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:

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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/

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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