The Program for Infant/Toddler Care

Format: 3 hour session; 30-40 participants, lecture, video, discussion

This is an interactive workshop that helps participants become more aware of their own cultural assumptions and how these assumptions may affect their interactions with families from cultures different from their own. Activities are provided to assist participants in experiencing the depth of their own cultural roots. This session builds on the second five keys of the video, Essential Connections, in supporting culturally responsive relationships with families. The session's content includes a discussion of the following:

Uncovering your cultural beliefs

Being open to the perspectives of others

Seeking out cultural and family information

Clarifying your own and the family's values

Negotiating cultural conflicts.

Related Module(s):
IV Culture, Family, and Providers

Related Resources:
Article	Conversations We're Not Having About Diversity
Article	Cross-cultural Infant Care and Issues of Social Justice
Guide	Infant/Toddler Caregiving: A Guide to Culturally Sensitive Care
Handout	Agenda - Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways (Early Head Start Version)
Handout	Agenda- Responding to Families in Culturally Senstitve Ways
Handout	Basic Assumptions
Handout	Carol Brunson Phillips Quote
Handout	Cultural Sensitivity is...
Handout	Cultural Sensitivity Requires...
Handout	Culturally Sensitive Care in Infant-Toddler Programs
Handout	Defining Culture Activity
Handout	Defining Values
Handout	Guidelines for Becoming Culturally Responsive to Families
Handout	Head Start Multicultural Principles (Used in EHS Trainings Only)
Handout	Head Start Performance Standards -Section 1304.1-4 (Used in EHS Trainings Only)
Handout	Key Concepts- Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways
Handout	Skills Needed to Become Culturally Responsive to Families
Manual	Trainer's Manual Module IV: Culture, Family and Providers