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Administration on Aginging (AOA)

 

A TOOLKIT for SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES [11 June 2010]

http://www.aoa.gov/AoAroot/Press_Room/For_The_Press/pr/archive/2010/June/DiversityToolkit.aspx

or

http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/DOCS/AoA_DiversityToolkit_full.pdf

[full-text, 134 pages]

 

This Toolkit provides the Aging Network and its partners with a replicable and easy-to-use method for providing respectful, inclusive, and sensitive services for any diverse community. The Toolkit consists of a four-step process and a questionnaire that assists professionals, volunteers and grassroots advocates with every stage of program planning, implementation and service delivery for older adult communities, their families and caregivers. The core principles of the toolkit include respect, inclusion and sensitivity as the hallmarks of quality service. This Toolkit is an invitation to make a cultural shift in service provision, to learn, to grow and fully appreciate the diverse community of older adults that agencies and their partners serve.

 

Table of Contents

Preface 2

Foreword 3

Acknowledgements 4

Introduction 6

Illustration: The Steps of Planning Services for Diverse Communities 7

PART I

Step 1: Assessments

Introduction to Step 1 8

Presentation 9

Diverse Community Questionnaire 12

Step 2: Identifying Resources About the Community

Introduction to Step 2 16

Presentation 17

Diverse Community Questionnaire 20

Step 3: Designing Services

Introduction to Step 3 24

Presentation 25

Diverse Community Questionnaire 28

Step 4: Program Evaluation

Introduction to Step 4 32

Presentation 33

Diverse Community Questionnaire 38

PART II: APPENDICES

Appendix A: Diverse Community Questionnaire 42

Appendix B: Definitions 54

Appendix C: Diversity Concepts 56

Appendix D: Discussion Scenarios 58

Appendix E: Companion Presentations 66

Appendix F: Companion Exercises 104

Appendix G: List of Online Resources 108

Appendix H: Diversity Training Tips 128

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