D. Training Methods for Exploring Identity
Tatyana Fertelmeyster
The session will share self-discovery processes—from icebreakers to individual and team exercises—that can be used to explore identity. It will address why identity work is essential in intercultural training, offer different ways to set up and integrate identity exercises into programs that resonate with various work groups, and discuss both the ethical and practical considerations we need to be aware of when doing identity work.
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Tatyana Fertelmeyster is the founder and principal of Connecting Differences: Training, Facilitation, Consulting, and Coaching. She provides intercultural communication and diversity training to corporate clients, educators, and mental health professionals both nationally and internationally. As a licensed clinical professional counselor, her professional experience includes providing resettlement services to refugees and counseling to individuals and families going through cultural transitions. Tatyana is a co-author of Cultural Detective® Russia and a master trainer of facilitators for Cultural Detective®. She currently serves as a director of Cultural Competency Programs for Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago, where one of her responsibilities is training refugee services professionals nationwide. She recently co-authored Trainers’ Guide for Working with Pre-literate Populations and is a past president of SIETAR-USA. |
