STEADY, LLC

CRST Certification

CRST Certification

CRST Certified: Leading with Purpose. Evolving Responsibly. Committing to Equity.

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In today’s rapidly changing world, cultural evolution is essential. It’s no longer enough to simply check a box with one-time training. Strong organizations rely on a sustainable framework that aligns their values with ongoing cultural responsiveness and social responsibility. The CRST Certification represents your organization’s unwavering commitment to equity, whether it’s within your workforce or for the most disproportionately impacted communities you serve.

By earning your CRST Certification, your organization ensures that it is equipped to lead with purpose, foster inclusivity, and create lasting change across all levels—from individual contributors to senior leadership. CRST Certification transforms not only your organization but also the future of substance use treatment, ensuring you remain at the forefront of progress and care.

CRST Certification Outline

Phase 1: Socialization & Strategic Planning

  • At Steady’s core, our approach to transformational work is to walk alongside you. Going far together, we use strategic planning to ensure the needs of your specific organization are being met within the CRST Framework from your perspective; this is what we mean when we say culturally responsive.
  • Introduce the CRST framework across your organization, ensuring all employees understand the purpose and importance of cultural responsiveness.
  • Engage staff at every level to begin building a shared commitment to this initiative.

Phase 2: Education

  • Implement targeted educational programming to foster a deeper understanding of cultural responsiveness and equity.
  • Equip your team with the knowledge they need to serve the most impacted communities and to embed these principles in their daily roles.

Phase 3: Integration (For Managers, Directors, and C-Suite Leaders)

  • Conduct pre- and post-assessments to measure the effectiveness of your cultural responsiveness strategy.
  • Focus on integrating the CRST framework into leadership practices, ensuring sustained impact and long-term organizational change.

Expected Outcome

At Steady LLC, we believe we are helping you put words into action. As such, we do not give you the tools without teaching you how to use them. Our organization is committed to ensuring you not only know what to do, but that you feel like it is sustainable. Implementing the strategies we provide through our work together will yield the following:

  • Cultivation of a shared  culture as it pertains to substance use treatment
  • Harnessing the power of diverse perspectives and ideas to drive innovation and the delivery of high-quality services across departments
  • Mitigation of unconscious biases and misaligned interventions for diverse population
  • Culturally responsive intervention strategies at the individual contributor, departmental, and leadership levels
  • Reputation enhancement as a socially responsible community

Frequently Asked Questions

The CRST Certification stands for Cultural Responsiveness and Social Transformation. It’s a comprehensive program that equips organizations with the tools and strategies needed to foster cultural responsiveness, equity, and inclusion within their workforce and communities. It’s more than just a one-time training—this certification represents a long-term commitment to social responsibility and sustainable change, particularly in organizations serving disproportionately impacted communities.

The CRST Certification is ideal for organizations that provide substance use treatment, healthcare, or behavioral health services. This includes government agencies, Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, juvenile correctional institutions, university counseling centers, hospitals, and substance use treatment facilities like PHP, IOP, and SLE programs. Any organization seeking to improve their cultural responsiveness and align their practices with equity can benefit from the certification.

CRST Certification provides your organization with a framework to sustain cultural responsiveness and equity in your practices, helping you better serve both your workforce and the communities most impacted by inequality. It improves overall organizational alignment, enhances your social responsibility profile, and positions your organization as a leader in cultural transformation, particularly in substance use treatment and related services.

This is an organizational certification. For systemic change to occur, the system needs to be invested. As an individual you can rest assured that your organization is truly committed to cultural responsiveness if they have the CRST Certification.

CRST Certification is designed to be an ongoing commitment. While the initial certification process is structured in phases, each organization will need to be re-certified every 2 years to ensure continued alignment with cultural responsiveness standards. This re-certification process includes evaluations and updates to keep your organization aligned with evolving social and cultural dynamics. The long-term goal is continuous improvement, ensuring your organization not only achieves certification but also sustains and strengthens its commitment over time.

The CRST Certification project will take place over a 4-month period. During this time, your organization will move through the three phases of the program: Socialization, Education, and Integration. Once the project is complete, department leadership will be provided an additional 2 months of extended support, with access to up to four 1-hour consultation calls per month to address any questions or challenges.

The initial certification fees are dependent on the organization’s size. Please contact Steady to learn more.

Yes, during the socialization phase of the CRST Certification process, organizations will undergo a policy and procedure audit which will result in recommendations that will ensure the organizational processes are in alignment with culturally responsive policy and procedural practices. Additionally, we conduct ongoing assessments throughout the education and implementation phases of the certification.

