I am a counselor at an extremely diverse, suburban, Los Angeles high school. The experiences I had with the CCODE philosophy and the training from the CCODE staff provided me a framework to negotiate the complexities of working with young people and their families from a vast range of backgrounds and socio-economic statuses. I’ve been able to use what I learned about myself and the experiences of others to better advocate for all students as they navigate their journey to adulthood particularly to address issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, and national origin.
Jill Barker
B.A. UCLA 2003
M.S. CSUN 2007
“Peace-In” celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Sponsored by Westside Coalition, Westside Interfaith Council,
Co-sponsored by the City of Santa Monica, Rand Corporation, and Santa Monica College.
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“As a result of the training that the CCODE staff did, I am endorsing them for every possible diversity training interest that I hear about.” – Gary Avrech, Youth Activities and Events Committee, The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition, January 15, 2011.
Chaplains in Training, Saint Camillus Church, LAC USC Medical Center, Los Angeles
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“The CCODE staff was able to gently address but forcibly expose the biases that prevented our Chaplin’s from working closely together. They were able to build a more lasting trust.” – Estuardo Bazini’Barak — July 7, 2009.
Permit Place
President, Mrs. Sonia Carlson &
Vice President, Mr. Mike Robinson
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“The CCODE staff uncovered the hidden and unstated biases that were affecting our employee morale and absenteeism. I wish we could have afforded more time.” — Nov. 3, 2008
M.A. Creason, Executive Assistant; Alan Witchey, Director, Irvine, CA
AIDS Service Foundation. Orange County.
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“The CCODE staff, with its diversity, was able to show us the deep biases that our AIDS workers held towards their AIDS clients. This was a really good day for enlightenment.” — July 8-9, 2005
George Puddaphat, Director.
Desert AIDS Project Staff, Palm Springs, California.
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“We’ve had lots of diversity training for our staff but the CCODE staff was far and away the best training we have ever had.” — February 15, 2005
Enki Youth & Family Services, Margarita Mendez Clinic.
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“Dr. Rabow came in and in just a few hours got my staff to believe that their clients were not lazy or indifferent to therapy. He was able to show them that they were rejecting class before they began. He did this without attacking them.” – Dr. Patricia Pulido, Covina, CA., Nov. 3rd, 2003
Diversity Training
Santa Cruz, District Attorney’s Office.
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“Lawyers are a very difficult group to work with and our office personnel were no different. Dr. Rabow rose to the challenge by not biting on the bait. For those on our staff who were more open to the possibility that they might be racist and sexist, this training was most valuable.” – Kate Canlis — April 1, 2002
Rev. Janet Gollery McKeithen
United Methodist Clergy
President, Methodist Federation for Social Action; Cal-Pac Chapter
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Following a racial incident at the local High School, the Racial Justice Committee has been researching programs in an effort to determine which programs might best address the institutional racism that allowed/encouraged the incident to take place. We invited the CCODE staff to lead our monthly Racism Awareness Workshop, in order to experience the program firsthand. Within a couple of hours, we could see their depth of knowledge and expertise. Their training also was not only educational, but enjoyable. They have a marvelous staff of dedicated professionals.
I have been involved in diversity training for over twenty years and was not expecting to learn anything new. Much to my surprise I was pleased that I, my board members, and members of my congregation were able to stand up and applaud for how much CCODE gave to us and how much we learned.
