Student Services: Race, Class, Gender: Student Identity Development

Race, Class, Gender and Other Difficult Conversations with Young People: Colloquia on Student Identity Development Dr. Deidre Franklin-Jackson, Director of Youth Development and Counseling Merle McGee, Vice President Programs Nancy Moonhee Cha, Counseling Coordinator

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HEAF is a comprehensive supplemental education and youth development organization.
Our goal is to assist college-bound students from educationally and/or economically disadvantaged communities in developing and cultivating the intellectual curiosity, academic ability, social values and personal resiliency required of tomorrow's leaders.

Youth Development
Youth development includes a variety of
character education and life skills courses
intended to help students identify and
maximize their personal strengths and to
use those strengths to improve their
ability to make self-affirming choices and
to enhance the quality of their social and
personal interactions.

Social Identity
What is the social identity course?
Rational for discussing social identity with college bound young people

Social Identity Topics
Communication Skills
Trust
Stereotypes
Gender
Religion
Ethnicity
Social Class
Race
Sexual Orientation

Course Components
Gender Specific
Lecture/Discussion
Hands-on activities
Self-exploration
Journaling

Lecture/Discussion
Defining social constructs
Deconstructing stereotypes
Exploring socio-political relationships between & within groups
Examining media representations

Hands-on Activities
Build A House

Self-Exploration
Serves to bring into consciousness the existence of the identity and membership in a particular group.
Explore the ways in which students have been socialized.
Explore biases and stereotypes.
Explore personal experiences related to an identity.

Outcomes for Youth
Awareness
Stronger sense of self
Sensitivity
Critical thinking

Training Staff
Deep understanding of social constructs
Acknowledging assumptions and biases
Dialogue versus dogma

Dr. Deidre Franklin-Jackson
Director of Youth Development & Counseling
[email_address]
212-663-9732 ext 26
www.heaf.org

Student Services: Race, Class, Gender: Student Identity Development

by Marissa Lowman on Apr 12, 2010

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