Diversity Workshop: How Social Identity Group Memberships Make A Difference

By Winifred E. Scott, Ph.D. and Bill Gregory

Presentation Description 

Professionals across all service areas frequently interact with clients, colleagues,  patients, and students from different sociocultural backgrounds than  their own.  In this professional development workshop, Dr. Winifred E. Scott and Mr. Bill Gregory will help social workers, psychologists, professional counselors, teachers and others deepen their awareness of how the Social Identity Group Memberships of their clients, colleagues, and themselves can play a role in the planning, communication and delivery of their services.  

Dr. Scott and Mr. Gregory will present and discuss in depth eight Social Identity Group Memberships with the aim of helping participants use their own varied cultural backgrounds in a  reflective manner.  Small groups will discuss and raise questions about Social Identity Group Memberships and anecdotal material from cases involving diversity issues will be explored.  

**This seminar satisfies the Cultural Competency CE requirement for social workers**

Presenters Bio:

Dr.Winifred E. Scott is an organizational development consultant and an executive coach specializing in communication skills and cultural diversity.  She has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Chicago.  

Mr. Bill Gregory is a corporate consultant who works with Dr.  Scott helping  clients from diverse professional organizations and industries.  

Objectives

Participants will:

• Gain knowledge and an understanding of Social Identity Group Memberships, with Dominant and Non-Dominant Groupings within each Social Group Membership

• Recognize their own Social Identity Group Membership and how it may affect their interactions with others

• Identify Social Identity Group Memberships of others and how to effectively and positively interact with individuals having Social Identity Group Memberships different from their own. 

Target Audience:

Mental health professionals including: social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, school counselors, educators in the mental health field, academics interested in mental health.

Level of Discourse:

Appropriate for beginners through advanced mental health practitioners

Cost to attend this seminar is $20. Three (3.0) hours of CEs available to Social Workers, Psychologists, and Counselors for an additional fee (see Registration Page). Credit also available to teachers. 

This seminar is Co-Sponsored by Smart Love Family Services.