Diversity Survey
Sonia Banks, Ph.D.
The Diversity Committee has worked for over a year in putting together a survey. Through a small pilot we determined what questions we should ask that would provide a true assessment of what diversity looks like in our training clinics. We identified areas from the waiting room art work to the impact of the professional identity of those working in the clinic including staff and therapists. The feedback allowed us to create a robust instrument to really uncover how diversity is defined in training clinics and ways we are incorporating elements to extend our understanding of our clients diverse needs. We have received feedback from over 10 committee members and other peers.
We will launch this instrument in several waves. We will appeal to training clinics to complete the survey during the summer and fall. This will allow us to disseminate the survey electronically to our 162 training clinics and allow directors to respond during the time frame that best accommodates their work schedule. It is our intention to have all the survey data collected and analyzed before our Winter meeting.
