1. Cultural Diversity communication skills
How long it takes?
Parent, Staff, and Leadership Training Conference
December 7, 2016
San Juan, Puerto Rico
National Head Start Association
Presenters:
Olivia Orraca-Stone
Sofia Baucom
East Coast Migrant Head Start Project

2. How can we measure Cultural Diversity growth?

3. Increase Self-Awareness of biases- personal mindsets
Learning Outcomes
Increase Self-Awareness of biases- personal mindsets
Increase understanding of different cultural/diversity mindsets in others
Increase on willingness to expose ourselves to Cultural Diversity growth

4. A definition of Culture:
Culture is a combination of thoughts, feelings, attitudes, beliefs, values and behavior patterns that are shared by a racial, ethnic, religious or social group*
*(Family Development Credential, Claire Forest Cornell University)

5. All the possible ways we are different…
What is diversity?
All the possible ways we are different…

6. What is a bias?
It is a strong opinion about something or someone. We can biased in favor or biased against it.
In either case we may have some facts to support our position but a bias is based more on feelings and opinions than on facts…
Adapted from “Understanding bias” Thinking Skills by Rinehart and Winston.

7. ECKLC Early Childhood Knowledge & Learning Center http://www. ecklc

8. Culture Viewed from Four Levels by Cohen, 1978

10. Head Start and Early Head Start Relationship-Based Competencies

11. Head Start and Early Head Start Relationship-Based Competencies

12. What it means to be responsive?
Responsive-(this is beyond cultural knowledge or awareness)
[adjective] readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion; susceptible to the feelings or attitudes of others*
*Based on Principles Supporting the Framework for Multicultural Programming in Head Start

13. Everything start with …

14. Active Listening

15. Diversity within us…
Group Activity

16. Example: Male White Tattoo (Plenty and visible) Christian Married
Blue collar
Golf player
Ex-military
Grandparent
Musician (guitar)
Bald

17. Example: Male White Tattoo (Plenty and visible) Christian Married
Blue collar
Golf player
Ex-military
Grandparent
Musician (guitar)
Bald

18. Write a list of all the groups you belong to…
__________________

19. Sharing time…(Part 1)
Pick one of the groups you belong that is different from your partner and explain how it is to belong to this group…

20. Sharing time…(Part 2)
Look for common ground to start a conversation. Pick a group that both of you can relate to…

21. Who does our society value more?
Consider your personal values, the community you live and the media…

22. The problem with assigning values…
Group Activity (self-assessment)

23. Do we apply Minus or plus?
Being uneducated vs. Being educated
Being Fat vs. being slim
Being physical attractive vs. physically unattractive
Being white vs. being Latino
Being rich vs. being poor
Have a criminal record vs. not having one
Have the higher position in your agency vs. having the less paying jobs
White collar vs blue collar job
Being over 50 years old vs being in your thirties or younger

24. We are all different and Equal in Value

25. We are all different and Equal in Value

27. Growth has a price $$$
May be out of our comfort zone
Takes time
We can be criticized
We may be misunderstood
Requires active listening and looking for common ground to connect

28. Learning Outcomes… On going
Increase Self-Awareness of biases-personal mindsets
Increase understanding of different cultural/diversity mindsets in others
Increase on willingness to expose ourselves to Cultural Diversity growth

29. “We can never learn everything about all cultures; but we can demonstrate an interest and willingness to learn from each other…”
-Cross-Cultural Team Member, MN

30. Time to reflect…(Individual)
Ask yourself:
Am I willing to reach out to someone who is different than me?
Do I want to grow by getting to know people that I would not normally will choose as a friend?

31. How long it takes?

32. It is a lifelong journey!...