Video Recording coming soon!
Recorded on September 26, 2023 from 12pm – 3pm ET
Cultural humility is a stance—a way of being in the world and in relationships that encourages, supports, and facilitates the transformational possibilities of others. It is a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique. A practitioner of cultural humility is committed to understanding and respecting different points of view, and to engaging with others humbly, authentically, and from a place of learning.
This workshop led by Dr. Veronica Keiffer-Lewis (she/her) introduces participants to the core philosophy of cultural humility and how it relates to our work, the four core principles, as well as the founders and historical roots. The event was hosted in English with a live Spanish interpretation channel.
NYSED Approved Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs)
New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed Social Workers {#SW-0012}. New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors {#MHC-0083}. For Mental Health Practitioners: Please check with your state, if you are not licensed in New York, to determine if these credits will be accepted for licensing renewal.
ASWB/ACE Approved Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours
This organization (NYU Silver School of Social Work, 1415) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. NYU Silver School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 11/11/22 – 11/11/25. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. 55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals.
Instructor
Dr. Veronica Keiffer-Lewis is an internationally sought-after organizational equity and cultural humility specialist with three decades of experience. She holds certifications as a diversity professional, integral coach, and community and workplace conflict mediator. Veronica brings to her teaching and consulting practice the theories of justice-based leadership, cultural humility, and multicultural education, as well as her practical experience coaching, organizing, facilitating, and teaching. Her focus is on developing cultural humility across the lifespan, peace and equity praxis, equity change management, anti-bias education, oppression transformation, and dialogic healing.
Veronica was the inaugural equity director at De Anza College, setting the tone for equity and social justice, and building the equity office approach and infrastructure. As director, she is credited with leading the development of the college’s equity framework, lens, and rubric, in addition to developing a number of systems approaches to deepening institutional equity. Some of the strategic initiatives she piloted have been adopted by other institutions, such as her equity core team model, community conversations, and cultural humility certificate program. Veronica has a passion for community college and has worked with over 50 colleges and universities within California alone, in addition to various California community college statewide leadership organizations, such as the chancellor’s office, The RP Group, 3CSN, ASCCC, CalWorks, and CCCCS. Other organizations include The City of Palm Springs, Kaiser Permanente, First Five, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, UCSF, Oakland’s Children’s Hospital, and Ontario Public Health. She also works with social justice nonprofits, public health organizations, religious/spiritual groups, and early childhood education professionals.