Working with Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Families             

Cultural competence is the ability to provide quality assistance to clients with diverse values, beliefs, or traditions, including tailoring the delivery of services to meet their social, cultural, and linguistic needs. It is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together, enabling the agency to work effectively in cross–cultural situations.

At Spurwink, we are aware and sensitive of the importance to examine our efforts to provide programs and services responsive to the needs and preferences of families of young children and adults from diverse cultural and linguistic groups. Because one approach may not be successful with all groups, we understand a range of strategies are necessary to enhance our relationships with families from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Spurwink is committed to developing a common foundation of knowledge and practical strategies to address the needs of the families we serve, especially when the families' backgrounds are different from our own.

About Spurwink

Spurwink Services is a nationally accredited non-profit organization providing mental health, educational and residential services for children, adolescents, adults and families. With a commitment to quality services and the recruitment of caring, compassionate professionals, Spurwink has gained a reputation for excellence in evidence-based treatment and service delivery throughout New England, Canada and beyond.For additional information, visit http://spurwink.org.

Contact:

John Farrell, Marketing Coordinator
Spurwink
899 Riverside Street
Portland, Maine 04103
207-871-1200
1-888-889-3903
info@spurwink.org