Cultural competency training

Select Health of South Carolina is committed to promoting education and awareness of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), and to combatting the effects of low health literacy and its impact on the health status of our members.

Use the following resources to learn more about combating cultural incompetency:

• Think Cultural Health, sponsored by the Office of Minority Health, offers the latest resources and tools to promote cultural competency in health care. You may access free online courses accredited for continuing education credits as well as supplementary tools to help you and your organization promote respectful, understandable, and effective care to your increasingly diverse patients.
• A Physician's Guide to Culturally Competent Care gives you an opportunity to earn up to nine free CME credits (Physicians and Physician Assistants) or nine contact hours (Nurse Practitioners), while exploring engaging cases and learning about cultural competency in health care.
• Introduction to C.L.A.S. Standards is an online course for public health professionals, physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers lays out the standards and best practices to improve healthcare communication and therefore, improve understanding and outcomes.
• Improving Cultural Competence for Behavioral Health Professionals is an e-learning program that is designed to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.
• The Fenway Institute: National LGBT Health Education Center offers no-cost webinars, publications, and talks led by clinicians and leading researchers on providing supportive LGBTQ health care.