Steps to CRST Certification:

Phase 1: Socialization & Strategic Planning

  • At Steady’s core, our approach to transformational work is to walk alongside you. Going far together, we use strategic planning to ensure the needs of your specific organization are being met within the CRST Framework from your perspective; this is what we mean when we say culturally responsive.
  • Introduce the CRST framework across your organization, ensuring all employees understand the purpose and importance of cultural responsiveness.
  • Engage staff at every level to begin building a shared commitment to this initiative.

Phase 2: Education

  • Implement targeted educational programming to foster a deeper understanding of cultural responsiveness and equity.
  • Equip your team with the knowledge they need to serve the most impacted communities and to embed these principles in their daily roles.

Phase 3: Integration (For Managers, Directors, and C-Suite Leaders)

  • Conduct pre- and post-assessments to measure the effectiveness of your cultural responsiveness strategy.
  • Focus on integrating the CRST framework into leadership practices, ensuring sustained impact and long-term organizational change.

Expected Outcome

At Steady LLC, we believe we are helping you put words into action. As such, we do not give you the tools without teaching you how to use them. Our organization is committed to ensuring you not only know what to do, but that you feel like it is sustainable. Implementing the strategies we provide through our work together will yield the following:

  • Cultivation of a shared  culture as it pertains to substance use treatment
  • Harnessing the power of diverse perspectives and ideas to drive innovation and the delivery of high-quality services across departments
  • Mitigation of unconscious biases and misaligned interventions for diverse population
  • Culturally responsive intervention strategies at the individual contributor, departmental, and leadership levels
  • Reputation enhancement as a socially responsible community

Frequently Asked Questions

The CRST Certification stands for Cultural Responsiveness and Social Transformation. It’s a comprehensive program that equips organizations with the tools and strategies needed to foster cultural responsiveness, equity, and inclusion within their workforce and communities. It’s more than just a one-time training—this certification represents a long-term commitment to social responsibility and sustainable change, particularly in organizations serving disproportionately impacted communities.

The CRST Certification is ideal for organizations that provide substance use treatment, healthcare, or behavioral health services. This includes government agencies, Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, juvenile correctional institutions, university counseling centers, hospitals, and substance use treatment facilities like PHP, IOP, and SLE programs. Any organization seeking to improve their cultural responsiveness and align their practices with equity can benefit from the certification.

CRST Certification provides your organization with a framework to sustain cultural responsiveness and equity in your practices, helping you better serve both your workforce and the communities most impacted by inequality. It improves overall organizational alignment, enhances your social responsibility profile, and positions your organization as a leader in cultural transformation, particularly in substance use treatment and related services.

This is an organizational certification. For systemic change to occur, the system needs to be invested. As an individual you can rest assured that your organization is truly committed to cultural responsiveness if they have the CRST Certification.

CRST Certification is designed to be an ongoing commitment. While the initial certification process is structured in phases, each organization will need to be re-certified every 2 years to ensure continued alignment with cultural responsiveness standards. This re-certification process includes evaluations and updates to keep your organization aligned with evolving social and cultural dynamics. The long-term goal is continuous improvement, ensuring your organization not only achieves certification but also sustains and strengthens its commitment over time.

The CRST Certification project will take place over a 4-month period. During this time, your organization will move through the three phases of the program: Socialization, Education, and Integration. Once the project is complete, department leadership will be provided an additional 2 months of extended support, with access to up to four 1-hour consultation calls per month to address any questions or challenges.

The initial certification fees are dependent on the organization’s size. Please contact Steady to learn more.

Lead with Purpose. Evolve Responsibly. Commit to Equity. Become CRST Certified!

Lead with Purpose. Evolve Responsibly. Commit to Equity. Become CRST Certified!

Take the next step towards creating a culturally responsive and inclusive organization. By achieving CRST Certification, your organization will set itself apart as a leader in equity and social responsibility, ensuring organizational alignment and long-term impact. Get started today and begin the transformation!

Lead with Purpose. Evolve Responsibly. Commit to Equity. Become CRST Certified!

Lead with Purpose. Evolve Responsibly. Commit to Equity. Become CRST Certified!

Take the next step towards creating a culturally responsive and inclusive organization. By achieving CRST Certification, your organization will set itself apart as a leader in equity and social responsibility, ensuring organizational alignment and long-term impact. Get started today and begin the transformation!