In the Workplace
Institute for Professional Development
The Institute for Professional Development provides educational programs and training for professionals, including those in the healthcare and education communities. Continuing Educational Units (CEUs) are awared to Educator's' Institute participants and Contact Hours are provided for some healthcare programs.
Educators' Institute
The American Conference on Diversity Educators' Institute is offered in cooperation with the Peter Sammartino School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University and with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The program is open to teachers, administrators, counselors, educators and other individuals interested in building more inclusive and affirming classrooms, campuses and educational environments.
The intensive Educators' Institute Program provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to work towards the elimination of all forms of discrimination and the creation of equitable and inclusive school environments. Participants receive CEU hours upon successful completion of the program. Programs are offered throughout the year and space is limited.
Some comments from educators in the Dec. 2011 Educators' Institute
“The overview of the bias and bullying brought several types of issues to the forefront that I had never thought of prior.”
“I honestly never stopped to make a connection between bias and bullying. This workshop raised my awareness 100%.”
“This discussion projects, videos and books are a huge help and greatly appreciated! It’s nice to walk away with tangible ideas to put in place.”
“The workshop raised my awareness of how to identify behaviors of bullying and what to do lesson-wise. It also provided me with more information about cyber bullying and how to manage/help.”
“Thanks for the great resources and workbooks to bring into our lesson plans. This is a big topic, but you provided great insight. Thanks!”
EDUCATORS' INSTITUTE 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012 - Fairleigh Dickinson University, College at Florham (Madison, NJ) Bias in Motion: Breaking the Cycle of Bullying. This program is designed for teachers, administrators, anti-bullying specialists and coordinators and counselors; participants can earn 6 CEUs. Registration fee: $65; registration deadline Feb. 24. Click here to register.
Friday, May 11, 2012 - location to be announced
June 25 - 29, 2012 - four-day session at Fairleigh Dickinson University, campus to be announced
Bullying Prevention Education
The American Conference on Diversity offers bullying prevention education, which includes a focus on cyberbullying, through our Learning the ABCs: Lessons for Anti-Bullying Communities program for students, educators, families and communities. The program explores perceptions of bullying behavior, examines the unique features and impact of cyberbullying, and provides strategies for adults and youth to respond and intervene in bias-related bullying conflicts.
To learn more, please contact the American Conference on Diversity at 732.745.9330, click here for email or click here to view program flyer.
Healthcare Cultural Competency Training
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), in its landmark 2002 report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, found "A large body of published research reveals that racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health service and are less likely to receive even routine medical procedures than are White Americans." They further found that this disparity in care exists "even when access-related factors, such as patients' insurance status and income are controlled."As a result of their findings, one of IOM's key recommendations is to provide cross-cultural education in the health professions.
The goal of the American Conference on Diversity Healthcare Cultural Competency Program is to provide healthcare professionals with tools and information critical to developing the human relations skills necessary to reduce bias and prejudice and to providing culturally respectful and competent healthcare.
This program is appropriate for any individuals having interaction with healthcare clients and can be provided as an on-site program.
The date of the 2012 Horizon Foundation for NJ funded Healthcare Cultural Competency Train the Trainer program will be announced shortly. The program will be held at the Conference Center at NJHA, Princeton. To learn more, please contact us by phone (732-754-9330) or email.
Some comments from the Oct. 2011 Healthcare Cultural Competency Train the Trainer Program, funded by Horizon Foundation for New Jersey:
"This program was comprehensive, experiential and very informative." - Donna Cetrani, RN, Community Medical Center
"Excellent program! I love the activities/workshop we did!" - Sherr Ann Arabit, RN, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
"Should be mandatory training for all healthcare professionals." – P. Schepis, Director Staff Education, Carrier Clinic
"The content of the program is outstanding; the presenters are well prepared; the participation and the questioning technique of the presenters are great." – Perfecto “Mac” Villanueva, Senior Educator, Virtua Center for Learning