Cultural Sensitivity
Incorporated in our mission is to value diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural sensitivity. Our curriculum is designed to be a welcoming environment for individuals to learn from each other to ensure the best learning experience. We aim to use language that is inclusive of all genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, physical body sizes, abilities, ages, religions, etc. You are encouraged to provide feedback to your Course Directors throughout the duration of each course and to share ways in which cultural diversity can be added or integrated into the course material. If you don’t feel comfortable bringing forward suggestions directly to your course faculty, you may share your comments with the Class Diversity Liaison who will then relay this information anonymously to the Course Director(s) or Associate Program Director.
Mistreatment Policy
To ensure a respectful educational environment, we provide a mechanism for learners to report mistreatment through their CLE Student Resources Page.
We are committed to addressing the issue of mistreatment of learners, defined as arising “when behavior shows disrespect for the dignity of others and unreasonably interferes with the learning process. It can take the form of discrimination based on disability, race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age or sexual orientation; sexual harassment; psychological cruelty; and physical punishment.”
Principles of the UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy:
- All members of the educational community have the right to function in a respectful environment which is conducive to teaching and learning, valuing the diversity of opinion, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability and socioeconomic status.
- Our program will not tolerate belittlement, humiliation, hostility, or microaggressions (the everyday insults, indignities and demeaning interaction or behaviors, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate bias to historically marginalized groups).
- We will provide strategies for learners to advocate on their own behalf and as allies, and to help build resiliency for future experiences within and outside of our educational community.