Building Inclusive Teams: Strategies for Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

About This Course

Learn how to build and maintain inclusive teams with our comprehensive course. Explore team diversity dimensions, communication barriers, and strategies for fostering a safe and welcoming environment.

Why Take This Course?

The course addresses the common challenge of building and maintaining inclusive teams in the UK dental profession. Dental professionals often work in diverse teams with different backgrounds, cultures, and communication styles, which can lead to conflicts and barriers. The course provides strategies for overcoming these challenges and creating a welcoming environment that values diversity and promotes teamwork. It also emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, monitoring team dynamics and providing support to sustain inclusivity in the long run.

This course is beneficial because it covers the foundations of inclusive teams, explores challenges faced by diverse teams, provides strategies for building inclusive teams, and addresses maintaining and strengthening inclusive teams. It also explores sustaining inclusivity in the long run.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.	1: Upon completion of the course, students are expected to have a deeper understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to identify and challenge unconscious biases in themselves and in others.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely be better equipped to create more inclusive work environments and contribute to greater diversity in their communities.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to develop strategies for fostering inclusivity within their teams.	3: The course should lead to an increased ability among learners to identify and address bias and discrimination in the workplace.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered techniques for conducting inclusive meetings and group discussions.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to a more diverse and inclusive workforce, leading to greater innovation and productivity.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to create and implement a diversity and inclusion action plan for their organization.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that students will be more committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in their workplaces and communities.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 60 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course covers the foundations of inclusive teams, including defining inclusivity, valuing diversity, understanding team diversity dimensions, building team cohesion, and examining a case study of a dental team. It also explores challenges faced by diverse teams such as communication barriers, conflicts, and inequity in opportunities. The course provides strategies for building inclusive teams, including recruiting for diversity, fostering a safe and welcoming environment, encouraging open dialogue, and team-building activities. It also addresses maintaining and strengthening inclusive teams through continuous learning, monitoring team dynamics, encouraging allyship, providing support, and role-playing. Finally, the course explores sustaining inclusivity in the long run by periodically reviewing team policies, celebrating diverse cultures, addressing mistakes, and gaining commitment from leadership.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course focuses on the foundations of inclusive teams, including defining inclusivity in teams, the value of diverse teams, dimensions of team diversity, team cohesion in diverse settings, and a case study on the evolution of a dental team.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course content focuses on the challenges faced by diverse teams. It covers communication barriers, differences in work styles and norms, conflicts and resolutions, inequity in opportunities and resources, and how to navigate team conflict scenarios.

Section 3

This section of the course focuses on the foundations, challenges, strategies, and maintenance of building inclusive teams. It covers topics such as defining inclusivity, team diversity, communication barriers, recruitment for diversity, fostering a safe environment, continuous learning, and sustaining inclusivity in the long run. Case studies and exercises are also included to provide practical examples and opportunities for application.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course content covers strategies for maintaining and strengthening inclusive teams. It includes continuous learning and development, monitoring team dynamics, encouraging allyship within teams, providing support and resources, and an exercise on role-playing an ally in a team setting.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course content focuses on sustaining inclusivity in the long run. It includes periodic review of team policies, celebrating diverse cultures and milestones, addressing and learning from mistakes, commitment from leadership, and a summary of building inclusive teams.

Course Reviews

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This course was incredibly helpful in providing strategies for building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive team. I appreciated the emphasis on fostering a safe and welcoming environment and encouraging open dialogue.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found this course to be very informative on the challenges faced by diverse teams and the strategies for addressing them. The case study of a dental team was particularly helpful in understanding the practical implications of inclusivity in a healthcare setting.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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As a dental professional, I highly recommend this course for anyone interested in building and maintaining an inclusive team. The course provides valuable insights into the dimensions of team diversity and how to create an environment that values and celebrates diverse cultures.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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