October 11, 2016
Cultural Adaptation Navigator Seminars/Webinars
Submitted by Aliah Mestrovich Seay
Want to boost your Latino(a) outreach efforts? Wonder how to best serve youth with Autism at camp? Consider signing up for a Cultural Adaptation Navigator Seminar for the 2016-2017 year. If you are looking to build more cultural self-awareness or awareness of other cultural groups while fitting the training into a busy workday, these seminars are customizable and typically 1-2 hours in length. They are offered via Zoom video conferencing or in-person depending on the length of the workshop and the county or district's needs.
Seminar facilitators include professionals from K-State Research and Extension as well as subject matter experts at Kansas State University and the local community.
Some of the topics include but are not limited to:
• Understanding Culture and the Self
• Examining Our Fundamental Beliefs
• Autism and ADHD Toolkit
• The Culture of Poverty
• Professional and Ethical Decision Making
• Implicit Bias
• The Intercultural Development Inventory
• A Roadmap for Working with Latino Audiences
• Examining Your Allyship – LGBT Focus
• Diversity Trivia
• Becoming a Multicultural Educator Makes Sense in Today's World
For more information, visit PEARS at https://pears.oeie.org/accounts/signin/?next=/, or email Aliah Mestrovich Seay at aliah@ksu.edu or call her directly at 620-290-1622.