INFUSING CULTURAL DIVERSITY INTO CONFERENCE

PRESENTATIONS

DuWayne Battle, MSW, PhD & Christine James, MSWMarch 2010

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.

National Association for Social Workers (NASW) Institutional Racism: A Call to Action Social Work Cultural Competence Standards Code of EthicsNASW-NJ Diversity & Affirmative Action PlanCouncil for Social Work Education (CSWE) Education Policy and Accreditation Standards

(EPAS) on Diversity

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

2) Become familiar with the NASW-NJ Diversity & Affirmative Action Plan.

Click here for the Diversity and Affirmative Action Plan - Please review.

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

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

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

6) Share personal/professional examples from participants and presenter where appropriate.

Complete next section of Diversity Content Worksheet: Personal/Professional Stories or Examples

7) Mention the NASW-NJ Diversity & Affirmative Action Plan in your presentation.

Click here for the Diversity Plan Summary – Please review.

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

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

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.

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

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.