Department of Health employees push back on mandatory agency training from Utah institute
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Source: The Olympian
The Washington Federation of State Employees are calling on the state Department of Health to cancel its contract and funding for mandatory DOH employee training that some say perpetuates workplace issues and creates an uncomfortable work environment.
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The “Outward Mindset” training is provided by the Arbinger Institute, based in Utah. The website for the institute says that by using the communication training framework, “participants learn the difference between inward and outward mindsets.”
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“It is on the surface such a necessary thing. Yes, we should all get more skills on how to better relate to people. But the problem is the underlying foundation of it and how it gets weaponized,” said Rachelle Martin, a current DOH employee speaking in her capacity as a WFSE member.
Martin, who was raised in a fundamentalist Christian family, said there was familiarity in the training because it pushes the idea that “all of your problems are your fault,” similar to the church she was brought up in.
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Seems a clear violation of Church/State.
I've read reports online that Arbinger is linked to LGBTQ+ "deprogramming camps".
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