Consulting Services
The Multicultural Development Institute, Inc. (MCDI) provides technical assistance, training, workshops, speaking engagements, message development, workforce solutions for staff, managers and executives and expert content on cultural and linguistic responsiveness and on health disparities. MCDI’s services are tailored to assist organizations meet regulatory standards, clinical requirements, improve services or become disruptive innovators in their field, work towards eliminating health disparities and achieving health equity.
The Multicultural Development Institute can help businesses thrive by being ahead of the competition in their work to eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity and properly implement social and racial justice policies and practices in order to help all individuals achieve physical and mental wellness.
Speaking Engagements
- Keynote
In person or virtual
National and International Consulting and Technical assistance
Develop and deliver an Organizational Cultural and Linguistically Responsive Assessment
Develop and Implement a Cultural and Linguistically Responsive Plan
Build Cultural and Linguistically Responsive capacity
Implement Cultural and Linguistically Responsive initiatives that follow the National CLAS Standards
Identify technical assistance and training needs and review the need of materials or courses to be developed or adapted
Develop SWOT analysis as it relates to Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
Achieve Cultural and Linguistically Responsive Compliance with accrediting or licensing organizations
Trainings (short list) – Two hours, four hours, full day or multiple days
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
Implicit bias
Cultural humility
Ethics of cultural competence
Cultural competence and the Strategic Prevention Framework Policy Analysis
Policy Analysis
Review organization’s Cultural and Linguistically Responsive policies and make recommendations for improvement
Assess policy issues and trends, compile qualitative and quantitative data, prepare analyses, conduct literature reviews, identify policy or program alternatives.
Organize and/or conduct focus groups, technical groups, or consultations
Messaging
Develop and deliver Cultural and Linguistically Responsive content and products
Develop and deliver multilingual campaigns, initiatives, or outreach (local, state or national)
Research evidence-based methods to reach target audiences,
Design and develop products in multiple languages and formats
Workforce
Support Cultural and Linguistically Responsive capacity building and workforce development
Provide linguistic proficiency examinations