Join us for the second session of our webinar series, “Diversifying the Health Center Workforce: Elevating Cultural Humility & Equitable Care.” This session will focus on the unique healthcare needs of migrant populations and LGBTQIA+ communities, and the importance of recruiting and retaining culturally competent clinical staff to address these needs effectively.
Expert speakers from the Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center will share valuable insights and promising practices for providing culturally competent care to these populations including the importance of and strategies for recruiting and retaining staff with lived experiences of these identities. This session will provide valuable knowledge and practical strategies for promoting health equity and inclusivity within your organization.
Session 2 Learning Objectives:
Identify some of the unique healthcare needs and disparities experienced by migrant populations and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Understand the importance of recruiting and retaining culturally competent clinical staff to address these needs effectively.
Develop actionable strategies for promoting health equity and inclusivity within healthcare organizations by integrating culturally competent care practices tailored to the needs of migrant and LGBTQIA+ populations.
Join us for the first webinar in our series, “Diversifying the Health Center Workforce: Elevating Cultural Humility & Equitable Care.” In this session, STAR² Center experts will lay the groundwork for understanding and applying Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) principles to health center workforce recruitment and retention efforts.
Participants will explore how JEDI principles can inform recruitment and retention strategies within health centers. The presentation will delve into the importance of fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes equity, and prioritizes inclusion to create a more welcoming and supportive environment for all staff members.
Whether you are a healthcare administrator, HR professional, clinician, or advocate, this webinar will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies for advancing JEDI principles in your health center workforce efforts. Don’t miss this opportunity to take the first step toward building a more diverse, equitable, and culturally humble healthcare workforce.
Session 1 Learning Objectives:
Understand the foundational principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and their relevance to health center workforce efforts.
Identify key strategies for integrating JEDI principles into recruitment and retention efforts within health centers.
Learn how fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion can contribute to improved staff satisfaction, patient outcomes, and organizational success in healthcare settings.
Step into the forefront of retention excellence with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (ACU) STAR² Center and 3RNET! Unveil the secrets to steadfast retention planning for health centers in this illuminating webinar series. In this first session, our expert speakers begin the conversation with an overview of mission alignment, competitive compensation structures, enticing benefits packages, and proactive preparation for employee onboarding to set teams up for retention success.
Having an data-informed workforce plan is one of the core components of a high functioning health center workforce strategy and evidence-based career pathways for recruiting and retaining staff is an aspect of this component. In this session, expert guest faculty Steven Bennett delves into the concept of the “compensatory selection process” and details how it can be employed as part of the recruitment process to ensure job-fit and part of the retention process by supporting the development of employees from a broad range of backgrounds. Attendees will learn strategies to implement this “whole” person centered approach to the benefit both employers and employees.
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Join experts from the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center program as we explore what it means to be a trauma-informed organization. The health center workforce continues to face overwhelming challenges such as burnout, moral injury and moral distress, compassion fatigue, inequitable workplace structures and operations, toxic workplace cultures, turnover, a decrease in the size of the healthcare workforce, and the residual traumatic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While complicated, addressing these challenges is not insurmountable. Building a trauma-informed workplace that prioritizes a culture of wellness is one of the key steps to supporting a resilient workforce. This webinar will explore the principles of a trauma-informed organization and its intersection with organizational and individual resilience to provide actionable tools health centers can use to support an engaged and satisfied workforce.
