Diversity Self-Assessment - Taking A Look In the Mirror

investigate how your own communication is impacted by diversity. Instructions: • Take the assessment below o https://www.washcoll.edu/campus-community/diversity-equity-and- inclusion/Diversity%20Self-Assessment.pdf o Report your scores for each section o Report your total score o Answer the reflection questions • Create an at least two-page reflection journal (double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman or similar) that answers the following questions: o Consider an experience you had with someone who was different than you and there was conflict or difficulty communicating (not a language barrier). This could be race, gender, religion, politics, country or geographic area, etc.  What caused the conflict? How did you contribute to the conflict?  How was the response different than how you usually handle conflict with someone of the same race, gender, religion, political leanings, country or geographic area, etc.  What did you assume?  How did those assumptions impact the communication?  What would you do differently this time? o This is based on an exercise in: https://www.washcoll.edu/campus-community/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/Diversity%20Self-Assessment.pdf