2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/05/2019 | 1:45 PM - 2:10 PM | Diversity: How Can We Meet Face to Face? | Vienna
Diversity: How Can We Meet Face to Face?
We all come from different backgrounds and cultures. As Parent Leaders, Leaders in Family Based Organizations, EHDI program staff and direct service providers, we run across so many people unlike ourselves. Participants in this session will observe short samples of two diversity exercises to begin to uncover any potential underlying bias towards people from different cultures or backgrounds . The first exercise forces participants to confront the ways in which society benefits some individuals over others. The second activity addresses the many stereotypes that exist in our society in a manner that is powerful and personal. Prevalent themes will include privilege, power, respect, and oppression. The overall goal is to increase participant’s awareness of the need for cultural diversity training in their own organizations or staffs.
- Identify the need for diversity training
- Understand the process of presenting a diversity training to your organization by observing two sample diversity training exercises
- Increase cultural diversity awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills within our organizations and the communities served
Presentation:
18878_10358JanelFrost.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10358JanelFrost.rtf
Presenters/Authors
Karen Wisinski
(), Michigan Hands & Voices, wisinskiK@michigan.gov;
Karen Wisinski lives in Brighton, Michigan, and is mom to two teen boys. The youngest is hard of hearing. Karen is Program Director for Michigan Hands & Voices™, and part of the Michigan team that worked to build membership, an active board, a successful Guide By Your Side™ program, and an ASTra program in less than four years. Karen is the 2014 recipient of The Seaver Vision Award from Hands & Voices Headquarters.
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Janel Frost
(), Michigan Hands & Voices, janelfrost@gmail.com;
Janel Frost is a mother to a 17 year old son who is Deaf Plus. Janel has a BA in Human Services specializing in Child Development, Counseling and Psychology and a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has worked in the Early Education field for the past 25 years. Janel currently works as the acting Director for Michigan Hands & Voices and is the Coordinator for Michigan Hands & Voices ASTra Program. Janel has worked as a Parent Guide for Michigan Hands & Voices’ Guide By Your Side Program for the past 11 years. Janel is passionate about creating and implementing programs and services to help ALL children reach their fullest potentials and loves that she is able to use her educational background, coupled with her personal life experience to work within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing field to create positive change.
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