questions please email info@culturallycompetentmentalhealthnj.org
SAVE THE DATE
December 9, 2008 Conference
William Paterson University
One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. - Albert Schweitzer
Every client service effort begins with finding out what clients value and engaging every employee in the discovery and delivery process. Systems and organizations need to achieve sustainable effectiveness, not short-term responses to immediate challenges. Working together, we advance sound thinking that builds a foundation for a successful future implementation of the cultural competency into every level of the agency’s operation.
Please join us on December 9th, 2008 9am to 4 pm to continue our dialog and hear from people in the field who have significantly moved along cultural competency continuum.
Mental health agencies’ staff will conduct workshops and talk about their unique experiences and interventions. You’ll learn what worked and what did not work for them and how the focus on diversity and cultural competence implementation changed their lives.
Register on our Calendar page.
Child Sexual Abuse and Latino Families
Assessment of Immigrant Family Issues
Best Practices in Providing Mental Health Services to Arab and Muslim Clients
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launches new Multi-Language Initiative: Multi-Language Initiative (MLI) adapts publications for clients and the general public whose first language is not English. It addresses the unfulfilled needs for treatment products among members of non–English-speaking groups or those with limited English-language abilities. After MLI products are translated and culturally adapted, they are provided online and can be printed electronically.