AIA IOWA
Culturally Responsive Communication: An Imperative in the 21st Century
November 15th - 8:30AM - 12:30 PM
Speakers:
Dr. Rick Salas serves as the Chief Diversity Officer at Des Moines University and is also an Assistant Professor for the Behavioral Medicine and Bioethics department. DMU is a graduate-level and private medical/health sciences school located in Des Moines, Iowa. In this important role, Dr. Salas is responsible for diversity and inclusion programming and provides students/faculty/staff training in the area of cultural competency/humility. Additionally, Dr. Salas has a long list of responsibilities that include building capacity in the area of strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, campus climate, collaboration with community groups, universities, and businesses. He also serves as a faculty advisor for several DMU student clubs. Rich earned his Master’s degree in Human Resources and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Colorado State University. Dr. Salas is only a handful of individuals who have completed levels I, II, and III of the Intercultural Awareness training offered through the Rocky Mountain Intercultural Institute. Furthermore, Dr. Salas is certified as a Master level facilitator of the Diversity Health Series developed by Kaiser Permanente.
Tom Newkirk attended Drake University and graduated from Drake Law School in 1989. He is presently the founding partner in Newkirk Zwagerman and has been a civil rights attorney practicing in Iowa for more than 30 years representing hundreds of persons of color and women harmed by discrimination. During the last 20 years, Tom has devoted significant time to educating himself on implicit bias and developing methods to reduce bias as a risk in employment, the legal and medical professions, and in civil and criminal justice. In 2003, Tom was one of the few lawyers in the United States invited by the inventors of the Implicit Association Test to join a group of social scientists, law professors, authors, and advocates at the first symposium on introducing implicit bias to the legal profession. Since then Tom continued to advance his understanding of implicit bias and its harmful effects, and also maintained contact with the top social scientists in the United States working to identify and advance methods to reduce bias as a risk to equality.
Description:
The rapidly changing demographics of the United States and the changing demographics taking place in our respective communities requires us to be proactive in facilitating respectful conversations as well as business situations that will challenge us to examine our own implicit biases and stereotypes. There is increasingly overwhelming scientific evidence for the effect of implicit bias and cultural factors on all aspects of life and human interactions. While at times, our own preconceived notions of the "Other" may create problems, there are things that can be done to reduce this as a risk. Education and awareness are important first steps in this ongoing process. Facilitated by Dr. Rich Salas and Attorney AND implicit Bias expert, Tom Newkirk, the workshop will engage and provide participants with information that focuses on how they can improve the delivery of culturally responsive communication.
Learning Objectives:
1) Gain a better understanding of the dangers of forming stereotypes and how our biases may affect communication, relationships, and overall interactions with people.
2) Demonstrate an understanding of the Intercultural Awareness Stretch Model.
3) Gain a better understanding of what "Culture" is and how it manifests itself in our personal and professional lives.
4) Provide a safe forum to learn and be engaged in dialogue to learn from one another.
AIA Continuing Education
By attending this seminar, AIA members will earn 4 AIA LUs. AIA Iowa is an AIA CES Approved Provider (#A023) with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion are available upon request. Due to the nature of event planning, no refunds will be available for this event once registration has been processed.
Cost:
$65 for AIA Iowa Members
$95 for Non-Members
$25 for AIA Iowa Student Affiliate Members
(members must sign in to receive pricing)
Architectural Experience Program and AIA Continuing Education
Interns may earn AXP Supplemental Experience hours by completing approved AIA Continuing Education programs – one AIA CEU/LU is equal to one AXP experience hour. When submitting to NCARB, Learning Units (LUs) must be documented on the intern’s AIA transcript. Any intern in AXP can request a free AIA Transcript by visiting the AIA website.
Questions?
Call AIA Iowa at 515.244.7502 info@aiaiowa.org.