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Cultural Competency in Mental Health Peer-Run Programs and Self-Help Groups: A Tool to Assess and Enhance Your Services


Description

This tool, for program managers of mental health peer-run programs and self-help groups, provides a step-by-step process to assess and cultivate cultural competency. The guide helps program managers identify strengths and limitations in five key organizational areas to meeting the needs its members. The five focus areas are:
  1. Administration, policies, and guidelines
  2. Peer providers and group leaders
  3. Services and support
  4. Program and group environment
  5. Communication and language capacity
    Links to the Tool:
    This tool is available at: http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/CulturalCompetencyTool.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software External Web Site Policy.)

    Developer

    National Alliance on Mental Illness; University of Illinois-Chicago

    Funding Sources

    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S.)


    QualityTool Topic

    Disease/Condition-Related; Quality improvement strategies


    History

    • Release Date: 2010
    • Original Summary: 06/2012
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    Last updated: July 18, 2012.