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Harmonizing Cultural Diversity for Sensitive Infant Care
A PITC Training Session
Format: 3 hour session, 30-40 participants, lecture, video, discussion.
Through video, personal reflection, large group, and small group discussions, participants are encouraged to become aware of their cultural expectations and biases and to begin to see social realities through the eyes and experiences of others. This expanded way of seeing provides the caregiver with a basis for increased cultural awareness and sensitivity to families in infant/toddler care.

  • Understanding our own assumptions
  • The changing reality of culture
  • Developing cultural responsiveness
  • Developing skills in authentic dialogue

  • Related Module(s):
    IV Culture, Family, and Providers
    Related Resources:
    Article A Complicated Bias
    Article Responding to Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Beliefs and Practices of Families with Young Children
    Article Supporting Biracial Children's Identity Development
    Article The Helping Relationship In A Teen Parenting Program
    Article The Sociocultural Context of Infant Mental Health
    Article Understanding Cultural Contexts Fosters Sensitive Caregiving of Chinese American Children
    Article Very Young Children In Lesbian- And Gay-Headed Families: Moving Beyond Acceptance
    Article Working With Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children
    Guide Infant/Toddler Caregiving: A Guide to Culturally Sensitive Care
    Handout Assumptions
    Handout Background Chart
    Handout Childhood Conditioning
    Handout Communication Blocks
    Handout Culture as a Process
    Handout Culture Chart
    Handout Definition of Culture
    Handout Defintion of Ethnocentrism
    Handout Discovering My Whiteness
    Handout Discussions Regarding Culture and Race
    Handout Ethnic Self-Awareness
    Handout Fundamentals of Cultural Competency
    Handout Harmonizing Cultural Diversity: Goals For The Session
    Handout Harmonizing Cultural Diversity: Outline for the Session
    Handout On Being White: Key Concepts
    Handout Quotes from Essential Connections
    Handout Quotes from Sharon Henry
    Handout Racial Awareness
    Handout The Givens of Culture
    Handout The Way Home
    Handout Uncovering Memories of Oppression, Oppression, and Internalized Opression
    Manual Trainer's Manual Module IV: Culture, Family and Providers
    Over Head Harmonizing Cultural Diversity: Janet Gonzalez-Mena's Overheads
    Video Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
    Video Talking Points for Essential Connections: Video Clips for Group Discussion
    DVD Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
    DVD Talking Points for Essential Connections: Video Clips for Group Discussion
    Video Mag Essential Connections: Ten Keys to Culturally Sensitive Child Care
    Video Mag Talking Points for Essential Connections: Video Clips for Group Discussion
     
     

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