http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/Video%20Messages.html Aloha! Thank you for visiting our video message center. We look forward to sharing thoughts, ideas, and information on issues related to counseling, social justice, advocacy, empowerment and more. To participate: Click on the image or the “Listen” text to open a specific message. If you would like to respond to the content presented in the video, click on the “Add a comment” link at the bottom of the page to add text and files up to 5MB featured podcasts Opportunity Radio A social justice podcast exploring the state of opportunity in America Radio for Peace Int’l Global community radio since 1987 NetSquared: Remixing the Web for Social Change Check out the Youth Podcast for Social Justice: An Interview with Mini Kahlon iWeb 1.1.2 http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/Video%20Messages_files/DSC00309.png http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/Video%20Messages.html 60 Aloha! Thank you for visiting our video message center. We look forward to sharing thoughts, ideas, and information on issues related to counseling, social justice, advocacy, empowerment and more. To participate: Click on the image Aloha! Thank you for visiting our video message center. We look forward to sharing thoughts, ideas, and information on issues related to counseling, social justice, advocacy, empowerment and more. To participate: Click on the image or the “Listen” text to open a specific message. If you would like to respond to the content presented in the video, click on the “Add a comment” link at the bottom of the page to add text and files up to 5MB featured podcasts Opportunity Radio A social justice podcast exploring the state of opportunity in America Radio for Peace Int’l Global community radio since 1987 NetSquared: Remixing the Web for Social Change Check out the Youth Podcast for Social Justice: An Interview with Mini Kahlon http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/CD21087D-3095-4FC3-867A-4E50DA02B245.html http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/CD21087D-3095-4FC3-867A-4E50DA02B245.html Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:50:54 -1000 <a href="http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/CD21087D-3095-4FC3-867A-4E50DA02B245_files/NIMC%20welcome%20message%20EFBK-2.mov"><img src="http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/Images/NIMC%20welcome%20message%20EFBK.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:125px; height:125px;"/></a>Aloha and welcome to pathways, the electronic forum for the NIMC, otherwise known as the national institute on multicultural competence . I’m Brian Kajiyama, one of the webpersons, and I’m Elizabeth F 00:04:03 Aloha and welcome to pathways, the electronic forum for the NIMC, otherwise known as the national institute on multicultural competence . I’m Brian Kajiyama, one of the webpersons, and I’m Elizabeth F Aloha and welcome to pathways, the electronic forum for the NIMC, otherwise known as the national institute on multicultural competence . I’m Brian Kajiyama, one of the webpersons, and I’m Elizabeth Foster. To begin, I’d like to share why the NIMC is important from a disability perspective. The forum will be an avenue for us to share new ideas on how we all can heighten our awareness and sensitivity to issues related to persons with disabilities. We believe this will lead to a paradigm shift from looking at someone’s deficits and moving towards more strengths based and comprehensive approach when working with this unique population. Secondly, we are extremely proud and excited that this forum is based out of Hawai’i, perhaps one of the most culturally diverse location on our planet. Hawai’i clearly exemplifies the need for mental health practitioners and counselors to be competent from a multicultural standpoint. We genuinely look forward to being pioneers in this area and strongly believe it will cause a significant shift so that multiculturally competence is viewed as a vital component in this move to achieve social justice. Thank you for your attention and Ms. Foster will now explain the many unique facets of pathways. Thank you, Brian. Aloha everyone. Thank you for taking the time to view this video. We had two main goals when we created this site. One was to make it interactive and the other was to make it accessible. Regarding accessibility, we wanted to respect and honor different learning styles. One way we have done this is giving multiple formats for people to access information. In addition to this audiovideo component, if you would prefer to read or read along while you listen, text has been transcribed below the video box that you’re viewing this in. Additionally, we have tried to use a clear and large sized font to aid in the visibility of the site. This is an on-going endeavor and we will update you with our progress. Regarding the interactive component of this site, when you visit our homepage you will see a column on the left side of your screen entitled resources, initiatives, and