Cultural Proficiency Initiative

Do you want to extend or add depth to the extent that your organization integrates culturally proficient principles and practices in its work?

  • Implementing its Cultural Proficiency Initiative, the Strategies Center facilitates this process by:

  • Working with leadership to ensure commitment and support for cultural competency and diversity efforts

  • Administering and sharing the results of organizational and staff cultural competence self-assessments.

  • Providing learning and development opportunities to improve knowledge, build skills, and advance the appreciation of diversity to foster more culturally proficient services

  • Analyzing community and client demographics to inform learning about how best to serve your clients in a culturally responsive manner

  • Developing an organizational cultural competency plan customized for your staff and the populations you serve

  • Providing consultation and support as your organization or network implements its cultural competency plan

  • Defining, measuring and reporting the success of your cultural proficiency efforts