New Mexico Evaluators will present a conference titled, Multiple Perspectives on Cultural Competency for Evaluation Practice on Monday, May 18 from 12 to 5 p.m. at the State Bar of New Mexico. The conference will feature a variety of presenters including UNM’s Anthony Cahill, director, Division of Disability and Health Policy, Center for Development and Disability, UNM School of Medicine.
Cahill’s talk is titled, 'Cultural Competence vs. Cultural Safety: Approaches to Evaluation of Disability Policies, Programs and Services.' A number of other presenters will also share their multiple perspectives on culture from their diverse areas of work.
Evaluation inarguably takes place within social, cultural, historical, economic, and political contexts. These contexts include many dimensions, such as race, ethnicity, language, gender, age, religion, and sexual orientation.
Not so commonly discussed in conversations about culture are the contextual dimensions of disability, economy, and class. Culture is present in evaluation not only in the contexts in which programs are implemented but also in the approach and methods evaluators choose to use in their work.
Given these realities, evaluators are presented with unique opportunities to develop skills and approaches that allow their work to be accessible and responsive to the unique needs of culturally diverse group.
The conference begins at 11:30 with registration registration. Lunch and opening remarks begin at 12 p.m. and presentations get underway at 1 p.m. Registration rates are $35 for members $25 for student member and $55 for non-members.
For more information visit: New Mexico Evluators 2009