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COURSE OUTLINE
This one-day course will help you teach
participants:
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What diversity and its related terms mean
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To be aware of how aware they are of diversity and where
they can improve
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Understand how changes in the world can affect you and
your view
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To identify their stereotypes
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What terms are politically correct and which are not, and
why
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The four cornerstones of diversity
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What the pitfalls are relating to diversity and how to
avoid them
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A technique for dealing with inappropriate behavior
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A management style to encourage diversity
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What to do if you or one of your employees feels
discriminated against
Introduction and Course Overview
You will spend the first part of the day getting to
know participants and discussing what will take place during the
workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their
personal learning objectives.
Defining Diversity
Participants will begin by defining diversity and
related terms, including affirmative action, bias, stereotype, and Equal
Employment Opportunity.
How Does Diversity Affect Me?
This session will help participants identify how a
changing world has affected them. Participants will also complete a
self-awareness inventory to identify possible areas for improvement.
Identifying Stereotypes
During this session, participants will explore
stereotypes from different angles through a lecture and two group
exercises.
Wise Words
In this era of political correctness, it’s
sometimes hard to keep up with words that have become inappropriate. We
will take a look at some phrases that are considered universally
incorrect and some basic guidelines. We’ll also take a humorous look at
some phrases that have gone too far.
The Cornerstones of Diversity
Diversity experts Armida Russell, Amy Tolbert, and
Frank Wilderman have identified four cornerstones of diversity
development. They are knowledge, acceptance, understanding, and
behavior. We will examine each cornerstone in detail during this
session.
How to Discourage Diversity
There are some practices that discourage diversity
more than they encourage it. We will look at four common mistakes and
how to avoid them.
The STOP Technique
Diversity expert Lenora Billings-Harris has
developed a four-step technique that you can use when someone is
behaving in an inappropriate manner. It’s called STOP. Participants will
learn about the technique through a lecture and will then practice it in
a role play.
Managing for Diversity
During this brief lecture, we will look at some
simple things managers and employees can do to encourage diversity in
their workplace.
Dealing with Discrimination
To wrap up the day, we will discuss how to deal
with discrimination as a manager and an employee.
Workshop Wrap-Up
At the end of the day, students will have an
opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.
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