Bonnie Brandt, Training Associate for Guam CEDDERS and Lead Evaluator for Project Kariñu provides an overview of the Project Kariñu Family Evaluation Café that was held on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Westin Resort Guam. Thirty-one parents and family members participated in the Event.
Parents, family members, and Guam CEDDERS staff take a group photo before the closing of the Project Kariñu Family Evaluation Café on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Westin Resort Guam.
Kristen Hassmiller-Lich, provided technical assistance on how to create a systems map using a web based program. Kristen Hasmiller-Lich was part of a team of consultants from the National Maternal Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development Center that visited Guam to provide training and technical assistance to the Guam Cohort 2 Leadership Team on June 24-26, 2015 at the Multi-purpose room 129, Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero Building, University of Guam.
Dorothy Cilenti (standing left) and Kristen Hassmiller-Lich (standing right) facilitated a session on program flow diagramming during the National MCH Workforce Development Center, Guam site-visit, on June 24-26, 2015 at the Multi-purpose room 129, Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero Building, University of Guam.
Guam Cohort 2 Leadership Team gathered for a group picture with the National MCH Workforce Development Center Consultants, Kristen Hasmiller-Lich (1st row bottom left), Dorothy Cilenti (2nd row far left), and Sharron Corle (3rd row far left). The Guam Cohort 2 Leadership Team is a team of early childhood agency administrators and representatives and parents that have been receiving technical assistance from the National MCH Workforce Development Center on how to improve early care & education services and early childhood health & human services integration on Guam. Parents were involved with the team along with representatives from the following agencies: Division of Public Health; Maternal Child Health Program; Child Care Development Fund; Bureau Of Social Services Administration; Immunization Program; Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program; Women Infant Children Program; Project Karinu; Project Bisita I Familia; Project Launch; and Project Tinituhon.
National MCH Site-Visit TA
Bureau of Social Services Administration Community Services: Training Department of Public Health & Social Services Early Childhood Guam Launch Project Bisita I Familia Project Kariñu
Eleven Early childhood providers completed training on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ- 3). Participants included (L-R): Katrina Cruz, Special Education Preschool Program; Rose Estrellado, Project Bisita; Arleen Dela Cruz, Project Bisita; Sherill Imo, Project Bisita; Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS Training Associate; Joleen Dagaine, Project Kariñu Intern; Elizabeth Calvo, Projects Kariñu and Bisita; Lolita Leon Guerrero, Project Kariñu; Pauline Camacho, Lead Family Partner Projects Kariñu and Project Bisita Home Visitor; Aisha Diaz, Project Kariñu Student Intern; Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Consultant; Eileen Quitugua, Guam LAUNCH; Tammy Bamba, Guam LAUNCH. Elaine Eclavea and Vera Blaz served as ASQ Trainers.
Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS Training Associate, reviews how to administer the ASQ-3.
Early Childhood Providers Complete Training on ASQ-3
Community Services: Technical Assistance Early Childhood Project Bisita I Familia Project Kariñu
Vivian Jackson and Bertha Diamond chat during the “Addressing Disparities Through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence Conference†held on January 26th at the Hyatt.
Guam Police Department Chief Fred Bordallo (center), participates in a group discussion during the “Addressing Disparities Through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence Conference†held on January 26th at the Hyatt.
UOG Social Work students are all smiles during the “Addressing Disparities through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence (CLC): Essential Knowledge & Skills within the University Environment†training conducted by Tawara Goode and Vivian Jackson on January 27th at the UOG Eugenia & Jesus Leon Guerrero Building.
Guam CEDDERS staff provided technical support during the "Addressing Disparities through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence Conference" and work sessions that were conducted by Tawara Goode and Vivian Jackson from January 26-28, 2015. (L-R) Bernadette Shisler, Vivian Jackson, Keith Villaluna, Tawara Goode, Marie Wusstig.
Guam CEDDERS staff provided technical support during the "Addressing Disparities through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence Conference" and work sessions that were conducted by Tawara Goode and Vivian Jackson from January 26-28, 2015. (L-R) Vivian Jackson, Bonnie Brandt, Tawara Goode, Mariles Benavente.
Rowena Morada from icareguam jots down responses during the "Fish Bone" activity. The activity was part of the “Framework to Address Disparities in Children's Behavioral Health†work session facilitated by Vivian Jackson and Tawara Goode on January 28, 2015 in the GSAT Conference Room.
Addressing Disparities through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence
Community Services: Training Project KariñuOn January 26-28, Tawara Goode, M.A., Assistant Professor, Associate Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, and Director, National Center for Cultural Competence and Vivian Jackson, MSW, from the National Center for Cultural Competence and Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, conducted three presentations on “Addressing Disparities through Organizational Cultural and Linguistic Competence.†Day 1 of the three-day activity included a presentation on “A Cultural Competence Framework for Developing A CLC Vision and Action Plan†with 65 participants from public and private organizations in attendance. The second day consisted of two sessions held at the University of Guam campus. The morning session, covered the topic “Linguistic Competence Beyond Language Access: Addressing Health Literacy, Literacy, & Communication with Individuals who have disabilities; and Developing Language Access Plans according to Title VI Guidance and CLAS Standards.†Students from Guam Community College’s American Sign Language II class were part of the 56 participants in attendance for this presentation.
The afternoon session covered the topic, “CLC: Essential Knowledge & Skills within the University Environment training.†Students from UOG’s Social Work program, faculty from UOG’s Nursing Department, and Department of Education staff attended this presentation.
Tawara and Vivian concluded their visit with a final presentation on January 28 at the GSAT Conference Room at House 19, Dean’s Circle. This training, titled “Framework to Address Disparities in Children’s Behavioral Health†included participants from Guam CEDDERS, Project Kariñu, icareguam, and I Famagu’on-ta.
Collaborators and sponsors of these activities included: National Center for Cultural Competence and Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development; Guam CEDDERS; Department of Public Health & Social Services, Project Kariñu, Guam Office of Minority Health, Live Healthy Guam; Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, I Famagu’on-ta, icareguam.
Service Providers Complete Early Childhood Diagnostic Toolkit Training
Early Childhood Project Kariñu
Healthy Families “Integrated Strategies for Home Visiting” Training
Bureau of Social Services Administration Department of Public Health & Social Services Project Bisita I Familia Project Kariñu
