Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm MST
This event will focus on expanding understanding in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) domain. The ICF Global Strategic Plan focuses in on championing inclusivity and equity across the coaching profession worldwide. Equity is also identified as an ICF Core Value
Event Overview
Embracing a culturally responsive practice as foundational in coaching provides a space for both the coach and coachee to show up as their authentic selves. Powerful coaching happens in relationship between the coach and the coachee, and coaches bring their own cultural lens and worldview to the session. As coaches grow in our understanding of our own cultural background and the understanding of others’ cultures, our relationships are strengthened. We become more aware of how oursimilarities and differences impact our interactions.
During this learning experience we willdiscuss how to expand a culturally responsive practice in a way that strengthens how weco-create the coaching relationship with our clients.
This skill is particularly relevant to Cultivating Trust and Safety in the coaching relationshipand the coaching sessions.
Learning Objectives
This learning experience is designed to help you:
About the Speaker
Dr. Golly was born and raised in Kenya and immigrated to San Diego in 1993. She received her BA in Psychology and Sociology from University Guelph, Canada, and her MA and PhD in Psychology from United States International University, San Diego Campus, in 1998. She has completed her 3000 clinical hours towards licensure.
Dr. Golly worked as a Human Resources Professional at Pepsi Bottling Group for 3 years. In 2002, she decided to pursue her passion in working with children and families and made a career change to the nonprofit sector where she worked with a refugee resettlement agency, the Alliance for African Assistance as the Program Director for the Family Strengthening and Community Building Department. Dr. Golly then worked with Community Housing Works as a Community Building Coordinator providing training and support to refugee and immigrant families. She also consulted on various projects to give a voice to the communities.
She worked as a Protective Service Worker for the County of San Diego for 8 years. Dr. Golly began training as an Independent Contractor for The Academy for Professional Excellence, in 2005. She was also a Best Practice Coach for supervisors and social workers. She joined the Academy full-time in February 2016 as the Program Manager for the Cultural Responsiveness Academy. In her current role, Dr. Golly is responsible for developing and managing the Cultural Responsiveness Academy which includes a series of learning experiences for public child welfare staff and behavioral health staff, to address disproportionality and disparate outcomes of services for underserved communities.
Culturally responsive practice is a skill that is developed or enhanced so that one can self-reflect on how their cultural lens impacts their understanding of themselves and others. The foundation of Dr. Golly’s work is culturally responsive practice, and she brings this approach to her coaching practice.
It is important for Dr. Golly to practice cultural humility in guiding coachees towards their vision and be responsive to their needs so that they can achieve their goals. Her approach to coaching creates space to embrace a culturally responsive practice which allows those she works with to more authentically build a clear vision, explore possibilities, and ultimately reach their goals.
