This workshop will apply a Solution-Focused lens for participants to come together and expand our understanding of cultural humility and the various ways we can integrate this concept in our personal and professional lives. During the workshop and the interactive sessions, we will explore why cultural humility is important, expand on the three dimensions of cultural humility, and examine how opening ourselves to other viewpoints and lived experiences has the potential to bring more empathy, respect, and caring into our relationships with our clients and colleagues.
The workshop content will expand on the elements of participants’ own cultural identity and use the components of cross-cultural skills to focus on how we can expand our knowledge of other cultures, increase our understanding of other cultures, and develop greater acceptance for the experiences and perspectives that others bring to us. Ultimately, this workshop will help participants bring greater cultural humility to work with clients, client families, and the agencies and practices where participants work.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will review fundamentals of Solution-Focused concepts that will apply to developing Cultural Humility.
- Participants will examine the elements of their own cultural identity as a basis for understanding different cultural perspectives.
- Using a Solution-Focused perspective, participants will learn the steps and processes for counteracting their own unconscious biases.
- Based on how the leaders create an intentional inclusive environment, participants will participate in small group exercises in order to identify the elements for fostering inclusive environments in their own communities and work settings.
- Participants will identify the benefits of increased Cultural Humility and how they can transfer these benefits within their own communities and work settings.
