Cultural Competency & Responsiveness Continuing Education
YALSA's Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff describes Cultural Competency and Responsiveness in this way:
"Actively promotes respect for cultural diversity and creates an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful library atmosphere that embraces diversity."
The association's current and previous continuing education opportunities in this area are:
Archived Webinars
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YALSA members can access the full set of archived webinars related to the topic of Cultural Competency. and Responsiveness via our YouTube playlist by logging in to this site.
Non-members can purchase individual access to webinars related to Cultural Competency and Responsiveness for $19 or purchase group access for $99.
- July 2019: Equity Through Teen Service Learning
Member access
Non-member purchase - September 2018: Cultural Competence and Responsiveness
Free access to members and non-members - January 2018: The Elephant in the Library: Making Implicit Biases Explicit
Member access
Non-member purchase - May. 2017: Repair the Harm - Restorative Approaches to Teen Behavior Management
Member access
Non-member purchase - January 2017: Let's Kee it Real - Library Staff Helping Teens Examine Issues of Social Justice, Equity, & Race
Member access
Non-member purchase - August 2016: Connecting Teens to Mental Health Support and Resources
Member access
Non-member purchase - April 2016: Connecting with Immigrant and Refugee Youth
Member access
Non-member purchase - August 2015: Identifying and Serving Youth Facing. Homelessnes
Member access
Non-member purchase
Snack Breaks
View the Cultural Competency and Responsiveness YouTube playlistt for all of our short videos on this topic.
To learn more about YALSA's continuing education opportunities contact Linda W. Braun, CE Consultant, lbraun@leonline.com
