Key Changes Therapy Services Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At Key Changes Therapy Services, Inc., a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where all employees, clients, and volunteers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, or disability, feels valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and to providing equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our departments, programs, and worksites. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.
We’re committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire health and arts area of the nonprofit sector and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.
To provide informed, authentic leadership for cultural equity, Key Changes Therapy Services, Inc. strives to:
∙ See diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and critical to ensure the well being of our staff and the communities we serve.
∙ Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, and services, and continually update and report organization progress.
∙ Explore potential underlying, unquestioned assumptions that interfere with inclusiveness.
∙ Advocate for and support board-level thinking about how systemic inequities impact our organization’s work and how best to address that in a way that is consistent with our mission.
∙ Help to challenge assumptions about what it takes to be a strong leader at our organization, and who is well-positioned to provide leadership.
∙ Practice and encourage transparent communication in all interactions.
∙ Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our board, staff, committee, and advisory bodies.
∙ Lead with respect and tolerance. We expect all employees to embrace this notion and to express it in workplace interactions and everyday practices.
All employees of Key Changes Therapy Services, Inc. have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or off the work site, and at all other company-sponsored and participative events.
Any employee who exhibits any inappropriate conduct or behavior against others may be subject to disciplinary action.
Employees who believe they have been subjected to any kind of discrimination that conflicts with the company’s diversity policy and initiatives should seek assistance from a supervisor.