This webinar provides an introduction to the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards, issued by the DHHS Office of Minority Health. Case studies highlight Community Partnerships, Health Literacy and Client-Centered Care.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Webinar: The Refugee Health Orientation Continuum
This webinar provides an overview of the refugee health orientation process from both international and domestic perspectives.
Webinar: Promising Practices in Domestic Health Orientation
In this webinar, representatives from domestic health orientation programs provide examples of innovative health orientation strategies.
Somali Cultural Guide: Building Capacity to Strengthen the Well-Being
Resource: Somali Cultural Guide: Building Capacity to Strengthen the Well-Being of Immigrant Families and Their Children: A Prevention Strategy
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Information for child welfare professionals on the culture of Somali immigrant children and families.
Higher Advantage
Resource: Higher Advantage
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Tools and resources for job seekers, potential employers, and employment service organizations to support refugees and migrants entering the U.S. workforce.
Working Clinically with Traumatized Refugee Children and Families (Archived Webinar)
Resource: Working Clinically with Traumatized Refugee Children and Families (Archived Webinar)
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services
Webinar uses a case presentation of a Kosovo family to illustrate assessment and intervention for refugee children and families who experienced war trauma and violence.
Language Assistance – Your Right to an Interpreter
Resource: Language Assistance – Your Right to an Interpreter
Legal Services of New Jersey
Video explains right to language assistance when accessing services for government agencies or federally funded organizations. Video available in Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Health Reform to Require Insurers to Use Plain Language
Resource: Health Reform to Require Insurers to Use Plain Language
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
New regulations under the Affordable Care Act will require health insurers to provide clear, understandable, and straightforward information on health plan coverage and costs.
Refugee Groups Resource Packages
Resource: Refugee Groups Resource Packages
Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics
Resources designed to assist in orientation, resettlement, and adjustment of a variety of refugee groups.
Orientation For, and About, Refugees with Disabilities (Archived Webinar)
Resource: Orientation For, and About, Refugees with Disabilities (Archived Webinar)
Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics
Webinar provides case examples of challenges and resources for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, as well as an overview of U.S. resources and programs available to refugees with disabilities.