We bring our diversity, equity, and inclusiong training programs to your organization based on your group’s specific professional development needs.
Our diversity, equity & inclusion training programs help increase awareness about inclusive practices in the workplace and improve outcomes in personal and professional relationships.
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Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
To be culturally competent is to go beyond recognizing (or even celebrating) diversity to developing an awareness of how our individual identities and backgrounds impact our interactions with others. It also means using that knowledge to strengthen our ability to interact successfully with all kinds of people and improve outcomes in relationships both personally and professionally.
We are all influenced by our backgrounds and the societies in which we live. Differences in race, age, gender, nationality, and many other factors can contribute to assumptions being made on both sides of an interaction.
This training program will introduce participants to the ways that the human brain is primed to form biases and how we can become better at recognizing and overcoming them.
Building on that awareness, we’ll examine how one’s attitude, knowledge, and skill sets can all be bolstered to improve interpersonal relationships, team cohesion, and workplace culture.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between celebrating diversity and being culturally competent.
- Describe the four components of cultural competency.
- Utilize practical, hands-on information that they can apply to their professional relationships immediately.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Tricia Downing, MS, MA
About 21 percent of people with a disability were employed in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is the highest rate since the U.S. began tracking this statistic in 2008. Because individuals with disabilities are increasingly seeking employment in the workplace, it’s important for employers to ensure they can create an inclusive culture and reasonably accommodate those individuals, whether they are carrying out their tasks in the office or remotely.
Many employers avoid following through on implementing disability inclusion because of the perceived cost of adapting a workplace; however, various studies have found that implementing policies and providing reasonable accommodations cost much less than many employers expect.
Some of the ways an organization can become disability inclusive include:
- Increasing awareness among their management teams about fostering a disability-inclusive culture.
- Providing the accommodations employees with disabilities may need to do their jobs effectively, whether that means making sure they have adaptive furniture, equipment, or devices; assistive technology; or accessible employee materials and forms of communication.
This workshop helps management teams:
- Understand the importance of disability inclusion and the steps they can take to incorporate such policies and practices into their workplace.
- Realize what they need to do to make their workplace accommodations accessible according to state guidelines.
- Recognize the many intangible ways they can support employees with disabilities.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least 5 participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
From two hours to a full day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.