The Paramus Post (October 23, 2021) covering Care Plus NJ announcing the expansion of its internal variation, fairness and participation trainings to the public to better educate the communities it serves and promote fairness in social conditions.
To build a culture of fairness, participation and respect with the organization’s employees and the community, Care Plus NJ formed the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Action (IDEA) Committee earlier this year. Since that time Care Plus NJ has instated regular required professional development trainings for all managers. The first virtual training titled “The Importance of Introspection: Building an Awareness of Implicit Bias and Putting Cultural Humility into Practice” will provide community members and leaders outside Care Plus NJ with an opportunity to educate themselves on cultural awareness.
“The goal of our IDEA committee is to actively foster an environment of cultural competency though staff and community education,” said Giesel Girona-Ussery, Chair of the IDEA Committee and Associate Vice President, Care Plus NJ. “This training will provide members of our community with the support, tools and education required to properly respond to ancestry-based unfair treatment and adequately promote fairness in social conditions in their own lives and organizations.”
