Cultural Competency Training Video

Authors

Sheridan Centre for Elder Research

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Document Type

Video

Description

This training video will help you learn more about cultural competence when working with immigrant older adults. It reviews active steps to guide you in the process of creating culturally competent organizations and programs. This educational Training Video can be reviewed independently or as part of a group training session.

This resource is included in the Social Isolation and Loneliness Toolkit, created by the Centre for Elder Research in Oakville ON, Canada. The Toolkit is part of a research project titled “Building Connected Communities: improving Community Supports to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Immigrants 65+”. The research focused on exploring strategies to effectively reach out to, and support, older immigrants who may be experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, social isolation and/or loneliness.

Publication Date

2019

Keywords

social isolation, loneliness, older adult, immigrant, connected communities, immigration, settlement, community development, toolkit, resource, cultural competency, training, video, Canada, Ontario, Halton, Peel

Disciplines

Community-Based Research | Gerontology | Health Services Research | Social Work

Comments

Note: This project was conducted from 2015-19. The Social Isolation and Loneliness Toolkit was published in 2019.

The research team made every effort to ensure information was accurate as of the time of publication, but please be aware that some of the information may have changed or may be out of date if accessed in the years following that. The inclusion of any agency or service in this toolkit does not constitute an endorsement of the service.

Funder

This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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SOURCE Citation

Sheridan Centre for Elder Research, "Cultural Competency Training Video" (2019). Cultural Competency Training Video. 1.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/centres_elder_building_connected_communities_resources_training-video/1