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Diversity Training: Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace

Name: Diversity Training: Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace
Price: 197.00 USD
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This course equips workplace leaders and employees with the knowledge, tools, and techniques needed to celebrate diversity in the workplace. Through exploring key diversity concepts, identifying personal stereotypes and biases, applying the four cornerstones of diversity, and learning how to handle discrimination, participants will be empowered to foster a more inclusive, respectful, and legally compliant work environment.

14 lessons7 modules480 minutes

What you'll learn

Describe what diversity and its related terms mean
Explain how changes in the world have affected your view of diversity
Identify your own stereotypes and biases
Use politically correct terms and avoid language that is derogatory or exclusionary
Apply the four cornerstones of diversity: knowledge, acceptance, understanding, and behavior
Avoid common pitfalls that discourage diversity in the workplace
Use the STOP technique to address inappropriate behavior
Develop a management style that encourages and celebrates diversity

Understanding Stereotypes One of the biggest barriers to true diversity is the stereotype. Stereotypes can be so subtle that you might not even realize you're applying them — and that's what makes them so powerful and so dangerous. How the Mind Creates Categories Your brain naturally organizes the world into categories. Without this ability, every new experience would be overwhelming. Categories help you make sense of people and events quickly. But here's the problem: categories also carry meaning, feelings, and judgments. When you encounter a word or image, your brain often triggers an almost automatic reaction. Think about how you feel when you hear words like: *tattoos, blondes, athletes, scientists*. You likely don't feel neutral about any of them. These instant reactions are normal — but they become problematic when you can no longer see an individual person clearly, only the category they belong to. When Categories Become Stereotypes A category becomes a stereotype when you stop seeing individuals and only see the group. If you assume that every person within a category shares the same traits, you're stereotyping. A common defense is, *"Stereotypes are sometimes true."* But by definition, they cannot be — because a stereotype applies a group characteristic to every individual within that group, ignoring the reality of individual variation. For example: assuming all members of a

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Diversity Training: Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace

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Curriculum

Module 1: Defining Diversity

Module 2: How Diversity Affects You

Module 3: Identifying Stereotypes

Module 4: Wise Words — Using Inclusive Language

Module 5: The Four Cornerstones of Diversity

Module 6: Pitfalls and the STOP Technique

Module 7: Managing for Diversity and Dealing with Discrimination

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