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Nasw-nj PRESENTER TRAINING

Nasw-nj PRESENTER TRAINING. INFUSING CULTURAL DIVERSITY INTO CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS. DuWayne Battle, MSW, PhD & Christine James, MSW March 2010. INTRODUCTION.

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Nasw-nj PRESENTER TRAINING

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  1. Nasw-nj PRESENTER TRAINING INFUSING CULTURAL DIVERSITY INTO CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS DuWayne Battle, MSW, PhD & Christine James, MSW March 2010

  2. INTRODUCTION • The purpose of this training is to help conference presenters infuse diversity and cultural competency content into their workshops. • Just as ethics and confidentiality are core components of social work practice, diversity and cultural competency are key elements in all areas of social work education and practice. • Both NASW and CSWE place great emphasis on the importance of infusing diversity and cultural competency throughout the social work profession.

  3. Important Diversity Documents National Association for Social Workers (NASW) • Institutional Racism: A Call to Action • Social Work Cultural Competence Standards • Code of Ethics NASW-NJ • Diversity & Affirmative Action Plan Council for Social Work Education (CSWE) • Education Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) on Diversity

  4. Top 10 Things to Remember 1) Determine your own level of comfort with diversity content and cultural proficiency. • Become familiar with the following terms: • White Privilege • Anti-Racism • Institutional Racism • Power & Oppression • Social Justice • Intersectionality Click here for a definition of terms

  5. Top 10 Things to Remember 2) Become familiar with the NASW-NJ Diversity & Affirmative Action Plan. Click here for the Diversity and Affirmative Action Plan - Please review.

  6. Top 10 Things to Remember 3) Review relevant literature on diversity content related to your presentation. • Identify relevant literature below: • ______________________________________ • ______________________________________ • ______________________________________ • ______________________________________ • ______________________________________ Click here for a bibliography of relevant diversity, cultural competency, and social justice literature

  7. Top 10 Things to Remember 4) Obtain resource information/examples from knowledgeable people in the subject area. • People of color • Members of Diversity & Cultural Competency Committee • Colleagues • Personal experience Click here to link to NASW-NJ Diversity & Cultural Competency Committee Web Page

  8. Top 10 Things to Remember 5) Decide on specific content/examples to add to your presentation that include diversity. Click here for the Diversity Content Worksheet Complete first three sections of the Diversity Content Worksheet: • Topic of Presentation • Diversity Content Already Included in Presentation • Diversity Content to Add to Presentation

  9. Top 10 Things to Remember 6) Share personal/professional examples from participants and presenter where appropriate. Complete next section of Diversity Content Worksheet: • Personal/Professional Stories or Examples

  10. Top 10 Things to Remember 7) Mention the NASW-NJ Diversity & Affirmative Action Plan in your presentation. Click here for the Diversity Plan Summary – Please review.

  11. Top 10 Things to Remember 8) Talk specifically about white privilege/anti-racism; institutional racism; power and oppression; social justice; and intersectionality. Complete last section of Diversity Content Worksheet: • Specific Terms to Include/Define

  12. Top 10 Things to Remember 9) Create a safe space for dialogue on diversity and social justice. • Establish ground rules. • Handle diversity discussions by leading and steering the conversation. • Be prepared for conflict, disagreements, strong emotions. Click here for sample ground rules

  13. Top 10 Things to Remember 10) Start where the class is in terms of their comfort level with the topic. • Ask workshop participants about previous diversity training. • Identify potentially controversial terms and concepts. • Concepts to include: white privilege/anti-racism; institutional racism; power and oppression; social justice; intersectionality.

  14. Diversity Worksheet Samples • Click here for sample worksheets on infusing diversity into your workshop: Diversity Content Worksheet Sample 1: Parenting Coordination: Boon or Bane for Social Workers? Diversity Content Worksheet Sample 2: Exploring Relationships Between Mothers, Daughters, and Food

  15. Conclusion • Thank you for completing this workshop as a part of your commitment as a presenter in the NASW-NJ Annual Meeting of the Profession. • Please submit your completed Diversity Content Worksheet online at www.naswnj.org by April 15, 2010.

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