Sharpening Cultural Competence Skills: Can We Talk? SOLD OUT
Event Date:
March 26, 2025
Event Time:
8:30 am
Event Location:
Judicial Education Center (Alameda Building, Lower Level)
Missouri Juvenile Justice Association in conjunction with stopRacial and Ethnic Disparities presents: Can We Talk? Sharpening Cultural Competence Skills For Today’s Social Climate
This course will provide a platform for juvenile professionals, community activists, educators, and other youth workers to share recent experiences and best practices for working with our youth during today’s social climate.
This class is FREE and open to anyone to attend.
Approved for CLE Credits:
CLE Course Code 762290
2.4 hours Elimination of Bias
2.4 hours of Ethics
In this class we will discuss:
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Tools to communicate in a culturally competent and effective manner
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To explore foundations for crucial conversations in today’s climate
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To bring awareness to the impact of “Social Othering” as discrimination
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To illuminate awareness of current issues that might impact youth behavior
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The importance of divergent activities as alternative behavior modifications.
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To encourage collaboration between schools, juvenile justice systems, and community youth advocates.
Facilitated by Juanita M. Cleaver Simmons, PhD. She currently serves as Consultant for the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association. She is Senior Diversity Consulting Partner with Atlanta-based Talent Management Consultants, LLC. She specializes in training and designs for workplaces and institutions. She was awarded emerita associate professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she served in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis division of the College of Education.
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