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Continuing Education
Washington State Cultural Competence Training for Mental Health
Professionals
This
Web-based introduction to cultural competence is available to
mental-health service providers and agency directors, underscoring the
need for mental health professionals to interact effectively with people
of different cultures.
It was
created by the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and
Training of eastern Washington (WIMHRT East) and sponsored by the state's
Mental Health Transformation Project.
The material in the online cultural
competency course is intended to:
Facilitate the adaptation of services
to meet culturally unique needs.
Offer useful information and tools to
better assess and increase organizational cultural competence.
WIMHRT East
will update the online training several times a month, keeping it current.
The course is offered to professionals and the public at no cost.
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