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The VISIONS Four-Day Workshop is a thorough introduction to the strategies involved in creating multicultural environments. After completing this course, participants will have the skills necessary to identify and challenge "isms" in themselves, in others, and within organizations. This session typically stresses increased learning at the emotional level, as well as new cognitive information and opportunities for practicing new approaches.

Each of the Multicultural Workshops are unique. Because the program evolves to deliver the learning objectives, it may seem as though there is no specific agenda. However trust that the facilitators are guiding the work of the group. Depending on the needs of each group, different aspects of the core design are stressed. It is likely that attendance at two to four workshops would provide exposure to all the material to be covered.

Multiculturalism refers to the process of recognizing, understanding, and appreciating one's own culture, as well as the cultures of others. It stresses learning to appreciate the impact of differences in social location based on variables such as race, class, age, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability, and language.

Participants in the Four-Day Multiculturalism Workshop learn concrete strategies for:

• identifying personal prejudice and misinformation
  
• recognizing institutional racism and other forms of systemic oppression and discrimination
  
• changing dysfunctional intraracial and interracial behavior
  
• understanding the personal effects of systems of systemic oppression
  
• incorporating information regarding current issues, problems, and methods important to the exploration of multicultural issues.

During the sessions, it is helpful to be open to one's own responses regarding both the information presented (content) and how the workshops are conducted (process). All Workshops combine personal and group experiential learning with examination of oppression on four levels - personal, interpersonal, cultural, and institutional.

This Four-Day Workshop has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 22 CEU hours. If you wish to receive CEUs, please let the office know upon your registration.

Workshop Leaders

Workshop leaders are skilled consultants who are committed to achieving multicultural environments where "isms" no longer limit human potential. Four-Day Workshops integrate VISIONS trademarked curriculum with proven techniques, as well as with other personal and community change models.

All Workshop leaders have worked together to develop cooperative relationship as cofacilitators. In both Workshop content and process, leaders model the approach they teach.

Ongoing Multicultural Skill Building

VISIONS regards multicultural training as an ongoing process, it takes time and support to assimilate new information, to develop different behaviors, and to implement change. Completion of a Four-Day Workshop does not reflect the end of one's journey in this area.

To continue learning and to gain support and feedback in multiculturalism, VISIONS also offers supervised follow-up programs. A variety of Ongoing Multicultural Skill-Building Groups provide opportunities to practice implementation and share with others committed to creating working multicultural environments.

Workshop Schedule, Fees, and Registration Information

Workshop Fee: The Four-Day workshop fee is $795.00. Space is limited and we strongly urge early enrollment. Submission of a $395.00 deposit reserves a participant space and is due one month before the workshop. The remaining balance of $400.00 is due two weeks prior to the scheduled workshop. Requests for a payment plan, barter, or a scholarship may be made by contacting the Roxbury office.

Registration: To register for a Four-Day workshop now and pay by credit card, click here. If you choose to pay by check, click here for our e-mail pre-registration form. This will hold your space until we get your check. We must receive your check or money order at least one month in advance. Make check and money order payable to VISIONS, Inc. and mail them to 48 Juniper Street Roxbury, MA 02119.

Cancellation Policy: A registrant may cancel 30 days prior to the workshop and fees paid to date can be transferred to a future workshop within one year. If a registrant cancels over 14 and up to 30 days she/he will forfeit half of the program fee and the additional amount will be transferred to a future workshop within one year. If a registrant cancels with less than 14 days notice, VISIONS will consider all monies paid a tax-deductible donation and will issue a letter of contribution to the registrant. VISIONS may cancel a scheduled workshop one month in advance if registration is insufficient. In this case, all monies will be refunded.

To review a list of the available Peer Supervision workshop modules, click here.
To receive more information, click here or call the VISIONS office at (617) 541-4100.

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