Intercultural Awareness Training

Intercultural awareness is a skill that is becoming high in demand in society - from workplaces to classrooms to social interactions. When engaging in diverse networks, it's important to understand the many components involved in day-to-day interactions and how, sometimes, communication contexts, cultural identities, and other factors, impact our ability to participate in conversations without bias, judgement, and defensiveness.

This specialized training offers students, faculty, and staff, the opportunity to explore what it means to be interculturally competent through informed discussion, self-reflection, and collaborative learning.

Key Pillars of this Training

• Culture and Communication
• Adaptation and Acculturation
• Perspectives and Perceptions

Outcomes of this Training

• Successfully navigate through cross-cultural communication
• Manage difficult conversations and resolve conflict
• Assess one's role in society for dismantling prejudice and racism
• Identify models and practices for cultural adaptation
• Establish strategies for empathetic and inclusive conversation practices

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