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Appendix: Resources for Further Learning

We’ve provided a curated list of resources for learning how to advance inclusion and belonging for specific communities which have been, and continue to be, excluded from Scouting.

Items are listed alphabetically in each section. Readers can click the hyperlinks provided to access the items.

Each section is divided by criss-crossing and interconnected “domains” which are vital to advancing inclusion and belonging for all:

• Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Scouting
• Bullying
• Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
• Gender
• Sexuality
• Physical, Mental, and Emotional Ability
• Spirituality, Religion, and Reverence

While these resources are not intended to be comprehensive, they establish a strong foundation for lifelong learning and character development guided by the Scout Oath and Law.

Take your time becoming familiar with all of the information provided. We recommend skimming each resource first to help gauge your current level of knowledge and understanding. Then, you can return to specific resources for more in-depth engagement informed by your unique experience and environment.

Once you are familiar with all of the resources in each section, take some time on your own, or with fellow Scouts and Scouters (or both!), to reflect on the four questions below. You may choose to write down your reflections, explore them through a creative project, through shared dialogue with others, or by contemplating each question over a period of time:

1. What did you learn from these resources that you didn’t know before?
2. Is there some content you don’t agree with?
3. What would you like to learn more about?
4. How can you use what you learned to advance inclusion and belonging in your Scouting environment?

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Scouting

• McKinsey & Company: Delivering Through Diversity. Originally accessed at https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/inclusion- and-diversity.
• Scouts For Equality: Be Prepared: Guide to Coming Out for Scouts and Scouters. Also available at https://www.scoutsforequality.org/comingout.
• Scouts For Equality: Creating Welcoming Environments for All Scouts 2.0.
• Scouts For Equality: Inclusive Scouting Award.
• The Scout Association: Diversity Dictionary. https://members.scouts.org.uk.
• The Scout Association: Scouting For All Workbook. Originally accessed at https://members.scouts.org.uk/factsheets/ASW7.pdf.
• The Scout Association: How to Create Inclusive Training Environments. https://members.scouts.org.uk.
• World Organization of the Scout Movement: Diversity & Inclusion Position Paper. Originally accessed at https://www.scout.org/node/430146.
• World Organization of the Scout Movement: Peace and Human Rights Education in Scouting. Originally accessed at https://www.scout.org/peaceandhumanrights.
• World Organization of the Scout Movement: Better World Framework. Originally accessed at https://www.scout.org/better-world-framework.

Bullying

• Fenway Health: The Unhealthy Impact of Bullying on LGBT Youth. https://www.fenwayhealth.org.
• Making Caring Common: How Parents Can Cultivate Empathy in Children. Originally accessed at https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/links/how-parents-can-cultivate-empathy-children.
• Making Caring Common: Bullying Prevention Tips. Originally accessed at https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/resources-by-topic/bias-bullying.
• StopBullying.gov: Myths About Bullying. https://www.stopbullying.gov.
• StopBullying.gov: Youth Engagement Toolkit. https://www.stopbullying.gov
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Guidance for a Trauma- Informed Approach. https://www.samhsa.gov.
• The Boy Scouts of America: Youth Protection Infographic. Originally accessed at https://www.scouting.org/training/youth- protection.
• The Boy Scouts of America: Creating A Bullying Free Culture in Scouting. Originally accessed at https://www.scouting.org/training/youth- protection/bullying.
• The Boy Scouts of America: Providing Support to Scouts Who Are Bullied. Originally accessed at https://www.scouting.org/training/youth- protection/bullying.
• The Scout Association: Together We Can Beat Bullying. https://members.scouts.org.uk.

Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

• Making Caring Common: Race, Culture, and Ethnicity Originally accessed at https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/resources-for-educators.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology: How (and How Not) to Engage Stakeholders in Charting a Course. https://web.mit.edu/cpsproject.
• Indian Country Today: Boy Scouts Playing Indians. https://www.newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday.
• Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies: Race Relations and Racial Justice Organizations. Originally accessed at https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/p otapchuk2.pdf.
• Public Broadcasting Service: Race: The Power of An Illusion. https://www.pbs.org.
• The Institute for Democratic Renewal and The Project Change Anti-Racism Initiative: A Community Builder’s Toolkit. Originally accessed at https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/idr.pdf.
• The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Anti-Racist Principles

Gender

• American Camp Association: Checklist for Gender Inclusive Practices at Camp. Originally accessed at https://www.acacamps.org/downloads/checklist-gender-inclusive-practives-camp.
• American Camp Association: Does Your Camp Reinforce, Resist, or Relieve Gender Stereotypes?. https://www.acacamps.org/resource-library.
• American Camp Association: How Can Camps Support Transgender Youth?. https://www.acacamps.org/news-publications
• LGBT Youth Scotland: A Coming Out Guide for Trans Young People. Originally accessed at https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/groups-and-support/lgbt-advice-centre/coming-out.
• Making Caring Common: Reducing Misogyny and Sexual Harassment. https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu.
• Making Caring Common: Teen Girls and Leadership Biases. Originally accessed at https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/leaning-out.
• Promundo: A Curriculum Promoting a Gender-Equitable Future of Manhood. Originally accessed at https://www.promundoglobal.org/resources/manhood-2-0-curriculum.
• Transcending Boundaries: Intersex 101. https://www.transcendingboundaries.org.
• The Scout Association: Gender Identity- Introduction.
• University of Nebraska: Trans Ally Guide. https://Lgbtqa.unl.edu.

