Integrating Cultural Competence and Diversity Training into TR Courses, TR Practice Settings and Daily TR Practice

This workshop will provide an overview of evidence-based practices associated with cultural competence and diversity training, and how these practice can be integrated in TR courses and other venues at a university, a variety of TR practice settings, and daily TR practice. Workshop participants will identify needs, resources and strategies to incorporate cultural competence and diversity training into their own TR courses and/or TR practice settings.

Learning Outcomes - Provide three measurable learning objectives for the session that relate to the NCTRC Job Anaylsis.

Upon completion of this sessionk participants will be bable to:

1. Identify 3 benefits of integrating cultural competence and diversity training into TR classes or TR practice settings

2. Identify 2 evidence-based practices associated with cultural competence or diversity training

3. Provide an example of using evidence-based cultural compentence or diversity training in a TR course or TR practice setting, and daily TR practice

Detailed Session Outline - Include time spent on each portion of the outline. An example is given in the help text.

Introduction of Presenter (5 minutes)

Short Survey (5 minutes)

Discussion of Survey (5 minutes)

Evidence-based practices associated with cultural competence and diversity training (20 minutes)

Provide examples of integrating evidence-based practices into TR course and other university venues (10 minutes)

Complet setting-specific Culture/Diversity Worksheet (10 minutes)

Small group break-out sessions to discuss examples of integrating evidence-based cultural comptence activities/diversity training in specific TR classes/daily TR practice (20 minutes)

Small groups report out to large group (5 min)

Wrap-up and Evaluation (10 minutes)

NCTRC Job Analysis.

Foundational Knowledge: Theories and Concepts, Practice Guidelines, Diagnostic Groupings
Implementation: Selection of programs, Modalities and/or interventions
Administration of TR/RT Service: Personnel/ intern/volunteer management, Budgeting/fiscal management
Advancement of the Profession: Professionalism, Credential maintenance/ professional competencies, PR/promotion/marketing

2016 Mid-Year Conference

February 7–9, 2016

San Antonio, Texas