Interrupting Generational Poverty
| Course Number: | ESD101011 |
| Course Title: | Interrupting Generational Poverty |
| Course Description: | A comprehensive understanding of the context, world view, learning and communication styles of families living in poverty is essential to breaking the cycle of generational poverty. What does living in poverty teach? What does it mean to be poor in wealthy America? Income, educational opportunities, and life experiences shape our communication and relationship styles and can create misunderstandings and missed opportunities for connection. Dr. Donna Beegle shares her journey out of “generational poverty,” her doctoral studies on generational poverty, and fifteen years working to interrupt cycles of generational poverty. She frames the discussion of how our class/diverse cultural experiences “program” us with values and expectations that shape our abilities to relate and communicate effectively across socio-cultural barriers. The concepts of how socialization and communication shapes education and job expectations, perception, identification, and motivation are addressed. This session will increase understanding of poverty and it is possible to break the cycle and help people to move forward. |
| Course Date: Time: |
Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Registration Deadline: | Friday, Apr 4th, 2008 |
| Intended Audience: | Tobacco contractors and key stakeholders, medical and community partners, Student Assistance Specialists, teachers, administrators and school staff. |
| Location: | ESD 101 Conference Center |
| Address: | 4202 S Regal Street Spokane, WA 99223 |
| Clock Hours: | 6.0 Clock Hour(s) Offered |
| Cont. Ed. Hours: | 6.0 Continuing Education Hour(s) Offered |
| Instructor: | Dr. Donna Beegle |
| Contact Person: | Jana Koller jkoller@esd101.net 509-549-4591 x |
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