Poverty, Race, Class & Culture
How misperceptions about poverty, race, class and culture perpetuate poverty in America...and what we can do about it
For Professional & Volunteer Practitioners
Poverty Race Class & Culture is a practitioner training designed to unpack how misperceptions about race, class and culture work to perpetuate poverty in America. It focuses on equipping organization working to address poverty to develop programming that overcomes those misperceptions and work to interrupt the cycle of poverty.
This training is for practitioners working in education, healthcare, politics, criminal justice, and other social services who work with individuals and families that live in poverty. It is designed to unpack how misperceptions about poverty, race, class, and culture work to perpetuate poverty, and how those misperceptions can be overcome to develop programs and services that more effectively address poverty in America.
Options to consider:
PRCC Practitioner Professional Development Training, (5) Weeks (10-12 Hours including homework) or PRCC to Raise Awareness, (4 Hours)
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Poverty, Race, Class & Culture
This (5) week class will discuss how misperceptions about poverty, race, class, and culture work to perpetuate the cycle of poverty in America; and what practitioners can do to help interrupt that cycle. The class concludes with personal, organizational, and programmatic strategies to help interrupt that cycle and overcome the effects of poverty on all people in American society.
Class Format: *Pre-Class Preparation, Lecture, Discussion, Reading ,Small Group Learning Activities, and Homework (est. course time 10-12 hours, including homework)
Learning Framework: People change and grow by answering (5) questions and the course focuses on answering those questions:
*Pre-Class Preparation Assignment
Week 1 - Preparation Review & Discussion
Week 2 - What is the Problem? & Why is it a Problem?
Week 3 - Why is it my Problem?
Week 4 - What can I do about it?
Week 5 - How do I get started?
*Pre-Class Preparation
Because people are at various places in their understanding of poverty, Pre-Class Preparation will help prepare participants for a productive and thought-provoking learning experience. It introduces class learning objectives, clarifies key terms and definitions and provides learning activities to help unpack those terms and definitions. Participants will also be able to reflect on their personal history and define their own learning objectives for the class.
Individual & Group Rates available. Costs include workbooks and other learning materials. Registration and pricing details available upon request.