Presenter
and Workshop Description
Garry Shirts, PhD
For
the past 40 years, Dr. Garry Shirts has been designing, researching,
and publishing simulations designed to help people understand one
another and to think creatively and critically about a few core
issues: racism, sexism, creativity, cooperative behavior, and
ethics.
He started
designing simulations for students in 1964 as the guidance
coordinator for the San Diego County Department of Education.
Working on the Indian reservations,
he had many cross-cultural experiences. He also realized the need
for and impact of experiential learning.
Dr. Shirts continued designing
simulations and researching their effectiveness at the Western
Behavioral Sciences Institute in LaJolla, California. In 1970 he
founded Simulation Training Systems, formerly Simile II, a company
that designs and publishes simulations for schools, corporations,
non-profit agencies, and government organizations. In 1977 he
developed
BaFá BaFá.
Teachers, consultants
and trainers use it to help people learn how to understand, work
with, and live among cultures that are different from their own.
At this
train-the-trainer workshop, Dr. Shirts will run
BaFá BaFá
for participants and then discuss ways they can design, develop, and
use simulations and other experiential programs to create exciting
and meaningful learning experiences for their learners.
Target Audience
Trainers, educators, human resources personnel,
and community developers with a stake in strengthening diversity
awareness, communication skills, teamwork, and awareness of issues
such as sexual harassment, gender differences, effects of power,
aging workforce, disabilities, or cultural difference. Personnel
responsible for organizational development, promoting buy-in and
support for organizational diversity efforts, ADA training, or
preparation of employees for assignments with diverse populations or
overseas.
Learning Objectives
Following the completion of
this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Identify learner needs for which simulation
training in cultural competency such as BaFá BaFá offers an
effective and efficient solution;
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Describe the goals and objectives of BaFá
BaFá simulation training in cultural competency;
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Plan, conduct, and evaluate a BaFá BaFá
simulation training.
Agenda
The workshop will begin
promptly. Please arrive early.
9:00 BaFá
BaFá simulation
11:30 Lunch on your own
1:00 Conducting the BaFá BaFá simulation with
your learners
3:00 Adjourn
Date and Location
August 19, 2009 St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis,
Indiana
Driving and Parking
Indianapolis:
The workshop will be held at St. Vincent Health/ Metropolitan
Indianapolis Central Indiana AHEC Offices, 9101 Wesleyan Road Suite
310, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Parking is available in the lot in the
front of the building.
Sponsorship
This workshop is sponsored
by the Indiana State Department of Health’s Office of Minority
Health, in cooperation with Indiana Area Health Education Centers
around the State.
This workshop is sponsored
in part by a grant from the US Department of Health and Human
Services.
Registration and Fees
There is no fee to register
for this workshop, and registration is required. Lunch is not
provided, and a list of nearby restaurants will be provided to
participants at the workshop. Click
here to
register on-line.
For More Information
For more information, please
contact the Indiana AHEC Program Office at (317) 278-0310.
The PROMiSE Project
A five-year coordinated
project of the Indiana State Department of Health’s Office of
Minority Health, the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, and the
Indiana AHEC Program (Area Health Education Centers), PROMiSE is
“Partners Recruiting Opportunities for Minority Student Education.”
The PROMiSE Project goals are to mobilize Indiana coalitions and
enhance infrastructure to improve minority health, increase
diversity in Indiana’s health workforce, and promote culturally and
linguistically competent health care.
