DCS/LGU Resources

Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion Training Series


A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE: PART ONE - Laying the Foundation

  • Develop a common language for talking about privilege, power, and equity.
  • Develop a common language for talking about partnership, liberation, and equity.
  • Explore our individual experiences
  • Explore the uniqueness of race in the U.S.

A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE: PART TWO - The Cycle of Socialization

  • Examine how institutional and personal practices maintain inequalities among people and prevent us all from reaching our full potential
  • Historical snapshot on racism in U.S. Healthcare
  • Reflect on the communities served; how does this work apply to the LSPs

A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE: PART THREE - Managing Change: Creating an Inclusive Community

  • Examine racism’s impact on authentic communication and transparency
  • Introduce change adoption as a tool for managing system change.
  • Explore how humans learn and the level of training and practice needed to support practice change
  • Reflect on how these tools can be applied to CLMHD and LGU cultural competence initiatives and LSPs