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DEVELOPING CULTURAL COMPETENCY PROGRAMS:

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CULTURAL COMPETENCY PROGRAMS:

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Featured Seminar for professionals, this seminar provides valuable information and resources for increasing awareness, enhancing cultural competency skills and developing relationships with American Muslim communities. This seminar provides valuable information and resources for increasing awareness, enhancing cultural competency skills, and developing relationships with American Muslim communities.

Description
The seminar begins with an overview of Muslim demographics, practices and traditions, pertinent contemporary issues and their implications for professionals who work with Muslim populations or who want to gain awareness. A discussion of common stereotypes about Muslims and their faith and resultant hate crimes committed against them in a post 9/11 environment is presented.  The seminar also addresses protocols for interaction with both individuals and community institutions, and provides leaders the opportunity to share their policies and experiences
serving Muslim members of the community. The seminar ends with a discussion of opportunities for cooperation.

Audience:
Specific programs for
1. Law enforcement
2. Hospital and social service environments
3. Teachers and Librarians

Format:
Workshop Length: 3 hours
Number of Participants: 20 or more 

Resource Kit
MCCT Presentation Slide Handouts
Answers to FAQs About Muslims
Calendar of Islamic Dates  

Benefits
Cultural awareness and development of cultural competency skills as they relate to working  with American Muslims and their institutions 

Contact
PLEASE CONTACT AIDA MANSOOR AT aidamansoor@mcct.us IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SETTING UP A PROGRAM

About Us                                                                       Muslim Coalition of Connecticut

The Muslim Coalition of Connecticut (MCCT) is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization with a mission to promote American Islamic values through education, outreach, and community service.
Mailing Address:
945 Silas Deane Hwy  
Wethersfield, CT 06109
P: 860-242-1707
E: info@mcct.us
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