The Cultural Activation Training Series by the Program to Achieve Wellness is a five-part webinar series aimed at improving wellness by integrating cultural awareness into care practices. Presented by Lenora Reid-Rose and Jonique Freeman of Coordinated Care Services, Inc., the series explores how cultural identities shape well-being and offers practical tools for culturally informed care.
Webinars
The series is composed of the following five webinars:
Cultural Activation Prompts: Gaining Awareness, Part I introduces the influence of culture on our character and well-being. Participants were encouraged to explore their cultural identities and understand their impact through the Eight Dimensions of Wellness model, emphasizing emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual wellness.
Cultural Activation Prompts: Gaining Awareness, Part II builds on the first session by discussing Cultural Activation Prompts (CAPs) and their role in engaging individuals in their care process. CAPs are designed to involve people’s cultural perspectives in their treatment, improving outcomes by fostering open, supportive relationships between caregivers and the people accessing services.
Staying Active: Sustaining Confidence, Part I highlights the importance of policies and practices that promote cultural activation, such as using person-centered language and assessing individual expectations. These measures enhance the care relationship and support sustained wellness.
Staying Active: Sustaining Confidence, Part II emphasizes the business aspects of healthcare and the importance of meeting cultural needs cost-effectively. It discusses how cultural activation can increase engagement and sustain positive changes in treatment by recognizing and reinforcing cultural strengths.
Cultural Activation Prompts: Making the Connection concludes the series by recapping key concepts and exploring how cultural values and practices can be integrated into wellness plans.
Supplemental Materials
Looking Through the Cultural Lens of the Service Provider features care providers discussing the impact of their own cultural identities on the care they deliver. This video offers insights into biases and stereotypes, emphasizing the importance of cultural awareness in treatment relationships. This resource was first released in 2016. (HTML, YouTube)
Authenticity of the Client’s Voice: Looking Through the Cultural Lens of the Client focuses on clients sharing their experiences and perspectives on how their cultural identities affect their care. It highlights the importance of listening to and valuing clients’ voices to improve care outcomes. This resource was first released in 2016. (HTML, YouTube)
Patient/Client Education supplements the webinar “Staying Active: Sustaining Confidence Part II” and addresses the need for cultural awareness education from both providers and clients. The video provides personal accounts from both providers and patients on their individual experiences with cultural education and its impact on client-provider interactions. The video emphasizes the importance of culturally activating patients, involving their cultural lens in care decisions, and maintaining open communication to enhance treatment effectiveness and outcomes.
Citation
Program to Achieve Wellness. (Producer). (2016). Cultural activation training series: Enhancing wellness through cultural awareness [Webinar]. https//www.prainc.com/resource-library/
This resource was first shared in 2016.
(HTML, YouTube)