The Great Lakes MHTTC offers Cultural Competency training for behavioral healthcare professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by stakeholders in our region.

The Cultural Competency- NIATx Change Leader Academy (CC-CLA) trains change leaders, those directing the day-to-day operations of a change project, in the NIATx model of process improvement: a structured, team-based approach to change management for organizations large and small with a focus on cultural competency and their corresponding change projects. Attendees learn how to select a culturally focused change project, set a project aim, engage senior leaders and staff in the change process, and achieve measurable, sustainable improvements. Following the CLA webinar workshop, participants will have an optional follow-up series consists of four monthly individual and group coaching sessions.

This training is offered at no cost and is supported by funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants in the virtual CLA will learn:

• The NIATx principles and how they motivate positive change
• How to build a change team and integrate NIATx principles at the organizational level
• How to conduct a change project to improve a specific process within their organization

   

Trainers

Mat Roosa was a founding member of NIATx and has been a NIATx coach for a wide range of projects. He works as a consultant in the areas of quality improvement, organizational development, and planning, evidence-based practice implementation. His experience includes direct clinical practice in mental health and substance use services, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and human service agency administration.

Alfredo Cerrato is the Senior Cultural and Workforce Development Officer for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC, managed by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Cerrato has 25 years of international relations experience and specializes in cross-cultural communications, conflict resolution, and process improvement topics. He has conducted advocacy, policy, and disaster relief work in Northern Ireland, Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka, and other locations across the globe.  His new focus here at home has been working with Hmong, Hispanic and Latino, and Native American communities through Intensive Training Assistance, curriculum development, and the NIATx Change Leader Academy.

Continuing Education 

5.5 NAADAC CE for attending the initial training sessions, with an additional

3.5 CE  for completing assignments and attending the optional monthly coaching sessions