The Diversity Training Handbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Changing Attitudes - Softcover

Clements, Phil; Jones, John

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9780749444761: The Diversity Training Handbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Changing Attitudes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749444762 ISBN 13: 9780749444761

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2005

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In the UK, post-Stephen Lawrence, the revised Race Relations Act (2000) and post-9/11 all organisations have had to become much more aware of diversity issues and the need to understand and, if necessary, change underlying attitudes.This timely new book, from one of the authors of the highly successful Equal Opportunities Handbook, provides a practical and sensible approach to dealing with this sensitive issue.

Providing clear guidelines, the book provides advice for dealing with issues including stereotyping, prejudice, racism, sexism, homophobia, disability etc. With information on designing diversity training and advice on appropriate techniques to help bring about attitudinal change the book offers proven practical advice. New material and case studies on how to implement a Race Equality Impact Assessment, legal updates and key learning points for each chapter make this essential reading for organisations and individuals.

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Review:

"Important for all businesses... An updated version of The Diversity Training Handbook offers details on developing a training framework." -- Learning and Development, February 2006

"Clement and Jones help HR, diversity or training managers to explore sensitive issues and prejudices, and create effective training programmes for colleagues." -- Engage

Book Description:

Although the clear focus is upon delivering diversity training, engagement with this book will provide a structure for evaluating and improving your own practice performance, benchmarking the organisational level of responsivity as well as offering a wealth of input to enrich the quality of diversity training.

Sarah Winwin Sein, Senior Probation officer and Lecturer in Community Justice, Midlands Consortium, University of Birmingham

An excellent blend of theory and practice that does not attempt to evade or minimise the very real difficulties that diversity trainers often experience. People Management

Buy it or borrow it and ensure your organisation is aware of diversity, in its many forms and is able to take advantage of and maximise the potential and contribution of all your employees. Personnel Today

Addresses thorny questions in a sensitive and helpful manner . Training Journal

A good reference manual for anyone who has to deal with the sensitive issues of racism, homophobia and entrenched attitudes. Nine to Five

insights and advice which were accessible and emotionally supportive in a challenging area of training. I would commend this book to all practitioners, trainers and managers who work with practice development. Tina Eadie, Lecturer in Community Justice, De Montfort University

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