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Introduction to Module IV & Panel Presentation: Harmonizing Cultural Diversity
A PITC Training Session
Format: Panel Presentation: Large group (80 - 120), 1 hour session; lecture, video, discussion.
A panel of distinguished faculty-experts in the field of cultural sensitivity and competence share personal experiences that inform their work and respond to issues raised by participants after viewing the video Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care. The video includes five programmatic requirements of culturally sensitive care and five strategies caregivers can use to become more aware of their own and others' cultural perspectives, as well as a process for working through cultural conflicts and misunderstandings.

Related Module(s):
IV Culture, Family, and Providers
Related Resources:
Article Nurturing Diversity for Today's Children and Tomorrow's Leaders
Article The Impact of Child Care Policies and Practices on Infant/Toddler Identity Formation
Article The Impact of Values on Parenting: Reflections in a "Scientific" Age
Guide Infant/Toddler Caregiving: A Guide to Culturally Sensitive Care
Handout Courtesy of the Heart
Handout Culture and Child Care
Handout Questions Commonly Asked about the Video Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Care
Handout Resource List - Introduction to Module IV
Handout Some Thoughts on Cultural Pluralism Adaptation from Multicultural Issues in Child Care
Manual Trainer's Manual Module IV: Culture, Family and Providers
Video Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
DVD Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
Video Mag Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
 
 

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