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…communicating
across cultures where symbols systems are distinct enough to alter
the communication experience |
| INTERCULTURAL PROGRAM |
At the top of the Communication Staircase awaits the experience of effective cross-cultural exchange. It is the premise of HCI that the effective communicator at this level is one that has mastered the basic communication skills in all other arenas to effectively function on step seven. Only in knowing self, can we hope to know and respect others. The variety of perspective in the cross-cultural exchange makes this communication experience unlike most others where there is often a similar point of view and patterns of communicating. Creating cultural bridges within the organization requires awareness, understanding, knowledge and empathy. |
ALL TITLES LISTED ARE
OFFERED IN INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS AS WELL AS GROUP SETTINGS.
LENGTH OF PRESENTATION IS CONTINGENT UPON PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
GOALS. HCI DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF ALL
CLINICS. |
| INTERCULTURAL CLINIC |
 Communicating Across Cultures Cross-cultural Interviewing Strategies: Creating the Diverse Workforce Cultural Competency Clinics Diversity in the Workforce: The Fundamentals of Perception Domestic Acculturation Program: Understanding U.S. American Culture Gender Communication Incorporating the Village Concept into the Organizational Culture: True Diversity International Business Protocol for CEO’s Self Love = Healthy Love! Training the Trainer Youth Intercultural Clinics |
Communicating Across
Cultures - What is your comfort level within a culturally
diverse communication environment? Whose opinion do you value? What
preconceived notions do you carry about others into the communication
setting? How do you measure the worth of self and others during
the communication experience? It is our culture and cultural perceptions
that create the dynamics of communicating with "strangers".
Learn the skills of Intercultural Communication and increase your
global awareness. Positive Diversity Training that makes a difference!
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Cross-cultural Interviewing
Strategies - Creating the Diverse Workforce – This clinic
is designed to bring awareness to the subtle cultural nuances that
play a role in determining a person’s perspective while engaging
in evaluative processes such as interviewing and appraisals. It
is through our preferences that we examine others. This clinic helps
individuals get in touch with hidden personal preferences and biases
that affect everyone and often subtly infiltrate our communication
experiences. The purpose is to strengthen an institutions ability
to see the value of true diversity while arming participants with
much needed communication skills within a diverse organization. |
Cultural Competency
Clinics - These culture-specific clinics focus on a primary
agent coming into critical contact with others with whom they do
not share the same message systems. Clinic provides specific knowledge
and awareness of customs and patterns of behavior that directly
affect the type and manner in which service may be provided. Example
Competency Clinics include: |
| • Cultural Competency for Service Providers |
| • Cultural Competency for Educators |
| • Cultural Competency for Health Care Professionals |
| • Cultural Competency for Law Enforcement Agencies |
| • Cultural Competency for International Travelers |
Diversity in the Workforce:
The Fundamentals of Perception – This is an introductory
clinic into the role diversity plays in communication practices
within an organization. Introduction of critical terms such as worldview,
individualism and collectivism shed light on the complex issues
of diverse organizational cultures. |
Domestic Acculturation
Program: Understanding U.S. American Culture - This clinic
is designed for immigrant and migrant persons needing to understand
the cultural values, customs and traditions of the United States
in an effort to speed the process of culture shock to stabilization
into productivity. Teaches the basics of major social systems as
they reflect the cultural perspective of the U.S. Interpreter assisted
if needful. |
| Gender Communication - How Women and Men communicate differently include biological factors of sex and sociological factors of gender conditioning. Understand how these issues affect Work Relationships, Task Management and Listening Skills. Learn to understand the gender communication dynamics of rapport versus report talk; linear versus circular communication and empathetic listening.Offers vital communication skills for the gender diverse environment. |
Incorporating the Village
Concept into the Organizational Culture: True Diversity –
This clinic challenges the notion of Diversity and its true face
in corporate America. Offers paradigms of successful incorporation
of global perspectives and patterns of structuring interaction that
differ from the linear, analytical structure of interaction. |
Self Love = Healthy Love! - This Intercultural Communication clinic examines the role our society and heritage play in formulating our self-image. Our self-esteem can often be related to our cultural-esteem determined by the messages the dominant culture has provided concerning our cultural heritage and its value. Participants are encouraged to develop a healthy sense of cultural self-worth and identity armed with knowledge and respect for self and others! |
Training the Trainer
– This clinic is offered for Human Resource Diversity Specialist
and other diversity practitioners expanding their repertoire of
training methods. Intercultural Communication offers participants
specific skills and knowledge of how to communicate across cultures
effectively. These skills are immediately applicable to personal
and professional communication experiences. |
| YOUTH INTERCULTURAL CLINICS |
Environmental Diplomats Encouraging Nature ™ - The E.D.E.N Project exposes youth to a mentoring network of Environmental and Energy Saving Professionals conscious of the need for innovative solutions that utilize the tools of communication through active participation and cooperation with intergenerational solutions to living in global harmony with others and nature. The Intercultural Step brings participants full circle to their conscious relationship with nature and others that share the planet’s resources. Cross-cultural awareness and understanding are fostered by the myriad of programs offered through the E.D.E.N. Café gathering place, E.D.E.N. Voices and the Diplomat Leadership Program. |
Creating Bridges of
Understanding: Youth and the Cross-Cultural Experience – Diversity is a word most youth grow up with. Their world is full
of strangers. They tend to be more empathetic to differences. But
unfortunately, their worlds are also full of the stereotypes and
biases of the generations before them. How does the generation today
answer back to the bigotry of yesterday? Come and enjoy this highly
interactive clinic examining being true to your ideals while respecting
others. “Is it possible to Love everyone?” |
Cultural Esteem: Pride
for Self and Empathy for Others – Learn the importance
of self-worth and respect for your heritage and the heritage of
others. Examine the commonality we all have as humanity while we
explore the wonders of diversity! |
Teens Unite to Fight
Fear! – Most violence and hatred comes from a lack
of understanding the mutual need that most have to be heard and
understood. We need to face and communicate our fears. This clinic
mentors teens to create their own mediation panel to tackle in-group
disciplinary problems and offer communal solutions. |
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| TOP OF PAGE |
THE
COMMUNICATION STAIRCASE, PS Perkins 2002 |
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“The principles
of cultural relativism and cultural universalism must work hand
and hand to guard the rights of all humanity.” |
“We must
learn to be ‘true to thyself’ while maintaining the sanctity of God’s diverse creation.” |
“True diversity
goes beyond different colored faces.” |
