Cultural & Linguistic Competency Component (CLC):
The CLC component assists the System of Care(SOC) including the child, youth and family serving agencies within the System of Care to implement culturally and linguistically competent practices within the following six domains:
1. Governance and organizational infrastructure (e.g. policy; financing and
budget; board composition, selection, development and accountability; C&LCC plans and
implementation; and leadership and management)
2. Services and supports
3. Planning and continuous quality improvement
4. Collaboration
5. Communication; and
6. Workforce Development.
Specifically, the role of the CLC Component is to ensure that the SOC adopts a systemic, systematic and strategic approach to increasing the cultural and linguistic competence of services and supports delivered to children, youth and families, eliminate or reduce cultural, racial, ethnic or geographic disparities, and a sensitivity and appreciation for diversity and cultural issues throughout the SOC policy, administration/executive, and services level.
Cultural and Linguistic Council:
The CLC Coordinator provides staff support for the Cultural & Linguistic Council (CL) This includes assisting the chair of the CL Council with agenda development, ensuring that minutes are written and disseminated, scheduling meetings and developing status reports on committee and community team deliberations and recommendations to the Program Governance Team.
Authorization and Reporting Relationships:
The CL Coucil is a committee of the Program Governance Board. The chair of the committee will serve as a member of the Executive Committee. Work groups will be formed as needed and determined necessary by the Cultural and Linguistic Council for task oriented projects. The Work Groups are sub-groups of the Cultural and Linguistic Council. This is to ensure that communities of focus, county wide, have a chance for meaningful and engaged participation in specific tasks related to cultural and linguistic competency work.
Recruitment of Members:
The CL Council should reflect the population of focus, the child/youth/family public and community-based service organizations participating in the system of care and decision makers from the system of care community. Recruitment should include invitations to informal community leaders, cultural leaders, representatives of the faith community and the leaders of emerging population groups within the community.
Goals and Responsibilities:
1. Conduct demographic analysis, linguistic analysis, and cultural analyses to
identify priorities for the CLC Plan.
2. Develop and implement the CLC Plan.
3. Develop policy recommendations for consideration by the governing body that
supports the implementation of the CLC Plan.
4. Develop and monitor outcomes related to the delivery of culturally and
linguistically competent services as specified in the Continuous Quality
Improvement Plan.
5. Develop and disseminate quarterly status report of the action steps and activities
completed within the CLC Plan to the governing body and SOC community.