Dear listmembers,
I am pleased to announce a new short on-line course on cultural competence suitable for health and social care service providers and practitioners. For more information and how to apply please see below. I would be grateful if you could disseminate this information to colleagues who may not be members of our list. 
Kind regards,
Rena.

Promoting Cultural Competence in Health and Social Care Practice 
A distance learning on-line course for health and social care practitioners seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge, and comply with national policies and the expectations of an ethnically diverse, multicultural population. 

This course is suitable for all staff across the full range of disciplines in NHS Acute, Primary Care and Mental 
Health Trusts, Local Authorities such as Social Services departments, and the Voluntary Sector. It is especially 
valuable for those working in areas of high ethnic diversity. By increasing the cultural competence of policy makers 
and service providers the course will increase the compliance of employing organisations with their statutory 
obligations to have explicit plans for achieving race equality in their service delivery and employment practices. 
Students will be able to utilise credits gained by successful completion of this course to progress towards 
advanced studies/awards. 

Aims of the Course 
The overall aim of this course is to help health and social care practitioners develop their cultural competence.

Learning Mode 
The course will be delivered as a distance learning programme, using the University's virtual learning environment OASISplus, via the Internet. This will enable students to take the course without the costs (time and money) of travel and with the option to work from home (or anywhere they can access the internet) at their own pace across the eight week time frame for completion. There will be 150 hours of learning/instruction: 
10 hrs introduction to on-line learning; 
50 hrs on-line lecture materials, e-tutorials and e-feedback; 
50 hrs participation in e-discussions and self assessment exercises; 
40 hrs preparation of reflective journal and completion of module evaluation. 

Learning Outcomes 
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: 
-critically examine concepts such as culture, ethnohistory, cultural identity, acculturation, ethnocentricity and 
stereotyping; 
-consider the socio-cultural determinants of health with particular focus the inequalities in health and welfare; 
-demonstrate deepened sensitivity of the psycho-social and cultural issues fundamentally affecting the health behaviours and well-being of minority ethnic groups and refugees; 
-be aware of the importance of culturally appropriate communication and how this can be improved within their organisations. 
-search a wide range of data sources to obtain relevant information; 
-develop problem-solving and communication skills; 
-offer and receive constructive feedback; 
-apply cognitive skills to recognise and challenge discrimination and racism both at practice and policy level. 

You will need 
* evidence of ability to study at UK higher education level 3; 
* basic IT skills; 
* access to the Internet; 

Start date 
The course will commence on 15th October 2007. 

Supporting Materials 
Students will receive instruction packs detailing the use of the on-line learning software. Each student will be supplied 
with a copy of the book Papadopoulos I (2006)(ed): Transcultural Health and Social Care: Development of culturally 
competent practitioners. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.

Course Cost 
The cost of enrolment and assessment will be £500. 
Accreditation & Further Study 
Successful completion of the course will earn 15 credits at level 3/4 which may be used to progress towards an advanced 
qualification. Examples include the MSc/ PGDip/PGCert in European Nursing, the MA/PGDip/PGCert Professional Development with work experience/ workbased learning, and the MA/PGDip/PGCert Social Policy and Development 

Applications and Further Information 
To discuss the course please contact the module leader, Professor (I)rena Papadopoulos. 
Tel. 020 8411 6626 Email [log in to unmask] 
For enrolment enquiries please contact: 
Victor Galea-Borg, CPD Administrator 
Research, Business Services & WBL 
Middlesex University 
Furnival Building, 2-10 Highgate Hill 
London N19 5LW 
Tel. +44 (0)208 411 4760 
Fax +44 (0)208 411 4777 
Email [log in to unmask] 



Professor (I)Rena Papadopoulos, 
Head of Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health,
Chair, School Ethics Committee,
Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health, Social and Environmental Issues,
Programme Leader, MSc in European Nursing,
School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University,
10 Highgate Hill, London N19 5LW,
Tel: 02084116626   Fax: 02084116106
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