Exploring an intersectional approach in working with diverse communities
There is growing evidence that intersectionality is becoming an important lens for understanding health outcomes in relationship to the social constructions of race, class, gender, age etc. This training will help providers to understand how the cumulative effects of multiple forms of discrimination and oppression affect the mental health of diverse community members. Providers will learn how to take an intersectional approach that acknowledges how race, class, gender, age, and ability interact to influence the health of diverse clients. An intersectional perspective can help providers to provide efficient and culturally responsive care which can reduce health inequities. This training meets CLAS Standard Principal Standard: 1. Provide effective, equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.