ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RACIAL BIAS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

200 Wood Hill Road,Rockville MD 20850

11 May, 2021

Description

Learn about racial bias in providing care JSSA Training Institute is pleased to announce the fundamentals of ACT DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 TIME: 9am-12:15pm This will be a live, real-time, interactive webinar. You will be sent a zoom link 24 hours prior to the seminar. So please be patient. This training provides 3 Category I CE's for Ethics NOTE: Successful completion of this seminar will require attendance for the entire event as well as completion & submission of the evaluation form. Everyone has some degree of racial bias. What do we know about our biases and what remains hidden in our unconscious? How might our unconscious racial bias create ethical challenges in our clinical practices? Information and experiences that improve our understanding of racism and our ability to engage with ourselves and others on this difficult topic support our professional ethics. This workshop will cover the basics: a primer on our racialized U.S. history, intersectional biases including individual and structural considerations, and related ethical principles. With more awareness and less judgment, participants can reduce the possibility of their biases interfering with their connections with both clients and colleagues. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1) Identify four ethical principles relevant to understanding bias in the clinical setting. 2) List 4 significant historical periods of racial discrimination in the U.S. and connect the impact of those eras to contemporary racial issues. 3) Define and differentiate individual and structural bias focusing on the micro and macro impacts of both. PRESENTERS: Cathy Roberts is a licensed professional counselor serving individuals and couples in MD, VA, and WV. Applying her counseling skills to anti-racism education, since 2016 Cathy has engaged with over a thousand participants in dozens of workshops and racial reconciliation circles locally and nationally. Her journal articles grappling with being descended from enslavers have reached hundreds of readers. In addition, she is adjunct faculty at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work. In November 2016 she started the first Montgomery County, MD chapter of Coming To The Table, a national non-profit whose motto is “Taking America Beyond the Legacy of Enslavement.” Her areas of particular interest include racial identity development, intergenerational racial trauma, and uncovering unconscious bias. Venetia Bailey is a Consultant and Peacebuilder. She trained as a trauma informed leader STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience) practitioner with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. She also trained with the United States Institute of Peace in Strategic Peacebuilding to support, encourage and advance strategies in conflict resolution, transformation, and peacebuilding. Venetia co-facilitates the Montgomery County, MD chapter of Coming to the Table (CTTT), a national non-profit organization focused on racial reconciliation and healing. She is skilled in the CTTT approach of Restorative Justice and Transforming Historical and “Current” Harms with a specific focus on historical and intergenerational transmission, racial justice, equity, and inclusion. She has presented workshops on racial reconciliation, self- care, and wellness. Venetia also contributed to the recent success of two peacekeeping/peer support pilot programs receiving a formal platform launch at the conclusion of the pilot project. Venetia’s area of interest includes intergenerational trauma, dismantling structural bias, restorative justice, equity, and inclusion. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Category I CE's will be provided to all participants in the training The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category 1 continuing education programs. The D.C. and Virginia Boards of Social Work usually recognize the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ approval. Please contact your state board for verification. JSSA maintains responsibility for this program. JSSA is an approved sponsor of CE credits for psychologists in Maryland under the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. JSSA maintains responsibility for this program. JSSA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6457. In order to receive a certificate, registrants must attend the entire session.