A fully-revised Cultural Diversity
Competency course taught by Helen Wong Smith is being offered via the SAA Zoom
platform. This live course is scheduled for January 24, January 31
and February 7, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. U.S. central time
(each day). Early-bird registration deadline is
December 27, 2021. Participants will be provided with the most
up-to-date information and readings on this critical topic. You’ll
also be able to participate in live discussion with the expert
instructor!
We all would like to believe that we are aware of
Cultural Diversity Competency (CDC), but what exactly does it stand
for? Helen Wong Smith says it’s the ability to function with
awareness, knowledge, and interpersonal skill when engaging people of
different backgrounds, assumptions, beliefs, values, and behaviors.
In this workshop you’ll be challenged to examine personal perceptions
that might surprise you and, you’ll be introduced to strategies that
will increase your ability to practice inclusion.
This
workshop provides the four skills to employ CDC and the five stages
individuals and organizations can implement to improve relations with
internal and external communities.
Upon
completion of this course, you'll be able to:
- Use the definition of
CDC and the three levels of integration to reflect on their
cross-cultural interactions.
- Use the five stages
of the CDC continuum to reflect upon their strengths and
challenges and those of their organizations.
- Employ four key CDC
skills in order to improve their cross-cultural interactions.
- Recognize differences
in knowledge and sense-making while recognizing indigenous
cultures are not homogenous-each is unique, thus the very
definition of diversity.
- Recognize where
cultural-mindedness can be employed with culturally centered
communication skills to form a foundation for contributing to
culturally competent organizations, communities, and
societies.
Who
Should Attend: Archivists,
librarians, staff, and managers who provide any type of information
services. This workshop also addresses internal
relationships.
What
Should You Know Already? No prior knowledge necessary.
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