Register Now for September Webinar: Cultural Proficiency in Care at the End of Life
SWHPN would like to announce the upcoming webinar:
Cultural Proficiency in Care at the End of Life
Cultural Proficiency in Care at the End of Life
A SWHPN Webinar
with Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW
Karen Bullock
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
1:00-2:00 PM Eastern
Cultural values and patterns of behavior are key components of the assessment and overall care plan for patients. Gaining an understanding of factors that influence attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of people faced with non-curable illnesses can assist practitioners in providing optimal care, because cultural norms and values of a particular group of people determine how patients make sense of health care information, as well as how they approach end-of-life decision making. This knowledge is necessary in order to develop policies and practice behaviors that address the needs of under-represented, under-served populations.
This webinar will explore:
- How cultural diversity can create variation in patients’ values, family structures and functioning
- The importance of cultural competency and proficiency through standards of care and understanding socio-demographic factors that define culture
- Applying cultural values and patterns to practice in order to develop care plans for patients that best address the needs of specific populations
Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University in the Department of Social Work. She is a John A. Hartford Faculty Scholar in Geriatric Social Work, with professional interests in health care disparities; cultural competence in the delivery of mental health service and clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families. She was a PDIA fellow, and has published and presented nationally and internationally on the topics of culture, disparities and end-of-life care issues. Karen holds a research and clinical appointment at Hartford Hospital, in Hartford, Connecticut and has conducted a number of studies that focused specifically on Latino and African Americans’ health and mental health issues. Dr. Bullock (serves) has served on a number of community and professional boards including the SWHPN Board of Directors, NASW National Committee on Race and Ethnic Relations (NCORED) and CSWE Council on Leadership Institute (CLD).
Registration is $15 for SWHPN Members and $45 for nonmembers.After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions for joining the webinar.
4 Responses to “Register Now for September Webinar: Cultural Proficiency in Care at the End of Life”
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I work at the Veterans Medical Center in St Louis MO. I am interested in registering for the webinar, however I do not know if I will be able to access the hosting site from our VA.
I have contacted our IT department who stated that they would need to know the hosting site to be able to confirm if I can access the webinar.
Could you please provide that information? I do not want to register if I can not access from work due to webinar time.
Thank you
Sherri Thompson
Hi Sherri. The Webinar provider we use is OmNovia at http://www.omnovia.com
Looking for CEU’s for September Webinar? I did not see anything posted.
Thank you,
Sandra Hunt Walter
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer CEUs for the September webinar, but we are applying for CEUs for future webinars. We can provide you with a certificate of attendance. Please contact Sarah Gregorio at sarah@swhpn.org to obtain a certificate.