Educational Resources for Providers

Home & Community-Based Services - DHS Training

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule, Department of Health Services

• Residential - HCBS Settings Rule: Compliance for Residential Service Providers, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• Non-Residential - HCBS Settings Rule: Compliance for Non-Residential Service Providers, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

DHS FAQ HCBS Settings Rule: FAQs, Wisconsin Deparment of Health Services

YouTube Videos:

• HCBS Overview
• HCBS Provider Requirements for Residential Setting
• What does the Rule Guarantee?

HCBC Benchmarks

• Benchmark Guide for Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule: Certified 1-2 Bed Adult Family Homes
• Benchmark Guide for Adult Residential Settings: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule

Cultural Competency

Wisconsin Department of Health Services Trainings: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wppnt/index.htm 

2025 - Jan. 9: Working with Identity: Cultural Humility to Cultural Relevance

• Presenter: Shawn Smith

• Materials: January 9, 2025 Presentation (PDF)

• Recording: Working with Identity: Cultural Humility to Cultural Reverence January 9 2025 on Vimeo

2021  - April 8: Addiction, Culture, and Implicit Biases 

• Presenter: Yee Xiong, MD 

• Materials: Presentation (PDF) 

• Recording: View the recording 

April 22: Cultural Humility and Implicit Bias in Mental Health Care 

• Presenter: Erri Hewitt, Ph.D. 

• Recording: View the recording 

2022  - February 10: Suicide within the LGBTQ+ Community: Implications for Providers 

• Presenter: Will Hutter, PsyD, LMFT 

• February 10, 2022, Recording 

April 14: Providing Care for Limited English Proficient Individuals: Working Effectively with Interpreters 

• Presenter: Shiva Bidar-Sielaff 

• April 14, 2022, Recording 

November 10: I Don't See Color -- Real Tools for Becoming a More Culturally Responsive SUD Clinician  

• Presenter: Venesha Harden, CSAC, ICS 

• November 10, 2022, Presentation (PDF) 

• November 10, 2022, Recording 

2023  - January 12: Culturally-Sensitive Approaches to Attachment Work with Families and Individuals 

• Presenter: Daniela Guerrero, MA, LPC 

• January 12, 2023, Presentation (PDF) 

• January 12, 2023, Recording 

Additional Resources

• Illustrating Equality VS Equity - Interaction Institute for Social Change : Interaction Institute for Social Change
• Health inequities and their causes
• Discrimination: What it is and how to cope
• Unconscious Bias, Implicit Bias, and Microaggressions: What Can We Do about Them?
• Health equity (who.int)
• Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference? | Online Public Health
• What Is Health Literacy? | Health Literacy | CDC
• Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) | About CDC | CDC
• Health Equity 101 - Engaging for Health Equity

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