cultural and diversity awareness workshop
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Workshop by Elizabeth CornishTRANSCRIPT
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Cultural and Diversity Awareness
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What is prejudice?
• Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
• Dislike, hostility, or unjust behaviour deriving from preconceived and unfounded opinions.– Oxford online dictionary
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In your groups take turns to share with each other:
• A time when you experienced prejudice or discrimination
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Inclusion & Exclusion
• Think about a time when you felt included and a time when you felt excluded from a group and share with your group.
• Who might feel excluded?
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How can we make people feel included?
• Remembering people’s names
• Listening• Involving everyone in
conversation• Asking questions• Understanding limitations
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What do we need to be aware of?
• Learning difficulties• Cultural differences• Disability• Mental health issues• Race• Religion• Gender• Values and Beliefs
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Disability
• What is a disability?• Question sheet• Talk Video• Etiquette Guide from Disability Matters
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What is Mental Health?
“The emotional resilience that enables us to enjoy life and survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive sense of well-being and an underlying belief in our own and others’ dignity and worth”
(HEA 1997)
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What is Mental Wellbeing?
“ A state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”
(WHO 2001)
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Mental Health as a Continuum
Mental Wellbeing
(stress and strains of life are managed)
(Emotional Problems/Concerns)
Causes disruption and difficulties)
Ongoing Mental health difficulties.
(MAY be diagnosed as an illness)
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How would you know ?
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Indicators of Mental Distress 1
• Emotional upset or distress, e.g. tearful, anxious, panicky
• Tense, irritable, agitated• Feeling edgy, uneasy or detached from other
people and the environment• Feeling over alert, or less alert than usual• Persistent low mood
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aIndicators of Mental Distress 2tors of Mental Distress 2
• Mood or behaviour changes (maybe subtle or significant)
• Talking incoherently• Disturbed, unusual or erratic behaviour• Reduced productivity, judgement, memory,
concentration• Working less effectively
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Indicators of Mental Distress 3
• Withdrawal from family & friends, or from course
• Poor timekeeping/attendance• Very loud or seems to have no inhibitions• Paranoia• Holding fixed beliefs (not culturally contextual)• Hearing voices
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Indicators of Mental Distress 4
• Change in sleep pattern• Change in appetite/weight• Deterioration in self-care, neglecting personal
hygiene• Smell of alcohol or cannabis
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Indicators of Mental Distress 5• Tired all the time and less energetic, or feeling
very over energetic• Finding it difficult to relate to/communicate
with other people• Expressing feelings of hopelessness, despair,
or extreme loneliness• Thought disturbance, e.g. difficulty sustaining
conversation, flight of ideas, etc• Talking about suicide or self-harm, or actually
doing/attempting it
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Noticing when a student is in difficulty
• Ask, be interested and listen• Notice clusters of signs• Notice changes from usual • Notice possible ‘coping’ strategies
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Beware of…
• Labelling• Diagnosing• Discrimination• Stigmatising• Language
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUzHK97wdWw&feature=player_embedded
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Not always a ‘right’ or ‘perfect’ answer!
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How you can help....
– Get to know your students– Listen and show that you care– Show empathy, acknowledge their feelings– Avoid giving advice– Boundaries– Offer other sources of help - referral– Look after yourself– Trust your instincts– Seek advice/support from your supervisor
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Culture
• What is culture?• The combined beliefs, customs, and social
norms of a particular group in a specific place.• Culture influences food, dress, beliefs,
buildings, manners, language, social behaviour etc.
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Culture
• University itself can be a ‘culture shock’ for most people because it is so different from school.
• What if a student is coming from abroad? How might they feel?
• Video (First Impressions)
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Language Barriers
• Split into A’s and B’s. A’s tell your partners about what you did at the weekend without using any words starting with the letter ‘N’.
• B’s Just listen
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How do we communicate
• Words• Tone• Voice• Eyes• Face• Body
Words
Tone of Voice
Body Language
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Language Barriers
• Even if a student has very good English they may be frightened or embarrassed to practice it.
• It can be harder for international students to get involved in University life due to Language Barrier.
• Body language and things such as they way of telling the time may be different.
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Cultural Differences
• Etiquette• Socialising• Cooking• Religion• Gender
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Sex, Relationships and gender
• Cultural attitudes differ. Some students may find it shocking to see condoms freely available or to see public displays of affection.
• Attitudes of men to women and of women to men will be influenced by their home culture.
• It is important to treat issues of sex, sexual orientation and contraception sensitively.
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How can you be culturally aware?• Learn names and ask your mentees to write
them down if they are unusual to you.• Be aware of any language barriers or possible
cultural misunderstandings.• Engage with other students’ cultures by asking
questions.• Be open! Don’t get into the habit of thinking
your way is the only way of doing something-how is it done in another country?
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• Think about what you can learn from other students, and what you can teach them.
• Invite students to share their culture with you.
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Take Away Points
• Be aware• Be open minded• Communication is incredibly important to making
people feel included.• Discuss differences if they arise to enable for wider
understanding.• No one is right or wrong.• You are not a mentor to preach the ‘right’ thing to
students. Your role is to facilitate their transition and learning.