Cultural Humility: A Vital Component to Behavioral Health Prevention Efforts

CEUs: Prevention, CHES
3 Hours
Domain: CC: Cultural Competency

Description: 

Effective prevention begins with understanding. This training explores cultural humility as an essential practice in behavioral health prevention, emphasizing ongoing self-reflection, lifelong learning, and respect for diverse lived experiences. Participants will gain practical strategies for building authentic partnerships, reducing disparities, and creating more inclusive, responsive prevention programs that honor the communities they serve.

Learning Objectives:

•    Explore cultural identity and how it influences personal world views
•    Describe the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility
•    Identify how cultural competence can be integrated throughout coalition planning using the Strategic Prevention Framework

Presenter(s):
Amy Hamilton & Katie Wolf