Breaking the Cycle of White Supremacy Culture in Youth Work

Your Course Description

Your Competency Focus Area

Intercultural Engagement

Uncover and challenge the pervasive influence of white supremacy culture in organizations. Recognize the damaging characteristics that operate as unnoticed norms, hindering diversity and inclusion.
This training guides you to overcome biases, confront harmful beliefs, and disrupt systemic oppression within institutions. By naming desired cultural norms, you take the first step toward a truly inclusive organization, fostering positive change.
Energize your commitment to equity, break the cycle of socialization, and reframe perspectives on behavioral change. Discover achievable actions for internal work, creating a collective impact for greater equity in serving young people.

Your Learning Objectives

Learn about the Cycle of Socialization and how to break it
Reflect deeply on how white supremacy is showing up in your life and affecting your work with young people
Harness your power and influence within the system and your organization
Identify a habit you have changed quickly and reframe how we change habits
Look for ways to stop causing harm and create new habits for greater equity in youth work

Your Course Details

Completion Certificate
Youth Worker Track
This training will count as 1.5 CE hours for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.

Your Trainer

Donte Curtis is the Owner of Catch Your Dream Consulting where he inspires and trains individuals and teams nationwide, on leadership, racial equity, anti-racism, and making change. Donte brings his 16 years of facilitation and speaking experience with an expectation of getting you energized, inspiring you to take practical action, and finding hope for a better tomorrow. He currently serves as Co-Chair on the Board of Directors at Social Enterprise Alliance MSP, which supports the purpose-driven economy. Donte lives a life that is dedicated to leadership, social justice, and liberation and is probably one of the most energetic people you will ever meet. Donte resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota with his wife, Rachel, his 1-year-old son, Malachi and two dogs, King and Moose.