Onboarding VISTA Members and Sub-Site Supervisors

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Why Onboarding?

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Onboarding VISTA members and Sub-Site Supervisors

By the end of this session, you will be able to: Articulate the importance of VISTA members

respectfully engaging with the different cultures of the community

Identify and implement strategies to ensure that VISTA members successfully enter the different cultures of the community

Describe actions supervisors can take to facilitate growing the cultural awareness and effectiveness of their VISTA members

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Onboarding VISTA members and Sub-Site Supervisors

By the end of this session, you will be able to: Distinguish between the training roles and

responsibilities of the intermediary organization, CNCS, and sites

Identify effective On-Site Orientation and Training (OSOT) strategies and develop a draft OSOT for your VISTA members

Identify effective orientation strategies for training sub-site supervisors and develop a draft orientation agenda

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Why Is Community Entry Such an Important Topic?

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Definition of Cultural Effectiveness

Cultural effectiveness is the ability to respond to, affirm, and value people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs in ways that protect and preserve their dignity.

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5-Point Framework for Onsite Orientation

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3-Stations Activity

Station 1: Planning OSOT

Station 2: Reviewing OSOT Plans

Station 3: Planning a Sub-Site Supervisor Orientation