projects. This column has links to the variety of projects that we are working on including the video message center that you are viewing this video in as well as the interactive discussion forum. We also have the CACREP advocacy and consultation for training standards, the student mentoring project and early career development leadership initiative, the decade of change initiative, the dialogue on race justice and peace project, and many others. Regarding the interactive discussion forum and the video message center, those are the key areas we are seeking your assistance regarding the interactive format. Both of the pages offer the opportunity for you to post comments. So after you view this video or read the interactive discussion forum questions there is a part for you to add a comment and we would appreciate hearing from you. We look forward to suggestions and feedback for how to improve this site as well as any comments you have about the content of the site. So we hope you enjoy helping us create an interactive, vibrant community for the NIMC family. Aloha. http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/002AD16B-2ACB-4D90-A889-6023E8CFB0AA.html http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/002AD16B-2ACB-4D90-A889-6023E8CFB0AA.html Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:30:10 -1000 <a href="http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/002AD16B-2ACB-4D90-A889-6023E8CFB0AA_files/NIMC%20Welcome%20message%20Michael%20D%27Andrea-2.mov"><img src="http://web.mac.com/nimc/iWeb/NIMC/Video%20Messages/Images/NIMC%20Welcome%20message%20Michael%20D%27Andrea-2.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:125px; height:125px;"/></a>Hello my name is Michael D’Andrea, I’m the executive director of the National Institute for Multicultural Competence, the NIMC. The NIMC was formulated after the 1993 convention that was hosted by the 00:04:03 Hello my name is Michael D’Andrea, I’m the executive director of the National Institute for Multicultural Competence, the NIMC. The NIMC was formulated after the 1993 convention that was hosted by the Hello my name is Michael D’Andrea, I’m the executive director of the National Institute for Multicultural Competence, the NIMC. The NIMC was formulated after the 1993 convention that was hosted by the American Counseling Association (ACA) in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, numerous advocates for multicultural competence came together to talk about the barriers that existed at that time in terms of promoting multicultural competence and social justice ideals into the work that counselors do. At that time, there were several members that helped formulate the NIMC they included Derald Wing Sue, Patricia Arredondo, Thomas Parham, Mary Bradford Ivey, Allen Ivey, Donald C. Luck, Judy Daniels, and myself. Since that time the NIMC as advocated for many types of organizational changes in the ACA and in the American Psychological Association (APA) as well as through consultation efforts in universities across the United States. All of these efforts were designed to help promote and foster multicultural competence among administrators, counselor educators, psychology trainers, and students in programs around the country as well as out professional associations. In 1999, the NIMC went through an organizational change with looking at new strategic plans. Shortly thereafter we expanded to almost 500 members, students and professional around the country, who joined together in promoting multicultural competence and social justice ideals in the mental health professions. We welcome you to consider becoming a free member in the NIMC; the membership is at no cost to yourself. You can contact us by accessing the website that you are now viewing. This is yet another innovation of the NIMC with the help of Mr. Brian Kajiyama and Ms. Elizabeth Foster, graduate students in the department of counselor education at the university of Hawai'i. We have been able to put together what we believe is an innovative and valuable resource for you. You will note that the resources that are contained on the website are specifically designed to increase your understanding and to help you acquire a broad range of competencies that will enable you to work more effectively, more respectfully, and more ethically with persons from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds in your professional practices. We’re very excited about the broad range of new initiatives the NIMC is undertaking and again we welcome you to learn more about the NIMC and consider joining us as a family that strives to work together to help transform our profession and our individual capabilities to promote the dignity and development of persons from diverse backgrounds. Thank you for your consideration and aloha. Won’t you please join us by exploring the NIMC‘s new electronic pathways system as we work together to increase our level of multicultural competence and strive to promote a great level of social justice in the profession and in the communities where we work? Aloha.