Belonging vs Not Belonging

Course Overview

Belonging is essential to engagement, collaboration and well‑being in today’s workplaces. Belonging vs. Not Belonging helps professionals understand how everyday behaviors, language and organizational practices can either strengthen inclusion or contribute to disengagement and exclusion. 

In this course you’ll explore current research on belonging, reflect on real‑world experiences of inclusion and exclusion and identify practical actions you can take to create more welcoming and supportive professional environments. Through guided reflection and applied learning, you’ll build awareness of how belonging shows up in daily interactions and learn how intentional shifts in behavior and communication can foster trust, respect and connection.  

This noncredit course is part of Creighton University’s Inclusion and Belonging Certificate or as an elective in our Leadership Certificate, and supports professionals committed to ethical leadership, purposeful work and inclusive environments. 

This course is valid for 1.0 PDCs for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification.

This noncredit course is ideal for: 

• • Mid-career professionals in HR, learning and development or people-operations roles 
  • Emerging leaders and managers shaping workplace culture 
  • Healthcare, nonprofit and education professionals engaging with diverse communities 
  • Career changers seeking to strengthen interpersonal and inclusive leadership skills 

No prior training is required. This is a welcoming course for learners from all backgrounds. 

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:  

• • Identify at least two factors that contribute to a sense of belonging and two behaviors or practices that can detract from a sense of belonging, based on current research. 
    
  • Reflect on one personal or observed experience related to belonging or not belonging and identify one inclusive behavior or language shift they can apply in their own environment.