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This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
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Conversations on Race, Equity, and Inclusion Training Series: Session 6–Microaggressions: An In-depth Exploration into Acts of Racism
April 30 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is pleased to present the Conversations on Race, Equity, and Inclusion training series. The six-part training series offers an opportunity for social work and human service professionals to explore the following topics:
- Session 1) Being Color Brave and Culturally Humble
- Session 2) Implicit Bias and Different Types of Privilege
- Session 3) The Evolution and Levels of Racism
- Session 4) Intersectionality: A Rationale for Cultural Humility
- Session 5) The Intersection of Race and Trauma
- Session 6) Microaggressions: An In-depth Exploration into Acts of Racism
Each training session is a stand-alone opportunity for learning and discussion. Participants are welcome to register for one or multiple sessions available from February to May.
The complete series of six training sessions will build upon one another. They provide participants with a significant opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding and will guide professionals in championing diversity and equity to foster an inclusive society.
SESSION 6 – MICROAGGRESSIONS: AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION INTO ACTS OF RACISM
(THREE-HOUR SESSION)
Wednesday, April 30 & Friday, May 2, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Central Time
In the 1970s, Harvard University Professor Chester Pierce coined the term microaggressions to describe the subtle, everyday ways people of color experienced discrimination from their white counterparts. He coined the term in response to his observations of the interactions between the white and black students on campus where he heard indignities and insults members of marginalized groups endured in their routine interactions with people in all walks of life. Everyone makes comments that they wish they could retrieve the moment they pass their lips. Insults, slights and derogatory behaviors are evidence of implicit biases we hold that we sometimes don’t recognize exist.
This two-part training session explores microaggressions from their origin, intent, and impact on others. The trainers chronical their evolution, their connection to racism in America and how they are embedded in code language, whiteness, and racelighting. The trainers discuss how microaggressions can be mitigated through cultural humility. Participants will identify and practice strategies for addressing the hurt and trauma caused by microaggressions as well as for correcting microaggressions emitted due to an individual’s cultural history and group membership.
REGISTRATION & CEUS FEES:
Three-Hour Session Training Registration Fee (per person): CWLA Organizational Members $125; CWLA Individual Members $150; Non-Members $175
Six-Hour Session Training Registration Fee (per person): CWLA Organizational Member $225; CWLA Individual Member $250; Non-Member $300
Individual Session Training CEUs Fee (per person): CWLA Members $25; Non-Members $35
Six-Session Series Training Registration Fee (per person): CWLA Organizational Member $725; CWLA Individual Member $850; Non-Member $995
Series Training CEUs Fee (per person): CWLA Members $65; Non-Members $90
10% Discount Available for Group of 5 or More Training Registrations*
*Registrations must be completed at the same time as a group for the “10% for 5 or More” discount to apply and is only applicable for new training registrations. Contact memberservices@cwla.org for assistance with a group registration.
TRAINER: CWLA Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Deborah Wilson Gadsden, LSW, MSW, MHS, will facilitate the training series. Mrs. Gadsden is a 50+ year veteran employee in the child welfare field. She is a trainer and race-equity consultant for the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center at the University of Pittsburgh and a certified trainer-consultant with the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and with the Workplace Bullying Institute. She was also trained as a social justice/racial equity trainer by Cultural Bridges to Justice, a New Mexico-based social justice organization.
Special thanks to Voce, a human services agency in Harrisburg, PA and CWLA member agency, for partnering with us to provide the “Conversations on Race, Equity, and Inclusion” training series that was developed by Mrs. Gadsden during her tenure at Voce.
LOCATION:
The training sessions will be virtual using the Zoom platform. Training session details and Zoom links will be emailed to registrants a few days prior to the training date. Please be sure to check your Junk/ Spam email.
For information on the training content, contact Deborah Gadsden at dgadsden@cwla.org. For assistance with registration, contact memberservices@cwla.org.
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Space is limited and available on a first-come/first-served basis. Requests for refunds must be received in writing no later than one week prior to the event. A $35 service charge will be assessed on all canceled registrations. Early registration is encouraged, as space is limited. CWLA reserves the right to cancel a training session in the event of insufficient registration.
Registration can be processed online with a credit card payment. To pay by check, select payment option “Check/Money Order” and mail payment with a copy of your registration confirmation to:
Child Welfare League of America
P.O. Box 715171
Philadelphia, PA 19171