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Cultural and Linguistic Competency Summit
March 23, 2017
Spirit Communications Park Columbia, SC
Presented by :
Cultural and Linguistic Competency Committee
of the South Carolina Joint Council on Children and
Adolescents
Featuring Keynote Speakers
Antwone Fisher & Selena Webster-Bass
Agenda
8:00 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome
9:30 - 10:45 Keynote: Selena Webster-Bass
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:15 U.S. Marshal's Address
11:15 - 12:15 Keynote: Antwone Fisher
12:15 - 12:45 Antwone Fisher "mix and mingle"
12:15 -1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Breakout sessions 1 round
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45 Breakout sessions 2 round
3:45 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:30 Closing Remarks
Sponsored by:
Thank you for your support!
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LOCATIONThe Spirit Communications Park Conference Center, located downtown at 1640 Freed Dr, Columbia, SC
29207.
COST AND REGISTRATION
Attendees:$45
Registration is limited to 400.
Register ONLINE at:http://www.familyconnectionsc.org/event/
cultural-and-linguistic-competency-summit-2017/
The following Continuing Educaton Credits are available at this conference.
5 Continuing Education Contact hours will be offered including up to 2 Social Work hours
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
Covering all the Bases: Behavioral Health Equity, Empathy and Engagement
Speaker: Selena Webster-Bass, MPH, Voices Institute CEO and Lead Innovator
Finding FishSpeaker: Antwone Fisher, Awared-winning Screenwriter,
Director and Best Selling Author
Hit a Home Run: Operationalizing the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Service
(CLAS) Standards Speaker: Selena Webster-Bass, MPH
Cultural Competency and its Impact in Law Enforcement
Speaker: U.S. Marshal Kelvin Washington
Crisis Intervention Training for law EnforcementSpeaker: Fred Riddle, Director of CIT, NAMI SC
Advancing Cultural Competence by Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
Speakers: Melissa Strompolis, Director of Research and Evaluation, Children's Trust of South Carolina; and Renaye
Long, MPA, LMSW, SCDMH
Culture of Poverty: Its Influence on SuccessSpeaker: Sheila Albergottie, MSW
Assessing Need for Interpreters and Working Collaboratively to Address Communication Needs
among Families in a Clinical SettingSpeaker: Roger Williams, LMSW, CT, QMHI-S, SCDMH
LGBTQI Cultures: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know about Sexual and Gender DiversitySpeaker: Alexandra Karydi, Ph.D., LMFT-I, CAC, CSAC, SC
Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative
ASK about Suicide to Save a LifeSpeaker: Taylor Davis, SCYSPI
Effective Strategies for Working with Latino
FamiliesSpeaker: Luis Plascencia, SCYSPI
SCETV: Between Waters Interactive Project Speaker: Betsy Newman
Dynamics of Family EngagementSpeaker: Amy Holbert, LMSW-CP, MSW Executive Director,
Family Connection of SC
The Importance of Youth Voice in Organizational Settings
Speaker: Youth Council, SCYSPI
Military Culture 101Speaker: Captain Sheotee C. Frank, US Airforce
Kids are Not for SaleSpeaker: Dena Rapp, Ed. D., Executive Director and
Founder of Rivers of Justice
Understanding People who are Homeless so You can be Understood - Strategies that Work
Speaker: Bruce Forbes, SHARE
Opportunities to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Exploring Culture and Cultural
CompetenceSpeaker: Lucy (Annang) Ingram, PhD, MPH
May I Have This Dance? Moving Beyond Diversity to Inclusion
Speaker: Dr. Katrina Spigner , Founder and CEO of Re-Source Solutions
Increase professionals' capacity to effectively address cultural differences among diverse children and families
Equip agencies and organizations to develop protocols for providing culturally appropriate child and adolescent services and ongoing assessments of their cultural climate
Strengthen the agency’s and organization’s ability to identify and address cultural issues and trauma
Develop strategies to maintain the agency’s/organization’s commitment to diversity
View culture and differences from the strengths-based perspective
Identify and eliminate barriers to cultural competence