Join ACU’s STAR² Center for an interactive session focused on supporting workforce well-being and developing an organizational culture of wellness. As rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, moral distress, and more continue to rise, it is imperative that health center leadership invest in and implement organizational changes that directly address the well-being needs of their workforce. Without a workforce, there is no health center, and without a healthy and engaged workforce, health centers will continue to lose mission-driven, highly skilled professionals. Turnover not only impacts a health center’s operations and the satisfaction of employees, but also the services it is able to provide patients and the community. This session will view well-being from four key areas of need: financial, emotional, physical, and communication. It will provide tools and actionable strategies health centers can use to improve staff well-being and build an organizational culture that is people-centered. Regardless of position or role, we all deserve to work in a safe and supportive environment that meets our needs and sees us as individuals.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of workforce well-being by supporting the financial, emotional, physical, and communication needs of staff
Identify the integral connection between well-being and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI)
Adopt a people-centered approach to well-being that places the needs of people above productivity and workflows
Learn about the importance of properly investing in the workforce and the savings it may yield when compared to the financial loss associated with turnover
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Join the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for a two-part webinar series exploring the role creativity plays in advancing employee well-being at health centers. The inclusion of art and other creative endeavors in the workplace can serve as a respite for the ongoing mental health struggles – such as moral distress, moral injury, and compassion fatigue – that remain prevalent among health center staff. This webinar series will explore the intersection of art and healing as a key aspect of building a resilient, empowered, and engaged workforce. It will also provide firsthand accounts from various health centers that embraced creativity as a key part of their organization’s culture of wellbeing. Engage your creative spirit!
This session was hosted by Tina Adamson, the Chief Human Resources Officer at Primary Health Network, and Tristé Lieteau Smith, the CEO of Near North Health. This session highlights the key role health centers and their leadership play in advancing the well-being of staff using creative outlets and provides examples of organizationally supported wellness programming.
Join ACU’s STAR² Center for an interactive session focused on comprehensive workforce planning for health centers. This session will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to develop and implement a Comprehensive Workforce Plan (CWP) tailored to their health center’s unique context. Effective workforce planning strategies are crucial for health center success and sustainability.
The session was hosted on March 19, 2024 and includes actionable strategies and tools, including the STAR2 Center’s Health Center Comprehensive Workforce Plan: A Retention & Recruitment Plan Template, checklists, and other resources. This interactive presentation will empower participants to develop or enhance their own CWPs, aligning with organizational goals for long-term success.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of including the JEDI lens in comprehensive workforce planning.
Learn the key elements of a Comprehensive Workforce Plan.
Identify at least three STAR² Center resources that can help with retention and recruitment planning.
Please click here to access the slides from this session and click the following links to access the other sessions in this series:
Join the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for a two-part webinar series exploring the role creativity plays in advancing employee well-being at health centers. The inclusion of art and other creative endeavors in the workplace can serve as a respite for the ongoing mental health struggles – such as moral distress, moral injury, and compassion fatigue – that remain prevalent among health center staff. This webinar series will explore the intersection of art and healing as a key aspect of building a resilient, empowered, and engaged workforce. It will also provide firsthand accounts from various health centers that embraced creativity as a key part of their organization’s culture of wellbeing. Engage your creative spirit!
This session was hosted by Allison LaRussa, AVP, Health Humanities, Trauma Informed Sanctuary Frameworks, and Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at The Wright Center for Community Health. The session explores the “why” behind using creativity to improve employee wellness, provides examples for the Wright Center’s programming, and leads participants through an interactive moment of creative mindfulness.
When thinking about the mental health workforce, the titles of “therapist,” “counselor,” or “case manager” usually come to mind, but the skills and training of these professionals extends far beyond the therapeutic setting. Building career pathways for the mental health workforce—both within the Behavioral Health Department and beyond—not only supports your health center’s retention strategies, but also helps to develop an engaged and satisfied workforce. This webinar will provide you with knowledge, tips, and tools to help you think about starting or expanding the career pathway opportunities provided at your health center. With a specific focus on the mental health workforce, you will also learn more about the role of behavioral health providers and their multifaceted skills. Join the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) and its STAR² Center team to learn more about the advancement opportunities that attract and retain mission-driven mental health practitioners and support staff.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the importance of developing career pathways as part of a health center’s retention plan for their mental health workforce.
Understand the different types of mental health providers and their multifaceted training and skill sets.
Examine opportunities for career advancement for the mental health workforce that extends beyond a health center’s Behavioral Health Department.
