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Intentional Conversations With Dr. Christen Behzadi | Ep. 20
We were honored to have Dr. Christen Behzadi as a guest on Intentional Conversations and excited to share her encore episode with you here!
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM DR. BEHZADI:
Institutional accountability is not just the individuals that are going to make your space responsive and inclusive. As an organization you have a responsibility to model that in your practices and procedures.
We must assist others to train up and skill up. Acknowledgment is step one, and then we must be skilled to act.
The two main things we face in the healthcare industry is extreme power imbalances and the idea of decision makers. Physicians and mid-level providers are not making (Should there be a word here?) decisions but critical life changing decisions. So, when you come in with DEI conversations you must change your approach.
Agency is key, let them decide what communities they want to support, the key is to practice equity skills.
We cannot assume training alone can get the job done. It is only a piece that must be paralleled with ideas that impact systems.
You can still deliver the impact without mentioning specifics. The key is to get the work done when considering institutional limitations on what you can and cannot say.
Activism, specifically in the anti-racism realm, is a high level of equity work that requires specialized knowledge and equity skills.
DEI organizations are not the conduit for activism work because we are working with organizations deeply rooted in the capitalistic mantra.
Push your clients to look at the qualitative data and to close that loop by providing specifics. Focus on the action you are able to take from it.
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By Nika White ConsultingWe were honored to have Dr. Christen Behzadi as a guest on Intentional Conversations and excited to share her encore episode with you here!
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM DR. BEHZADI:
Institutional accountability is not just the individuals that are going to make your space responsive and inclusive. As an organization you have a responsibility to model that in your practices and procedures.
We must assist others to train up and skill up. Acknowledgment is step one, and then we must be skilled to act.
The two main things we face in the healthcare industry is extreme power imbalances and the idea of decision makers. Physicians and mid-level providers are not making (Should there be a word here?) decisions but critical life changing decisions. So, when you come in with DEI conversations you must change your approach.
Agency is key, let them decide what communities they want to support, the key is to practice equity skills.
We cannot assume training alone can get the job done. It is only a piece that must be paralleled with ideas that impact systems.
You can still deliver the impact without mentioning specifics. The key is to get the work done when considering institutional limitations on what you can and cannot say.
Activism, specifically in the anti-racism realm, is a high level of equity work that requires specialized knowledge and equity skills.
DEI organizations are not the conduit for activism work because we are working with organizations deeply rooted in the capitalistic mantra.
Push your clients to look at the qualitative data and to close that loop by providing specifics. Focus on the action you are able to take from it.
CONNECT WITH DR. BEHZADI
Website
CONNECT WITH NIKA WHITE CONSULTING:
YouTube