The Dynamics of Difference
9:00 am-4:15 pm
$75.00
6.0 Ethics CEUs
- LSW/LISW/SWA (CSWMFT #: MCST03215203)
- LPC/LPCC (CSWMFT #: MCST03215203)
- Nurses (via reciprocity with the CSWMFT board)
- LNHA (BELTSS #: 37547-SS-21)
This session will help you understand your own beliefs and values in this area so you can interact more professionally and competently with people of all backgrounds. At the conclusion of the class you will be able to identify how the management of diversity issues can impact individual and team cooperation, productivity and organizational effectiveness. You will also be able to identify how assumptions and stereotypes can effect your behavior and relationships – and skills that can be used to recognize and prevent biased interactions.
Objectives:
- Define diversity and identify how the effective or ineffective managing of diversity can impact individual and team cooperation, productivity and organizational effectiveness
- Identify how assumptions and stereotypes can affect our behavior and relationships
- Identify at least five key diversity concepts that can be used to recognize and prevent biased interactions
About the Speaker: Marcella Balin
Marcella is well known and highly regarded as an educator and presenter. She is an independent nurse entrepreneur and lecturer with forty one years of experience. She began her nursing career in Brooklyn, N.Y. and spent a decade as an emergency room nurse while moving into the field of education. She parlayed years of widely varied teaching experience into a career of independent teaching and presenting. Since then, Marcella has concentrated on areas of development most empowering to herself and to those around her.
REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION INFORMATION:
Class sizes are limited, so register early. Classes with low registrations may be canceled. If the class is canceled or moved, participants will be contacted via email at least 24 hours in advance.
Classes start and end on time. To ensure a quality experience for all, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the class start time and find a seat. CEU credits will be adjusted 0.25 credit hours for every 15 minutes not in attendance; adjusted certificates will be emailed to participants within 3 business days after the training. Hard copies of certificates will be mailed upon request.
It is difficult to control room temperature to everyone's comfort level. We suggest you dress in layers that can be adaptable to warm and cool temperatures.
For auditing purposes, arrival and departure times and signature are required on attendance sheets.