Mindset Revolution: The Process
#mindsetrevolution Strengthening Youth Voice on Youth Mental Health
PROPOSAL 3: Diversity Experience Days, Training Series, and QAF Certification
1 - Organisations running the diversity experience days will be those already working for or with that community (eg. Ukrainian Cultural Centre would run Ukrainian Experience Days). The days would provide a non-judgemental and open space for professionals to understand those cultures and deal with myths/stereotypes. Training would be introduced as a next step.
2 - Individual training packages and series would be designed by and focused on a specific community to equip professionals to get the skills and knowledge they need to work with people like them.
3 - The Cultural Competency QAF would be developed alongside relevant communities and organisations to establish formal standards/guidelines for working with various diverse backgrounds (culture, gender, sexuality, class, etc) and would give organisations a stamp to demonstrate their competency. This would allow communities to have more faith in and understanding of services before they engage (a common issue blocking engagement) and would give services a meaningful tool/deliverable for their reporting and marketing.
4 - Follow-ups would work with organisations, professionals, and service users to get an accurate picture of whether this training had any impact and identify areas for improvement. These follow-ups should be every 1-2 quarters after the training to establish long term data. We may also provide an informal communications line for orgs to follow up with their questions or concerns.
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C&C:
1) NHS working on Parent & Carer Racial Equality Framework, can we integrate our QAF work into that?
https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/advancing-mental-health-equalities/
https://slam.nhs.uk/pcref-team
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/policy-research-programme-36-01-03-improving-access-to-mental-health-support-and-services-for-ethnic-minority-children-and-young-people/33531
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsteds-equality-objectives-2020-to-2022/ofsteds-equality-objectives-2020-to-2022
2) How do we ensure a broader look and non-generalising approach, using training/frameworks for general skills rather than specific knowledge that may only work for certain subsets of a group - identities aren't homogenous.
3) Where do we want training to go and who to contact for that area? eg. Schools and Therapy different groups and approaches.
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