CWLA is pleased to offer From Discussing to Doing, a two-part virtual training focused on Race, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The training is designed for executive and mid-level management leading health and human service nonprofit organizations or government agencies who may be considering launching a Race Equity program within their organizations, or for leaders who are considering re-launching DEI programming which may have stalled.
The training will focus on several areas that require leadership consideration pre-implementation of a DEI program such as political climate, data, leadership commitment, and, most importantly, will aid the leader with assessing their personal values and biases which might impact their efforts.
The training will also provide participants with resources and tools such as resource libraries, implicit bias tests, and organizational assessments. These tools will assist leaders to host initial conversations internally, as well as with the community and implementation team, and to develop an action plan. The overall objective is to provide the support needed to move leaders from “discussing to doing.”
Trainer: Gary Taylor is a CWLA Senior Fellow and independent consultant. He provides executive coaching, training, and consultation offered through a lens of race, equity, and justice. He is also involved in the updating of the California Child Welfare Core Practice Model to ensure that the literature, resources, and tools reflect Race, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion more specifically. Mr. Taylor is a retired Child Welfare Director from Orange County, CA where he installed and successfully oversaw the Racial Disparity and Disproportionality project which began within the Social Services Agency and spread to multiple county agencies. The Orange County Social Services Agency observed improved outcomes and more equitable services for children in care, such as a reduced number of children entering care, improved time to reunification, less residential placements, and more children placed in long term relative care.