School Psychologist — Diversity & Inclusion
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Foundations - **Description:** This day introduces the core concepts of diversity and inclusion, emphasizing their relevance to school psychology. It covers definitions, explores the benefits of diverse and inclusive school environments, and highlights the impact of systemic inequalities on students. We'll examine different dimensions of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, ability, and religion. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Understand the foundational terms of diversity and inclusion, begin self-reflection on personal biases, and recognize the importance of these concepts for school psychologists.
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- **Description:** This day focuses on understanding bias, prejudice, and discrimination within the context of schools. It differentiates between these terms and explores their different forms (e.g., implicit vs. explicit bias, microaggressions). It also explores how these biases can manifest in school settings, affecting student experiences, academic achievement, and mental health. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Define and differentiate bias, prejudice, and discrimination. Identify examples of how these concepts manifest in schools and understand their potential negative impacts on students.
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- **Description:** This day focuses on cultural competence, defining it as the ability to interact effectively with people from different cultures. It covers developing cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills essential for school psychologists. This includes self-reflection on personal cultural values and beliefs, learning about various cultural groups, and developing communication strategies for working with diverse populations. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Define cultural competence, understand its importance for school psychologists, and identify ways to increase one's own cultural awareness and knowledge.
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- **Description:** This day introduces intersectionality – the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender – creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. We'll explore how intersectionality affects students' experiences in schools, focusing on how students may face multiple forms of discrimination or marginalization. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Define intersectionality, understand how it affects individuals within school settings, and recognize the need for considering multiple social identities.
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- **Description:** This day shifts the focus to practical application. It explores inclusive assessment practices, ensuring that assessments are culturally sensitive and avoid bias. It also introduces inclusive intervention strategies for supporting diverse student populations, including culturally responsive interventions, tiered systems of support, and collaborative partnerships. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Learn about non-biased assessment methods and culturally responsive interventions and begin to apply those concepts through case examples.
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- **Description:** This day focuses on creating inclusive school environments through various strategies. It addresses how school psychologists can contribute to creating a welcoming and equitable school climate by promoting inclusive practices, collaborating with school staff, and advocating for systemic change. This includes understanding and advocating for anti-bias education. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Understand what creates an inclusive school environment, how to promote inclusion, and the role of anti-bias education.
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- **Description:** This day synthesizes the previous six days. It provides time for reflection on learning, discusses practical applications, and encourages the creation of personal action plans. This includes identifying areas for continued learning and skill development, setting goals for personal and professional growth, and outlining concrete steps to promote diversity and inclusion in one's future work. - **Specific Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Reflect on the week's learning, create a personalized action plan, and identify resources to continue learning and implementing inclusive practices as a school psychologist.
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