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The Mosaic Training of Trainers will teach participants to effectively present the Multi Cultural Institute’s curriculum Cultural Considerations In Assisting Victims of Crime, which is a one-day interactive workshop designed to enhance the ability of service providers to effectively assist culturally and ethnically diverse crime victims. Click on the Train the Trainers link to find out more.
After completing the Train the Trainers traning you will become a part of MOSAIC, which is a group of Colorado victim service and criminal justice professionals who have been working together since the fall of 1998 to address the need for cultural competency in services to victims of crime. MOSAIC is committed to meeting this need through:
MOSAIC utilizes the curriculum Cultural Considerations In Assisting Victims of Crime, originally developed in 1998 by the National Multicultural Institute in Washington, DC. Funded by the Office for Victims of Crime, US Department of Justice, the curriculum was piloted in Denver, Colorado and nationwide. The curriculum introduces victim service professionals, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors to cultural issues that should be considered when serving victims of crime. Thanks to the National MultiCultural Institute for brochure content about the training and curriculum Cultural Considerations In Assisting Victims of Crime. The 40th anniversary of the March on Washington will be held this summer. Click on the photo of Dr. Martin Luther King to hear an excerpt from his famous Aug. 28, 1963, speech, given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (You'll need to download a MP3 Player).
Cox and Beale define Cultural competency as a process of learning that leads to an ability to effectively respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by the presence of social cultural diversity in a defined social system. Cultural Competency is important in victim services because those who are most vulnerable to violent crime are often underserved by victim assistance programs.
but… In a 1995 survey of 319 law enforcement and prosecutor based victim assistance programs, about 65% of victims served were White, 22% were African American, 8% were Hispanic, and 5% were Asian, Native American, or from other ethnic groups. Bureau of Justice, National Crime Victimization Survey (1994-1997)
Cultural Considerations In Assisting Victims of Crime is a day and a half interactive workshop designed to enhance the ability of service providers to effectively assist culturally and ethnically diverse crime victims. Using a broad definition of cultural diversity, the training will introduce some common cultural barriers to effective service delivery and provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary to overcome these barriers. Training components include:
It is the responsibility of the host agency to reproduce and disseminate participant manuals for each participant and to cover site costs and refreshments.
It's easy. Just send this preliminary information and we'll get back to you about specifics and logistics. It you're interested in having a training for your organization, the more lead time you can give us the better, we suggest at least 45 days notice. Review the information below and then request a MOSAIC Training Through Our Guestbook!
This is the basic information we'll need fromm you about the training. NAME _________________________________ AGENCY __________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________ CITY __________________________ STATE _____ ZIP ________________ Two potential training dates _____________ and ____________ NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO BE TRAINED __________ We provide training in the following formats:
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If you want to know more about MOSAIC or if you're interested in becoming a trainer send an e-mail to Jalice Vigil KellyMOSAIC Coordinator . She can give additional information. The new Training Coordinator is Inez Saragosa. 
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