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Strategy 7: Establish guidance and measure progress toward diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence
09/24/2018
Performance Measurement > Establish guidance and measure progress toward diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence.
Include cultural brokering in MCH Competencies for LEND trainees, and in interdisciplinary training within UCEDD/LEND training programs. Skills include learning how to find, recognize and collaborate with cultural brokers.
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09/24/2018
Performance Measurement > Establish guidance and measure progress toward diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence.
Identify promising practices related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence in annual reporting, final reporting, and all applications. Engage AUCD to package and disseminate information to network.
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Maximizing Leadership Potential in Racial and Ethnic Minority LEND Trainees
The LEND programs of the PacWest region have worked together and consistently sought ways to strengthen interdisciplinary leadership training and achieve a diverse MCH workforce over the past four years. We began the process by identifying barriers and gaps in supporting and mentoring racially and ethnically diverse LEND trainees.
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Ed Esbeck - Self-Advocate LEND Trainee
For Edward Esbeck, a 20-year-old native of Uganda who moved to Iowa City, IA, with his family in 2014, leadership is about helping others overcome challenges to accomplish their goals and dreams. Edward is putting this philosophy into action as the first self-advocacy discipline trainee in the history of the Iowa LEND program – an experience traditionally designed for graduate students in health disciplines that involves 300+ hours of interactive seminars, clinical and community experiences, research, and policy projects, and self-reflection over the course of an academic year. As a trainee, Edward is learning about systems of care for people with disabilities, the experiences of family members, and how to grow and thrive in a professional setting.
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