Day: September 5, 2020

DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Comment on two articles/videos in this week’s Module.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-diversity-training-in-the-workplace-definition-importance-quiz.html

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2012/07/12/11900/the-top-10-economic-facts-of-diversity-in-the-workplace/

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/life-at-work-4161672

FYI-MY INTERNSHIP IS AT NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPTIAL
Thank you!

Construct an essay about your background and personal experiences related to death and loss. In this life review, examine your personal experiences with grief, death, and mourning that have contributed to your current death perspective. Some students may want to begin by describing their earliest memories of death and how it affected them. Discuss how your current perspective may facilitate and hinder your work as a grief counselor, or addressing grief in your field of study and present or future area of work. There is no maximum or minimum on the number of pages for this assignment, but please give details of your experiences and questions asked.

Hello Professor Durish and classmates,
I hope everyone is doing great.
Diversity means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.
It is also understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual.
Diversity gives access to a greater range of talent, not just the talent that belongs to a particular world-view or ethnicity or some other restricting definition.
A diverse workforce combines workers from different backgrounds and experiences that together breed a more creative, innovative, and productive workforce. Businesses are able to draw upon our nations diversity and this strengthen their bottom line.
The agency I intern at right now do practice diversity. There are different races, age, gender and ethnicity. This personally, makes the office welcoming and feeling right at home for me. As our article on The Top 10 Economic Facts of Diversity in the Workplace, one of the benefits is diversity helps businesses avoid employee turnover costs. Employees are being retained and it saves them avoidable turnover related costs at the expense of a companys profits. Having a diverse and discrimination-free work environment helps businesses save money. (Kerby S, Burns C. 2012). Most of the staff at the agency am interning at have been working for many years there, am sure practicing diversity makes it possible. I am not sure of their training, if they do have training on diversity, i cannot say for a fact. But i see that the office is mixed with different people.
The video about Dogversity on Diversity in the Workplace shows how most people are trapped in negative stereotype and not taking time to get to know the person different from them. A diverse workforce will produce stronger ideas and fresher thinking that will boost the company. The world, truly, is certainly a Dogverse place, where we must respect and tolerate our differences.
I had worked mostly at companies that practices diversity. I remember when I worked at a Nigerian bank when I used to live in London. Some of the staffs reminded me of the video about Dogversity. They strongly believe the bank should employ more of their own than other races and ethnicity. Though this was over 20 years ago and situations have changed since then, but some companies still struggle with diversity and just do so, so they can be recognized as practicing diversity.

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References
Kerby, S & Burns, C. (2012, Jul. 12) The Top 10 Economic Facts of Diversity in the Workplace. Retrieved from
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2012/07/12/11900/the-top-10-economic-facts-of-diversity-in-the-workplace/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=hfkrSrYUS_I&feature=emb_title

After reading the book, From Hurt to Healing what is your review of the text? Write a critique (at least 2 pages) and a give video critique: Be sure to include:
Thoughts, responses and reactions. It can be negative, positive and/or both.
What did you like about the book? What didnt you like about the book? Was it too long? Too short? Right length?
What is your overall opinion of the book? What did you expect to learn when you picked up the book?
To what extent and how effectively were your expectations met? If you could talk back to the author, what questions would you ask, if any?
Are the authors main points effectively presented, explained and supported? Explain your answer.
On a personal level, which habit helped you the most/or do you most identify with? What habit to you need additional help with working on and if you could, what healing habit would you include?
Would this book be appropriate to use with clients? If so, what types of clients and why?
Give evidence-based support for the use of one of the healing habits in the counseling profession? (For example, what has the research said about the benefits of laughter, forgiveness or a support system – these are just examples-choose the one you would like).
Did the authors/instructors self-disclosure help? In what ways? Professionally/Personally? Explain.

*Your answers can be generalized or as it relates to Grief Counseling or Spirituality in Counseling.
If you are taking both classes relate your answers to the specific class that you are taking.

This course has explored various aspects of project performance evaluation. In order to more easily incorporate performance evaluation into project you manage, you will develop a best practices document that includes various template that you find useful.

Please reference the attached document Week 6_Performance Evaluation_Best Practices-1(1) for specific assignment instructions and the assignment rubric.

Also previous presentation and assignment of this course has been provided as well.