Competency & Capacity Building Virtual Summit:
Evidence-based Practices and Strategies for Working with Vulnerable Populations
September 2010
We've spent an engaging week with experts pondering emerging issues and evidence-based strategies in the areas of economic stress, poverty, and programming with cultural competence. Now we continue the dialogue by asking questions, accessing Summit components we missed or want to re-experience, reviewing new posts and sharing insights and resources with one another.
Summit Archives and Resources:
- Growing Up Poor - Implications & Outcomes
- Economic Stress for Youth and Families
- Cultural Competency and Inclusive Programming
- Evidence-Based Strategies and Practices for Working With Vulnerable Populations
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Ongoing Summit Dialogue & Discussion
Program Development and Best Practices for Meeting Audience Needs
We are encouraging program specialists to offer sequential programming to all audiences for greater impact, but we are hearing/experiencing that minority audiences/limited resource audiences are less likely to attend multiple sessions.....what are other best practices for meeting their needs? Are there suggestions for increasing these groups participation? MoreBest Practices for Communities of Color and Limited Resource Audiences
We are encouraging program specialists to offer sequential programming to all audiences for greater impact, but we are hearing/experiencing that minority audiences/limited resource audiences are less likely to attend multiple sessions.....what are other best practices for meeting their needs? Are there suggestions for increasing these groups participation? MoreIntimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Why do you use the term IPV rather than domestic violence? Just curious if there is an underlying implication of the term. MoreFunding and support for the Virtual Summit is provided by:
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