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What is the culture of your Prevention Team? [#13]

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Summary

This episode discusses the culture of a prevention team. It prompts leaders to consider how they and others perceive their team's culture. The host emphasizes the importance of internal team culture, distinct from broader cultural competence discussions.

Key takeaways

  • Consider how you would describe your prevention team's culture.
  • Reflect on how your team members or outsiders might describe your team's culture.
  • Understand that a team's internal culture is different from cultural competence.
  • Prevention leaders should pay attention to their own team's culture.
Show notes

How would you answer the question “My prevention team has a culture of _____?”

· Now, how would your team answer that question? Or someone outside of your team?

As prevention leaders, we talk about culture. Cultural competence is at the core of the strategic prevention framework and woven through each step. But today I want to talk about the culture of your prevention team. Not diversity, but culture.


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