Sacramento County Regional Training 

Examining Cultural Competence in SUD Prevention

Event Description:  The 2017 CPI Regional Trainings theme is "Cultural Competence," a  guiding principle of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines cultural competence as the "ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures."  

Regional topics include:

• Using cultural competence to guide prevention efforts;
• Instituting Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards organizationally and programmatically; and
• Supporting specific populatoins through culturally competent SUD prevention strategies.

Who should attend?  County AOD Administrators, County Prevention Coordinators, local prevention providers, and other community agencies.

CLAS Webinars:  CPI developed a series of four webinars to introduce you to CLAS and prepare you for the regional trainings.  Click here for more information: