VCP Conference Materials
STEPPING FORWARD TOGETHER 2019:
Promoting Cultural Competence and Equity in Communities
Thursday, March 14, 2019
University of Vermont Davis Center in Burlington, Vermont.
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CEUs will be awarded at the end of the conference in the following units:
National Association of Social Workers Vermont Chapter – 6 CEU
Vermont Board of Mental Health Practitioners – 6 CEU
Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners – 6 CEU
Vermont Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors – 6 CEU
Vermont Board of Behavior Analysts – 6 CEU
Continuing Legal Education – 6 general credits
Conference Materials
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- Workshop Descriptions
- Speaker Bios
- The relationship between chronic absenteeism and health
- Communication for all: Building a community of support for communication
- Communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
- WOOF 101 Panel
- Size Aware Care: Body Diversity and Positivity for Sustainable Health
- Green Mountain Self-Advocates – VCP Ableism Presentation 2019
- The Collaborative Network Approach
- Creating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Preventing Suicide in Health and Mental Health Care Systems
- Communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
- LGBTQ+ Clinical Competence and Affirmative Services
- Intro to Microaggressions
- From Apart to A Part
- Disentangling Whiteness and Wellness
- Cultural Competence or Cultural Humility? Best Practices to Raise the Bar for Equity and Social Justice in Organizations
- Separate is Never Equal – Healthcare Inequities in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
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Parking Permit for Conference Attendees: Please carpool!!
Attendees are welcome to park at the Gutterson Field House (directions attached to the permit). Please car pool as much as is possible. A shuttle will be running from the field house to the Davis Center or you can take the 15 minute walk from the parking lot to the conference. Registration opens at 7:30 and Governor Scott will be providing opening remarks at 8:30. Please come early, register, eat breakfast and visit with your colleagues so that we are ready for the 8:30 start.
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Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
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Vermont Care Partners will be holding its annual conference to continue the discussion with national, regional, and local speakers about health disparities, cultural competence and ways we can improve our service delivery to all Vermonters. The 2018 conference was incredibly successful despite a blizzard and weather obstacles. People continue to ask for enhanced opportunities to learn more about and discuss the topics of racism, sexism, classism, ableism, cultural blindness, and ways that we can develop inclusive organizations and services in our state. Conference attendees will include: health and human services providers, economic service providers, first responders, educators, state officials, translators, and more.
Vermont Care Partners (VCP), representing 16 of the State’s Designated and Specialized Services Agencies, continues to work closely together with the Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (LEND) at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, the University of Vermont Center on Disability and Community Inclusion, and the Vermont Agency of Human Services to present this important opportunity
Conference Goals:
- Promote practices and approaches to service delivery that support inclusion of all people
- Present practices and approaches to organizational development that promote inclusion of all people
- Educate about the current and historical state of the “isms” in Vermont as a way of setting the context for the need for ongoing work
- Enhance peer-driven programs and approaches that promote inclusion of all people
- Expand policy initiatives that promote inclusion of all people
