On October 5, 2022, the NH Coalition to End Homelessness will host an online training on Diversity and Cultural Competency.

This basic cultural competency program will define culture and identify personal and organizational behaviors that impact the delivery of services. This is a foundational training to support providers in learning the basic understanding of cultural effectiveness. Great introductory training in advance of the NH Coalition to End Homelessness in person day long Cultural Appropriateness Training on October 21^st at the Holiday Inn in Concord, NH. (Watch for the email with details!)
 

EVENT DETAILS
What: Diversity and Cultural Competency.
When: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: This training will be hosted via Zoom; a link with instructions will be sent out prior to the event.
NASW and LADC CEUs pending.
Registration is Required.
Cost: $25

ABOUT THE TRAINER

Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center 
Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an accredited provider of continuing education. We strive to provide learning opportunities for health professionals and community members on a wide variety of topics. 

Lynn Clowes, MA has a background in crossing cultures. She has trained others on Cultural Effectiveness for 25 years, conducting and facilitating workshops and forums for health, mental health, and human service providers as well as educators and business employees that serve culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse populations. Beyond workshops, Clowes and her associates provide long and short-term consulting with agencies on organizational culture, culturally competent policies and procedures, and managing workplace diversity among employees or between providers and clients. For five years Clowes taught English to adult refugees. She spent nine years conducting cultural orientation workshops for newly arriving refugees, through Ascentria Care Alliance. Clowes speaks French, Spanish, Finnish, and English, hopes to learn Abenaki language, and has served as an interpreter in Central America Solidarity work.  Clowes draws on over thirty years of experience in cultural exchange and international development to inform her work. Clowes worked as Director of Training at the Mississippi Consortium for International Development at Jackson State University. She received a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania and a MA in International and Intercultural Management from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. She is passionate about educating and learning about the issues of race, culture, and justice.

Kind Regards,
The NHCEH Team