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Tawara D. Goode, MA
Director, National Center for Cultural Competence Georgetown University Medical Center


Current Work

Ms. Goode is an instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She has been on the faculty of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD) for the past 24 years and has served in many capacities. As Associate Director for Community Planning of the GUCCHD, Ms. Goode is responsible for short-term and ongoing programs for individuals with and at risk for developmental and other disabilities and their families. Ms. Goode's duties include program development, administration, and teaching within the University and community settings. Ms. Goode assumes major programmatic and administrative responsibility for the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research & Service at the GUCCHD, funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Ms. Goode is Director of the National Center for Cultural Competence at GUCCHD. The mission of the NCCC is to increase the capacity of health care and mental health programs to design, implement and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. The NCCC is funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a collaborative project between the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development and two federal Departments, two federal administrations and nine of their respective bureaus, divisions, branches, offices, and programs.

Work Relevant to Hablamos Juntos

Ms. Goode has been actively involved in the development and implementation of programs and initiatives in the area of cultural and linguistic competence at local, national, and international levels. These efforts address the needs of diverse audiences including health care, mental health, social services, early childhood, special education, community and advocacy organizations, professional societies and organizations, institutions of higher education, etc.

Ms. Goode has published articles, monographs, and policy papers on such topics as policies that support cultural and linguistic competence, children and families who are homeless, community-based service delivery models and the inclusion of children with disabilities and their families in child care.

 

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