The Diversity Training Handbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Changing Attitudes [Paperback]

"An excellent blend of theory and practice that does not attempt to evade or minimise the very real difficulties that diversity trainers often experience." - People Management "Buy it...and ensure your organisation is aware of diversity in its many forms and is able to take advantage of and maximise the potential and contribution of all your employees." - Personnel Today "Addresses thorny questions in a sensitive and helpful manner." - Training Journal"

"Clement and Jones help HR, diversity or training managers to explore sensitive issues and prejudices, and create effective training programmes for colleagues."

Practical book providing clear guidelines on diversity issues and on designing diversity training. Techniques to bring about attiduinal change are included and advice on dealing with workplace racism, sexism and prejudice.

In the UK, post-Stephen Lawrence, the revised Race Relations Act (2000) and post-9/11 all organisations have had to become much more aware of diversity issues and the need to understand and, if necessary, change underlying attitudes.This timely new book, from one of the authors of the highly successful Equal Opportunities Handbook, provides a practical and sensible approach to dealing with this sensitive issue.

Providing clear guidelines, the book provides advice for dealing with issues including stereotyping, prejudice, racism, sexism, homophobia, disability etc. With information on designing diversity training and advice on appropriate techniques to help bring about attitudinal change the book offers proven practical advice. New material and case studies on how to implement a Race Equality Impact Assessment, legal updates and key learning points for each chapter make this essential reading for organisations and individuals.

“An excellent blend of theory and practice that does not attempt to evade or
minimize the very real difficulties that diversity trainers often experience.”
People Management

“Buy it… and ensure your organization is aware of diversity in its many forms
and is able to take advantage of and maximize the potential and
contribution of all your employees.”
Personnel Today

“Addresses thorny questions in a sensitive and helpful manner.”
Training Journal

Diversity issues and the need to understand and, if necessary, change underlying attitudes have become increasingly important for organizations in the aftermath of domestic and global events. This timely new edition of The Diversity Training Handbook provides a practical approach to dealing with this sensitive but vital issue. Providing clear guidelines, the book offers advice for dealing with a wide variety of issues and covers:

• stereotyping; • racism; • homophobia;
• prejudice; • sexism; • disability.

Including new information and case studies on how to implement a Race Equality Impact Assessment, The Diversity Training Handbook also provides guidance on designing diversity training as well as advice on appropriate techniques to help bring
about attitudinal change.

Phil Clements and John Jones run a successful training consultancy dealing with diversity issues. Phil is also Programme Area Leader of Distance Learning Undergraduate Degrees, and John is Programme Area Leader of Business
Development and Knowledge Transfer, at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute
of Criminal Justice Studies.

Phil Clements and John Jones are trainers with many years' experience and run a successful training consultancy dealing with issues of diversity. Dr Phil Clements is also Programme Area Leader at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, and the author of a number of Kogan Page titles including The Equal Opportunities Handbook, A Practical Guide to Faciliation Skill s and Be Positive. John Jones is the Distance Learning Undergraduate Degrees Programme Leader for the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at Portsmouth University.