Monday 3 November 2008
Monday 2 March 2009
Fee: £155
Venue: Tavistock Centre, London
In the NHS and social care settings, the most deprived and vulnerable clients come from a variety of social, cultural and racial backgrounds, and communities and health professionals need to take this diversity into account in order to deliver the best services to all. Families and communities play important roles in partnership with health professionals and health professionals need to be able to appreciate and develop this collaboration. Similarly, in times of social change and global population movement, health professionals are required to be able to engage with and understand patients from backgrounds very different from their own and about which they have very little experience and understanding. Clinicians therefore need to develop skill capacities both for clinical cross-cultural communication and for cross-cultural community liaison and collaboration.
This is an intensive one-day course providing an introduction to the development of clinical capacity in cross-cultural communication and work. The course offers guidance and reflection regarding cross-cultural issues and concepts as well as an exploration of more complex clinical concerns. It will be of interest to practitioners who are seeking to address cultural competence in children and families work in health, social care and education settings.
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Further information:
Vicky Harrison
020 8938 2548
events@tavi-port.org
