SILC NET Presents… A National Teleconference & Webinar

Cultural Competence for SILCs

August 9, 2011; 3:00 – 4:30 PM Eastern

Cost: $75.00

Register online or by using this printable registration form.

A successful SILC must be representative of all people with disabilities in the state, and a strong SPIL must address issues faced by people with disabilities in different communities and of diverse backgrounds.  Please join us on August 9th to learn how your SILC can come to understand and implement cultural and linguistic competence on your Council and in the SPIL. Presenter Tawara Goode is a nationally recognized leader in cultural and linguistic competence. She will provide you with the best tools, resources, and in-depth information to assess your state and SILC as it stands now and to develop an action plan to achieve and sustain cultural and linguistic competence. 

Join us August 9th to learn:

• The benefits and rewards that linguistic competence can bring to your SILC and state;

• The various components of diversity and culture;
  
  
• A framework for a successful cultural competence model; and,
  
  
• Effective leadership strategies to address cultural and linguistic challenges.

Target Audience: SILC Executive Directors, Council members, and other staff concerned with inclusion and diversity.

Your Presenter: Tawara Goode, MA is the Director of the National Center for Cultural Competence and Associate Director of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD), University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She is a Research Associate within the Department of Pediatrics. Ms. Goode’s work focuses on increasing the capacity of health care and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. Ms. Goode has been actively involved in the development and implementation of programs and initiatives in the area of cultural and linguistic competence at local, national and international levels. Ms. Goode is nationally recognized as a leader in the area of cultural and linguistic competency. Ms. Goode has published articles, monographs and policy papers on such topics as policies that support cultural and linguistic competence, children and families who are homeless, community-based service delivery models and the inclusion of children with disabilities and their families in child care.

PRESENTED BY SILC-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).