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Examining Our Biases: Growing in Self-Awareness

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Date/Time
Date(s) - Sep 13, 2017
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (2772 East Broadway)

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We all have biases that are part of our life experiences and worldview. If we become aware of our hidden, even unrecognized biases, we can monitor and attempt to amend these hidden attitudes before they are expressed through behaviour. Research evidence suggests that a change in self-awareness can modify personal beliefs and attitudes and, over time, reduce the strength of unconscious biases and lead one to critically think about bias and discrimination and take action to eliminate it. This interactive workshop will be an opportunity for professional growth and development of our own self-awareness on this topic.

Objectives:

  • To define what is bias or discrimination.
  • To discuss ways of uncovering personal bias as a way of developing self-awareness.
  • To understand how greater self-awareness leads to developing comfort levels in working with diversity in the ECE field.
  • To set personal goals to develop an anti-bias approach to working with others.

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Target Audience
Suitable for parents, students, novice, intermediate and experienced early learning child care professionals working with infant/toddler, preschool and school age children, including children with extra support needs, adult instructors and administrators.

Online
No

Professional Development Certificate
Yes

Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
2

Registration Fee
Fee: $35.00 | FCC Fee: $20.00 (with promo code)

Registration Space
Filling Up!

Registration Contact Email
rng@wstcoast.org

Registration Contact Phone Number
604-709-5661 Ext 221

Registration Link
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee4ngebyaa6cd2d0&llr=rs5phugab

Presenter(s)
Lesley Richardson

Presenter Information
Lesley is an experienced Early Childhood Educator and Instructor, with a passion for introducing anti-bias/diversity education in the early years. She has worked in adult education for many years, recently retiring as the Early Childhood Education Coordinator from Vancouver Community College. She now works as a consultant and speaker in the early education field and continues to mentor and teach ECE students. Lesley also collaborated recently on updating and revising Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre's curriculum, Safe Spaces: Bullying Prevention for Preschool Aged Children.

Prerequisite(s)
none

Required Materials
none

Event Sponsors
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre

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