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POCC 2014 Cultural Competency and Growth Mindset
The document discusses the importance of a growth mindset in the context of cultural competency, emphasizing the contrast between fixed and growth perspectives. Fixed mindsets lead to avoidance and inaction, whereas growth mindsets foster learning and authentic relationships. It highlights the significance of embracing challenges, criticism, and the experiences of others to improve cultural competency.
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- 1. Missing From theConversation: Growth Mindset in Cultural Competency NAIS People of Color Conference Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee Seattle Girls’ School Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 2. In the Conversation: Key Elements of Cultural Competency • Value Orientation • Diversity as Value Added • Respect • Relationships • Equity • Thought Orientation • Knowledge • Awareness • Systems Thinking • Action Orientation • Consciousness Building • Capacity Building • Assessment • Adaptation Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 3. Missing From theConversation: Growth Mindset Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 4. Growth vs. FixedMindset Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 5. Growth vs. FixedMindset Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 6. Growth vs. FixedMindset FIXED: • If you are a good person, you must be competent. • Incompetent people are Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee) bad. • The “badness” of bias can be removed once light is brought to it. • Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever, and you will never make mistakes. GROWTH: • We are all on a journey, and competence is always aspirational. • Incompetent people just have not had enough exposure and practice. • We are continuing to undo learning that the world still socializes us to learn.
- 7. Challenges Rosetta EunRyong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 8. Challenges FIXED: •I don’t feel safe. • We can have this conversation when we are truly ready. • If we talk about it, things will get worse. GROWTH: • I am uncomfortable – I must be learning a lot. • As much as we have much more to learn, we need to engage in this conversation. • Not talking about it will result in status quo, and status quo is not an option. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 9. Obstacles Rosetta EunRyong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 10. Obstacles FIXED: •We had that conversation once, and it was disastrous. • I tried to build relationships with members of that group, and they weren’t interested in connecting with me. GROWTH: • Mistakes in this work are inevitable. • I learned so much in that setback that will be so useful for me going forward. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 11. Effort Rosetta EunRyong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 12. Effort FIXED: •If this is so right, why is it so hard? • If we were meant to get along, this would be so much easier. GROWTH: • If I really want this, I have to try harder. • Anything worth doing will be difficult. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 13. Criticism Rosetta EunRyong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 14. Criticism FIXED: •Are you calling me a racist? Well, I’m not. • We’re a great and loving school. You are just being negative. • Things were fine until you brought it up. GROWTH: • Thank you for bringing this to my attention. • Wow, I didn’t realize that was a blind spot for me until now. Thank goodness now I know. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 15. Success of Others Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 16. Success of Others FIXED: • Well, she may know about race, but she knows nothing about gender. • Well, there’s a lot of issues his point of view still doesn’t address. GROWTH: • I wonder what work she did to get to the point she is at in her understanding. • I should ask that person for some advice on how I can grow. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 17. Long Term Impacts Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 18. Long Term Impacts FIXED: As a result, these folks are stuck in inaction, worried that they might give themselves away as incompetent. Much energy is spent intellectualizing, deflecting, and defending actions or points of view. GROWTH: As a result, these folks are always becoming more and more competent. Their relationships are more authentic and comfortable, they are resilient through rough patches, and they are eager to learn more. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 19. Our Charge asPractitioners Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 20. Presenter Information RosettaEun Ryong Lee Outreach Specialist Seattle Girls’ School 2706 S Jackson Street Seattle WA 98144 (206) 805-6562 rlee@seattlegirlsschool.org http://tiny.cc/rosettalee Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
- 21. Resources • PoBronson and Ashley Merryman, Nurture Shock • Carol Dweck, Mindset • Janet E. Helms, “White Racial Identity Development” • Claude Steele, Whistling Vivaldi • Western Resource Center, Dismantling Racism • National Coalition Building Institute, Reducing Prejudices Workshop Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)