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Training and development customized for your team.

Training Methods

No two groups are exactly the same, so why should your training be? We provide a wide variety of training topics that can be combined and customized to suit your specific needs.

Guided Discussion
We utilize targeted questions to encourage active involvement from our participants. Opinions, experiences, and open exchange of ideas are the primary methods of engagement.

Formal Lecture
Our formal lectures consist mainly of direct discourse from the instructor. This format works best when presented to medium and large audiences.

Informal Lecture
Informal lectures feature questions, instructor-led discussions, and substantial interaction between the instructor and participants.

Virtual Sessions
Online and on-demand training options are under development. Connect with us to get updates on future offerings.
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Cultural AwarenessDignity and RespectEffective Communication and Active ListeningExtremismPerceptions Process and StereotypesPower, Prejudice, and DiscriminationPrivilegePrevention of Sexual HarassmentRacismSexismSocialization ProcessSuicide Intervention SkillsValues, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors
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Cultural Awareness

This training topic heightens understanding and appreciation of how race and ethnicity have shaped American culture over time. We’ll distinguish between race, ethnicity, national origin, and culture and provide a framework for understanding the six major racial and ethnic groups recognized by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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Dignity and Respect

Dignity and respect are vital to effective operations. The lack of it affects multiple areas across an organization, including self-worth, morale, commitment, retention, and readiness. This training topic provides a clear understanding of these core values and outlines how to maintain a respectful work atmosphere.

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Effective Communication
and Active Listening

This training topic educates participants on effective communication methods, channels, and techniques. It introduces participants to the communication process and offers a deep dive into the dynamics of communicating with people who have different beliefs, origins, and personal stories. We also cover how to give and receive productive feedback.

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Extremism

This training topic provides participants with an advanced understanding of extremist groups and organizations, preparing them to identify extremist ideology and advocate for equal opportunity. Participants also discuss the impact of extremism on an organization’s policies, structure, and morale.

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Perceptions Process
and Stereotypes

This training topic looks at perceptions and the perceptions process. We’ll examine how our biases and stereotypes impact the accuracy of the perception process. Additionally, we’ll explore how individuals can often gather the same information and draw different conclusions.

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Power, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Power, prejudice, and discrimination are tools used to create unjustified distinctions between two separate groups. This topic covers how power and prejudice impact society and, when left unchecked, can create an environment that leads to acts of discrimination.

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Privilege

Our Privilege topic examines categories and ideologies devoted to privilege in our society. Participants identify and examine the tools powerful people use to establish and maintain systems of privilege. Objective discussions and group activities identify the relationship between power and privilege and discover how ingrained privilege impacts society.

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Prevention of Sexual Harassment

This training topic provides information concerning the impact of sexual harassment on individuals and strategies for its prevention. We define sexual harassment, identify the parameters and warning signs of transgression, and outline the consequences and repercussions of crossing others’ boundaries.

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Racism

Racism doesn’t require specific actions to be imposed on others, but merely an attitude or belief based on the perceived race of oneself or others. Our racism training topic addresses the sources, forms, and contemporary manifestations of racism and related discrimination issues, particularly the origins and definitions of race.

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Sexism

The Sexism training topic covers the concept of sexism, various factors that contribute to it, and the importance of objectivity, fairness, and openness. We analyze a variety of different attitudes, including the idea of sexual superiority, belief in fundamental differences between sexes, and general hatred of men (misandry) or women (misogyny).

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Socialization Process

In this training topic, we define the socialization process and review its impact on individuals as an all-encompassing part of human development from birth to death. We’ll identify the primary influences and take an
in-depth look at the process’s timeline in various situations, including
small and large-group development.

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Suicide Intervention Skills

During Suicide Intervention Skills training, we provide participants with crisis intervention training - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - which equips them with the skills to respond to at-risk people with patience, compassion, and competence.

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Values, Attitudes, Beliefs,
and Behaviors

During this training topic, we discuss the origins of individual, family, and group values, as well as how we establish individual attitudes. We also examine how beliefs and behaviors impact organizational culture, both short and long-term.

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