Sexuality

• Advocates for Youth: Adolescent Sexual Health and the Dynamics of Oppression. https://www.advocatesforyouth.org.
• Advocates for Youth: Respecting the Rights of GLBTQ Youth. https://www.advocatesforyouth.org.
• Advocates for Youth: Tips and Tricks for Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Youth of Color. https://www.advocatesforyouth.org.
• American Camp Association: Creating A Safe Environment for LGBT Campers and Staff. https://www.acacamps.org/resource-library
• Human Rights Campaign: Coming Out As Bisexual. Originally accessed at https://www.hrc.org/resources/resource-guide-to-coming-out-as-bisexual.
• Making Caring Common: The Talk. https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/the-talk.
• New England Asexuals: Asexuality – A Brief Introduction https://www.neaces.org.
• Sexuality Information and Education Council: Comprehensive Sexuality Education. https://www.siecus.org.
• Teaching Tolerance: Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students https://www.tolerance.org.
• The Scout Association: Sexual Orientation. https://members.scouts.org.uk.

Physical, Mental, and Emotional Ability

• American Camp Association: Working With Children With Special Needs. https://www.acacamps.org/resource-library.
• British Dyslexia Association: Understanding Neurodiversity. https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
• Mitsubishi Foundation and IncludingAllKids.org: Paths to Inclusion. Originally accessed at https://www.meaf.org/images/uploads/documents/pdf/Paths_to_Inclusion.pdf.
• Mobility International USA: Models of Disability.
• Partners for Youth with Disabilities: Mentoring Youth with Disabilities. https://www.pyd.org.
• The Boy Scouts of America: Disabilities Awareness. https://www.scouting.org/programs/boy-scouts/disabilities.
• The Boy Scouts of America: Scouting With Special Needs and Disabilities. https://www.scouting.org/programs/boy-scouts/disabilities.
• The Scout Association: Reasonable Adjustments. https://members.scouts.org.uk.
• The Scout Association: Successfully Supporting Scouts with Additional Needs. https://members.scouts.org.uk.
• United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware: A Camp For Everyone. https://www.ucpde.org

Spirituality, Religion, and Reverence

• Association for Clinical Pastoral Education: Spiritual Care of the Nonreligious. https://www.acpe.edu.
• Interfaith Alliance: Ethic of Reciprocity. Originally accessed at https://www.interfaithalliance.org/cms/assets/uploads/2016/09/Ethic-of-Reciprocity.pdf.
• Interfaith Alliance and the Religious Freedom Education Project: What is the Truth About American Muslims?. https://www.tolerance.org.
• Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry: Transitioning to Inclusion. Originally accessed at https://www.psr.edu/category/center-for-lesbian-and-gay-studies-in-religion-and-ministry.
• Scouts For Equality: FAQ- A Scout is Reverent
• The Scout Association: Rise To the Challenge. https://members.scouts.org.uk.
• The Scout Association: The Promise and Reverence. https://members.scouts.org.uk.
• University of Minnesota: Freedom of Religion and Belief. Originally accessed at https://hrlibrary.umn.edu/edumat/studyguides/religion.html.
• University of Minnesota: Lifting the Spirit- Human Rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief. Originally accessed at https://hrlibrary.umn.edu/edumat/hreduseries/TB5/lifting.html.
• US Department of Justice: Combating Religious Discrimination Today. Originally accessed at https://www.justice.gov/crt/file/877936/download.

References

1. The Boy Scout Handbook. 13th ed. Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America, 2016. Note: This reference applies to all excerpts from The Boy Scout Handbook contained in this guide.
2. 2018 Inclusive Scouting Survey. Scouts for Equality.
3. Baden-Powell, Robert. “Baden-Powell’s Last Messages.” U.S. Scouting Service Project (USSSP).
4. “Inclusion.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
5. “Inclusion in Scouting.” World Organization of the Scout Movement. Issuu. February 16, 2017: 1.
6. “Inclusion in Scouting”, 2.
7. “Belonging.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
8. Powell, John A., and Stephen Menendian. “The Problem of Othering: Towards Inclusiveness and Belonging.” Othering and Belonging. 2016.
9. “Diversity.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
10. “Diversity Dictionary.” The Scout Association.
11. “Diversity in Scouting.” World Organization of the Scout Movement. Issuu. February16, 2017: 2.
12. “Equality.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
13. “Diversity Dictionary”, The Scout Association.
14. “Exclude.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
15. “Diversity Dictionary”, The Scout Association.
16. “Discrimination.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
17. “Diversity Dictionary”, The Scout Association.
18. “Bias.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
19. Banaji, Mahzarin R., and Anthony G. Greenwald. Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People. New York: Bantam Books, 2016: 10.
20. Banaji and Greenwald, 12.
21. “Stereotype.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
22. “Diversity Dictionary”, The Scout Association.
23. “Identity.” Oxford English Dictionaries.
24. “Adolescent Identity Development.” Act For Youth.
25. This is a composite scenario with fictional characters based on multiple experiences which are likely to occur in many Scouting environments.
26. “Mission & Vision.” Boy Scouts of America.
27. “Youth Protection.” Boy Scouts of America.
28. The Guide to Safe Scouting. Boy Scouts of America.
29. Roberto, Michael A. Know What You Don’t Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen. Philadelphia, Pa: Wharton School, 2009.
30. Roberto, 189.
31. Roberto, 189.
32. Roberto, 189.
33. Roberto, 196.
34. Baden-Powell, Robert. “Baden-Powell On the World Brotherhood Of Scouting.” Scouting Magazine. Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America, 1976: 30.

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