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Ethics & Boundaries Beyond Awareness: Addressing Implicit Bias in Professional Practice $115
Implicit bias is not simply an individual challenge, it is an ethical and professional responsibility that influences assessment, decision-making, communication, and service delivery. This training moves beyond basic awareness to examine the complex ways implicit bias can shape professional judgment, workplace culture, client engagement, and organizational outcomes. Participants will explore how personal experiences, socialization, power dynamics, and systemic influences contribute to unconscious assumptions and how those assumptions can affect equitable practice.
Through self-reflection, assessment, case examples, and discussion, participants will strengthen their ability to recognize bias in real-world professional situations and develop strategies for responding with greater intentionality, cultural humility, and ethical accountability. Special attention is given to managing bias within decision-making processes, navigating difficult conversations, and creating environments that promote inclusion, equity, and belonging. Participants will leave with practical tools for integrating bias awareness into ongoing professional practice and leadership.
Learning Objectives
1. Assess the influence of implicit bias on organizational culture, policies, decision-making processes, and client outcomes.
2. Critically evaluate personal and professional assumptions that may contribute to inequitable practices and unintended barriers to service access.
3. Apply ethical frameworks and cultural humility principles when navigating bias-related challenges in practice, supervision, and leadership roles.
4. Develop strategies for fostering psychologically safe environments that encourage open dialogue, accountability, and continuous learning around bias and equity.
5. Create an individualized action plan for integrating bias awareness, reflective practice, and equitable decision-making into ongoing professional development.
August 12th 8:30-12:30
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