Intercultural Communication Institute

SIIC 2009 Description

D | Training Methods for Exploring Identity

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, how to set up and integrate identity exercises into programs so they will resonate with the groups we work with, and what ethical and practical considerations we need to be aware of when doing identity work.

Faculty: Tatyana Fertelmeyster

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, Illinois, where one of her responsibilities is training refugee services professionals nationwide. Tatyana is an immediate past president of SIETAR-USA.