Cultural Competence

Problematic drug and alcohol use within minority ethnic groups is increasingly becoming apparent as a problem. However, the extent of the problem is far from clear. As drug and/or alcohol use remains stigmatised and hidden within certain cultures few people from minority ethnic groups come forward and seek help. On the other hand, services are not geared to care for people from different cultural backgrounds and have proved to be insensitive to their particular needs.

This training day is designed to give an overview on patterns and trends of drug use amongst people from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds and will identify gender and age differences. We will also focus on cultural differences on perception of drug and/or alcohol use and community’s response to substance misuse. We will further identify the consequences of stigma on help seeking behaviour in clients from different cultures and the attitude of staff in health and drug services.

Particular attention will be given to skills, attitudes and interventions that are needed to deal in a culturally competent way with problem drug and/or alcohol use amongst members from different cultures.

Dates and details of forthcoming training days

One day training in Cultural Competence

Date: 18th of March 2005

Time: 9:30am - 4:00pm

Place: Thames Valley University, Westel House, 32-34 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5 2BS

Cost: £75 pp

Registration: for application please contact Jenny Broome
Tel: ph 01189877778, e-mail: Jenny.Broome@tvu.ac.uk
Thames Valley University, FHHS, Ealing, London W5 2BS

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