Affirming Care for Immigrant Communities: Building Inclusive and Responsive Services
This webinar focuses on turning good intentions into real, affirming practice across Maryland’s service systems to create inclusive services for immigrant communities centering respect, access, and trust. This session goes beyond theory to help you understand the barriers immigrant communities face, as well as what you and your organization can do right now to reduce them.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify barriers immigrants communities face in accessing care
- Describe affirming language use and cultural engagement practices
- Outline organizational readiness for diverse service delivery
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