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OCENET professional development focuses on cultural competency |
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OCENET’s Geoff Best with IDI workshop facilitator Hamelin Grange |
OCENET staff in group discussion at the IDI Professional Development workshop |
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The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is a unique method in assessing an individual’s primary orientation towards intercultural differences and involves completing a questionnaire of 50 questions including some anecdotal responses. Based on the results, an individual profile can be determined using empirically valid and reliable methods. This profile identifies where the individual’s orientation lies along an intercultural development continuum. In addition, each respondent is provided with a personal plan to develop intercultural competence. The IDI assessment is a powerful tool for assisting staff to respond to diversity and to enhance intercultural competence throughout a school or workplace. |