Oregon State University
Tier2-2: Employee Training Opportunities

Team Liberation is a group of facilitators (mostly students) of human relations workshops. These workshops include issues of racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, ageism, ableism, religious intolerance, communication and community & leadership development in an interactive and inclusive way. Team Liberation facilitators have received over forty hours of intensive training, followed by additional peer mentoring in facilitation with diverse groups on campus and in the community. Team Liberation facilitates experiential exercises and process learning methods to provide the following: - Communication and Relationship Building. An initial goal of human relations facilitations is to create a safe and supportive environment conducive to open and honest dialogue. - Raising Awareness. With the proper atmosphere created, a facilitation or workshop can encourage participants to expand their awareness of the impact of different social circumstances on individuals and groups. - Education and Training. Workshops can also challenge participants' assumptions about individuals and groups. It also provides opportunities to develop new strategies for care in daily interactions. - Consensus/Buy-In and Community Development. Finally, group facilitation works to aid group members in recognizing and actively valuing each others' contributions to the shared environment. This layer can include development of group goals and action plans. Each workshop is custom designed for the participant group to match the group's needs and goals, based upon interviews with the group organizer and using the knowledge and experience of the facilitators involved. The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity also offers training around Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act and Sexual Harassment Prevention. (http://oregonstate.edu/affact/training)