Cultural Competency Workshop

Free places are now available to any staff or volunteers in the VCSE sector who support people with their health and social care.

Ideal for new members of a team to get beneath the regulations to the real heart of cultural understanding. The workshop also suits people with long service, who seem to thrive in the relaxed yet stimulating atmosphere of this learning opportunity.

Experienced training facilitators encourage respectful attention and open conversation, celebrating every unique voice and sparking thoughtful reflection around ‘power imbalance’ and ‘unconscious bias.’

‍Some of the things that will be explored in this interactive training include:

• Becoming aware of our own cultural norms, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours.
• To examine our own personal biases, stereotypes, and prejudices.
• Better understand what unconscious bias is and to reflect upon their own.
• Understanding what is meant by ‘culture’ and why it is important for health professionals to be aware of how this can impact health.
• Understanding the impact cultural differences might have on interactions with others.
• Become comfortable with ‘not knowing’ – balancing their expert knowledge with being open to learning from the community and people’s lived experiences.

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‍This is not an Equality, Diversion & Inclusion lecture where you justsit and listen.

This is not a read and repeat memory test about your understanding of the Equality Act. 

This is an opportunity to explore our own personal biases in a safe environment.

This is an opportunity to explore our opinions and to be better informed.

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Recent feedback from participants on the training include

• The most interactive EDI session I’ve ever been to!”
• “Enjoyed the scenarios – how we make snap decisions.”
• “I felt safe voicing my opinions.”
• “Well contextualised, useful activities to help reflection on self-bias.”
• “Thinking more widely about people of different backgrounds.”
• “Asking myself ‘are my cultural expectations interfering here?’ more often.”