May 11, 2021

MAY UPCOMING TRAININGS & PROGRAMS Find out more and register using the links below! Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Dimensions of Diversity 10am to 1pm Presented by Keith A. Merkey, M.Div./CE, MCCR Education & Outreach Associate Register at mccr.events/DoDMay2021 This interactive training workshop provides both information and opportunity to examine and understand the concepts of culture, cultural information and its’ origin, and how it impacts the workplace. Workshop content includes: Key Diversity Definitions Cycle of Information/Misinformation Examining and understanding the issues of bias Multi-Cultural Communication Awareness​ Thursday, May 20, 2021 Employment Discrimination for Supervisors 12pm to 2pm Register at mccr.events/Supervisors This two-hour course will address common employment discrimination issues faced by supervisory staff, best practices, and common situations. A 20 minute prerequisite video on employment discrimination will be disseminated to ensure all participants are aware of the basic concepts and legal protections. Participants should be comfortable with employment discrimination basics for employees as this course focuses exclusively on workplace management. Monday, May 24, 2021 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace 10am to 1pm Register at mccr.events/ConflictResMay2021 This interactive training workshop examines the role of interpersonal conflict and its’ impact on the workplace. The workshop provides both insight and information on the causes and process of conflict and offers conflict management techniques. Workshop content includes: Causes of Conflict Cycle of Conflict Conflict styles Case Studies Conflict Management Tools & Techniques​​ Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Managing Mental Health and Addiction in the Workplace: Reasonable Accommodations, Interventions, Best Practices and Coping Strategies 12pm to 2pm Register at mccr.events/MentalHealth Participants will be given the opportunity to select one of the breakout rooms below for their first 40 minute session. At the 40 minute mark, all breakout rooms will be closed for a 10 minute break and then participants can select a different breakout session (no duplicate attendance). Each breakout room host will present their session twice. Breakout Room 1: Workplace Reasonable Accommodations: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Glendora C. Hughes, General Counsel MCCR Staff Support: S. Spencer Dove, Executive Associate Breakout Room 2: Creating a Workplace Culture That Prioritizes Mental Health Kerry Graves, Executive Director, NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore MCCR Staff Support: Dia Drake-Sprague, E&O Assistant Breakout Room 3: Managing Addiction and Recovery in the workplace: Prevention, intervention, quality treatment and recovery support Katina Palmer, NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. MCCR Staff Support: Janiya Proctor, E&O Assistant Breakout Room 4: A First Hand Account of Navigating Mental Health Issues at Work Nao Gamo and Nova Getz, NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore Breakout Room 5: Navigating Substance Abuse at Work: Legal Protections and Coping Strategies Alesha Bell, Investigations Supervisor and Melissia Dorsey, Investigations Supervisor

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