Professional Development
Knowledge is power. Power, when used responsibly, creates transformative change.
It is the multifaceted, research-based diversity education, not one-dimensional training, that cultivates real and lasting transformative change.
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Creative and interactive learning sessions
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Customizable session length and engagement
Virtual learning and in-person guidance
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Professional development sessions can be tailored to accommodate various group sizes, space, and time availability.
The Process
Determine the GOAL and PURPOSE of professional development session (i.e., team building, diversity education, strategic planning, etc.)
Determine the TARGET AUDIENCE (i.e., leadership team, managers, students, etc.)
Determine TIME ALLOCATION (i.e., half-, full-, multiple days, etc.)
SELECT appropriate module(s)
General Sessions
Matrix of Intersectionality
The Matrix of Intersectionality is a card game that guides individuals through a self-discovery process about privilege, power, and responsibility.
Social Categories
This session covers twelve social categories including education, gender, locality, sexual orientation, class, age, citizenship, sex, race, language ability, religion, and dis/ability.
impact
impact illuminates the direct influence of socioeconomic factors on a person's life through a simulation process representing the lived experiences of individuals in different socioeconomic status categories.
Community-based Learning
Simulate real-world experience from the perspective of four socioeconomic status groups including poverty-, working-, middle- and upper class.
Microaggressions in the Workplace
This session will focus on developing an understanding of the various types of microaggressions including micro- assaults, -insults, -invalidations and more specifically, develop the ability to identify and contour such microaggressions.
Let’s Chat: Critical Conversations
Interactive group discussions that utilizes short story prompts, role-play, and other interactive activities to create a safe and comfortable space for authentic and profound conversation around various topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Sessions for Leaders
Essential Pieces for 21st Century Inclusive Leaders
Create a visual depiction of the organization’s current diversity ecosystem and illuminate the strengths, gaps, and growth opportunities for creating an inclusive culture of belonging. This process will help to deconstruct any complexities among internal and external stakeholders and identify relational dynamics between and among various entities.
Diversity as a Strategic Priority
This strategic planning session focuses on identifying key diversity priorities required to accomplish desired goals and outcomes. Develop a strategic leadership plan with a diversity and inclusion focus and a 90-day launch plan with progress indicators to actualize diversity & inclusion as a core tenet and value system in your organization.
Barriers
Identify and dismantle barriers that may be preventing progress in creating an inclusive culture of belonging in your organization. Specifically, learn to reduce the impact of structural, procedural, attitudinal, skills & knowledge barriers.
Inclusive Leadership: Your Role as an Effective Change Agent
Transition from color blind to color brave leadership through five principles of inclusive leadership.
Managing Intercultural Conflict & Difficult Conversations
Explore best practices for managing and reducing intercultural conflict in the workplaces. This session will provide hand-on practice to shift from difficult to brave, authentic conversations.