Humanitarian Coaching Network Anti Bias Development Training -Spring Cohort

Eight, two-hour workshops will assist HCN coaches to deepen their own understanding of identity, bias, and power...
About this Event

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The ticket cost gives you access to all 8 sessions and follow up conversations as needed.

Rationale and Objectives

HCN’s responsibility in a global landscape and as it partners with organizations and individuals from varied backgrounds and diverse perspectives creates a need for a depth of understanding around identity, bias, and power. HCN has partnered with Roots ConnectED to provide Coaches an opportunity to explore mindset work around identity and gain a deeper understanding of bias, power, and perspective.

In the series, Coaches will:

explore a deeper mindset around one's own identity.
gain a deepened understanding of implicit bias as well as how power and perspective are understood and examined.
explore hegemonic systems of oppression (e.g. white supremacy culture), context on a global scale, and impact on practice.

Application to Practice

We believe that to change practices there has to be a change in mindsets. The work of the course allows for self reflection, learning, and consistent examination of practice.

Participants will walk away from this experience with the following:

the practice of being in dialogue with oneself differently, a way to think differently about themselves and their work with clients, including but not limited to considering race, gender, neurodiversity, and various perspectives.
deepened practices around trust building, active listening, and evoking awareness with clients, supporting a re-examination of the current questions used to develop relationships and ways to add and deepen that practice.
develop norms to use with client meetings moving forward.

Participant Expectations

The HCN is a community committed to deepening its understanding of bias, its social and historical context, and its impact on the coaching relationship. It is challenging work and we recognize the emotional labor it requires. We encourage participants to be open and honest about the internal challenges these topics may elicit. At the same time we expect participants to support the learning process of the group, regardless of what their personal emotional reactions may be.

Participants in the program are expected to:

be open to new learning and perspectives;
participate in every meeting, and give advance notice if there is a conflict to attend;
complete the pre- work prior to the start of the sessions;
have cameras on and actively participate in the small and whole group conversations.

Program Logistics

Registration for the Series is capped at 20 people.

The session will run for 8 weeks, approximately every other week, starting January 28, 2024.

Each session will run for 2 hours from 10am - 12pm EST on the following dates:

The 8 workshops are as follows:

Tuesday January 28, 2024 - Session 1: Identity and Intersectionality - Developing a deeper understanding of the intersection of identity and the danger of the single story.
Tuesday February 11, 2024 - - Session 2: Neurodiversity and Learner Variability - Shifting mindsets around neurodiversity, understanding its role in intersectionality and equity, and considering why inclusion and interdependence matter in HCN coaching practice.
Tuesday February 25, 2024 - - Session 3: Implication of Identity Work on Practice - Deepening and connecting learning from previous sessions. Reflecting on coaching competencies, implications for practice and developing personal reflection questions.
Tuesday March 11, 2024 - Session 4: Biases Reflection - Exploring definitions of implicit biases and explicit biases, and how bias impacts us individually and interpersonally in professional experiences.
Tuesday March 25, 2024 - Session 5: Norms as a Coaching Tool -Considering how norms can be used to center equity and build relationships in HCN coaching practice.
Tuesday April 8, 2024- Session 6: Exploration of Power and Hegemonic Systems of Oppression, Through the Lens of White Supremacy Culture - Exploring white supremacy culture as an example of hegemonic systems of oppression, its context on a global scale, and how better understanding it impacts HCN coaching practice.
Tuesday April 22, 2024 - Session 7: Scenario Work - Addressing and laying the groundwork for change when something doesn't sit right by practicing with tools and language related to coaching competencies in scenario work.
Tuesday May 6, 2024 - Session 8: Personal Reflection and Goals - Reflecting on implications of on-going learning. Developing a lifelong practice of self examination towards personal transformation.