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Participant Testimonials
“This series is a necessary addition to your toolkit. Dr. Forster leads with compassion, authenticity & from a place of embodiment and deep knowing. Her workshops offer knowledge and instruction while holding space for real & nuanced conceptual and experiential implications. As a mental health provider and equity practitioner, attending this series has been truly invaluable and has shifted how I approach the world both personally and professionally. ”
“This was an incredible workshop and excellent in both content and teaching. Cheryl is doing something uniquely valuable in bringing expertise in the fields of intercultural communication and mental health together. Her workshop unveiled and challenged how easy it is for people to universalize their way of being and engaging without even seeing that that’s what’s happening. She helped me see aspects of my worldview, my thinking, and my way of relating that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I think this is going to help me more deeply understand and empathize with my clients and be more effective and anti-colonial in my work. Cheryl has a very engaging teaching style and was a pleasure to learn from. It was well worth the four day commitment.”
— CG, LPC
“I highly recommend Cheryl’s course. I’ve taken it twice now and learned so much both times. Her course provides a structured culture general map (not that you stop there because culture is dynamic) that I didn’t realize I was missing, and helped me overcome certain assumptions. It opened up my mind to much more complexity and nuance. I will likely be taking this course again in the future, as Cheryl’s work continues to evolve and deepen. She is a unique voice and her longer training is well worth the investment.”
— Sarah Alexander, LCSW
“I just finished taking Cheryl’s Intercultural Workshop series. It was incredible. It’s clear that Cheryl has done the research and has put a mountain of effort into making this relatable and accessible. I feel like I learned more about myself, how I’m influenced by culture, and how that knowledge can help me be a better intercultural communicator than I have learned in the last decade!”
— Kjell van Zoen; DEIB, Organizational Change, and Operations Coach & Consultant
“Cheryl is a gifted presenter and knows so much from her research and her years of experience as a counselor. She is always clear when she introduces theory, and practical in showing the relevance and significance of neuroscience to cultural and intercultural considerations in counseling and in our everyday experience. In this she has contributed so much. To anyone in the intercultural and DEIB fields, or in the helping professions, I highly recommend any workshop that Dr. Cheryl Forster offers.”
— John Condon; Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Communication and Journalism, Univ. of New Mexico
“Dr. Cheryl Forster’s workshop on Intercultural Communication is a definite must for anyone interested in deepening their knowledge and competencies in doing effective diversity work. Cheryl expertly condenses her lifelong learning into material that is both engaging and fosters self-reflection and inquiry into one’s own cultural ways and how they impact effective communication. I especially enjoyed Cheryl’s unique work in weaving in an important new cultural somatic dimension to what she calls Embodied Complexity. Cheryl has a lovely presence and combines a good amount of didactic learning with thoughtful exercises and interactions that deepened my learning. I highly recommend. ”
— Lisa Koralewicz, MPH, LCSW
“Each time I attend one of Dr. Forster’s Intercultural Trainings, I come away with essential information that improves my work with clients and inspires me to examine my understanding of myself and my cultural worldview(s). Dr. Forster incorporates lecture, discussion, multi-media examples, and creative, engaging interactions between participants which allow for absorption of interesting and, at times, complex material. I look forward to attending more of her workshops! ”
— Lisa A. Schimmel, PhD, Clinical Psychologist & Consultant
“Cheryl’s workshop is so valuable that I’ve completed it twice now! The perspective of Intercultural Communication is a practical and fascinating complement to cultural competency training that fills a necessary gap. If you are looking for a training that goes beyond culture specific knowledge, helps you dive deeper into understanding your own cultural worldview, and gives you many tools to navigate cultural differences with clients – this training is for you. Cheryl’s deep investment in this work is apparent and she is a skilled facilitator. I can’t recommend it enough!”
— Catherine Crew, PsyD
“Signing up for Dr. Forster’s three-day workshop on An Intercultural Approach to Diversity Work was more than a little intimidating. As a layperson with a corporate background, I wasn’t sure if my lack of experience in the field would bring the workshop to a grinding halt.
Admittedly, the material was quite weighty at times, but Cheryl was clear in her explanations and helped me gain both a broad and a nuanced understanding of this very complex subject. This experience has spurred my curiosity and resolve to seek better understanding and context around these sensitive but critical considerations for myself, as a professional, and for the organization, I help lead. Most importantly, Dr. Forster’s direct and pragmatic approach offers a framework that will support the ongoing work we must face.
I recommend this material for anyone who holds a position of leadership but may have been unsure how to move forward in these challenging times. ”
— Jason Hickox; Executive Director of UKANDU
“Cheryl’s workshops provide incredibly valuable information and data about intercultural effectiveness that is not commonly found in cultural competence trainings, but should be. The information is engaging, applicable, and necessary for direct client interaction as well as for continued self-development. I will be recommending her workshops and trainings to all of my colleagues.”
