The Game Changer: The Importance of Diversity in Your Setting

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SKU:
827008240593*
Author:
Joann Jackson, David H. Perrin
Published:
2010
Length:
98 minutes
The Game Changer: The Importance of Diversity in Your Setting discusses the value of diversity in the professional work setting, particularly in the field of athletic training. The DVD details the effects that diversity has on the clientele being served, as well as looks at the positive effect that diversity can have on both an organization and on the profession. The DVD also explains why a diverse group of employees tends to provide the population being serviced a sense of comfort and ease. In addition, the DVD notes that diverse staff enables athletic trainers to work more effectively and efficiently with their patients, an approach that allows their patients the opportunity to rehabilitate both from a mental and a physical capacity.

Among the topics covered:

• Meaning of diversity
• Evolution of diversity and inclusion
• Importance of workforce diversity
• Diversity blockers
• Emerging workforce
• Forging ahead
• Promoting diversity and inclusiveness in healthcare
• National healthcare quality disparities report
• Magnitude of the challenge
• Importance of cultural competence for athletic training clinicians and educators
• Strategies for recruiting and retaining a diverse healthcare workforce