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Southeast ATTC: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE: A FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SETTINGS

 

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This skill-building virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on strategies to create an inclusive organization in substance use disorders and mental health treatment settings.

Topics covered include the definitions of diversity, cultural competence, and cultural humility; reasons cultural humility is a more realistic goal than cultural competence; how to create a welcoming environment for clients seeking substance use disorders treatment from a diversity of cultural backgrounds; how to have a discussion of differences; how to help your co-workers feel appreciated regardless of differences; microaggressions, micro-insults and micro-invalidations in the workplace; a 6 step strategy to repair damage if you insult a co-worker; how to be a diversity change agent in the workplace; how to create an inclusive substance use disorders and mental health program in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. Treatment providers, peer support communities, and community-based organizations in Region 4 are encouraged to register for free.

 

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  • Repair damage if you inadvertently commit a microaggression or insult in the workplace
  • Help co-workers feel appreciated regardless of differences
  • Be a diversity change agent in substance use disorders and mental health settings.
  • Create an inclusive substance use disorders and mental health organization

 

Co-hosted by: Wellstone Behavioral Health

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Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC has facilitated diversity training's for 25 years. His non-shaming, non-blaming style of diversity training has been well received by workshop participants. His strength as a diversity specialist lies in his versatility. He has helped a range of organizations with their diversity initiatives including: Fortune 100 and 500 companies; schools; nonprofit organizations; churches; hospitals and volunteer groups.

Mark has delivered diversity training throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. A partial list of Clients includes: 3M Corporation; American Family Insurance Company; Xerox Corporation, GM Corporation and the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. He is the author of 5 books and has had 2 stories published in the New York Times Bestselling Book Series Chicken Soup For The Soul. He lectures at the University of Chicago.

 

 

Starts: Dec. 10, 2020 10:00 am
Ends: Dec. 10, 2020 1:00 pm
Timezone:
US/Eastern
Registration Deadline
December 10, 2020
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