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Identifying & Addressing Implicit Bias

Friday, October 30th, 2026   1:45 PM EDT -4:45 PM EDT
Kathryn Krase, Ph.D.
$59.99

Implicit and explicit biases have been shown to impact the provision of mental and physical health professional practice, resulting in negative outcomes for clients and patients. This workshop is designed for professionals who acknowledge these negative impacts exist and are motivated to take action to mitigate them. Through this session, we will explore various tools designed to help professionals identify biases that impact their own practice and the practices of those they interface with. With increased awareness, we will work towards positive change for professionals and those they serve.

 

This training meets Michigan requirement for “Implicit Bias” training, but is not MI specific. (Please note, a pre & post test implicit bias assessment is available and required under the Michigan training law.)

This training meets Maryland requirements for training on “anti-oppressive” social work practices but is not MD specific.

About the Presenter

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, is an expert on the professional ethics, and the intersection of ethics with legal responsibilities. She has years of experience consulting with government and community based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will identify the impact of implicit and explicit bias on the provision of professional mental and/or physical health services.
  2. Participants will effectively utilize tools to identify implicit and explicit biases.
  3. Participants will apply a framework to assess the impact of implicit bias in their professional practice.
  4. Participants will demonstrate ways to address implicit bias in their professional practice.

Agenda:
1) Introductions
a. The instructor will introduce themself, and provide an opportunity for the
participants to introduce themselves.
b. The presenter will summarize the content of the training.
c. Pretest will be administered (if necessary to meet MI requirement)
d. 10 minutes

2) Setting Intentions
a. Instructor will acknowledge the challenging nature of this topic and the potential
for this content to be difficult to explore
b. Participants and instructor will identify personal goals for the training
c. Foundation for mutual respect, even with difference, will be intentional
d. 15 minutes

3) Personal Explorations
a. Identification of personal communication styles and the relevance for this
workshop
b. Readiness for this work will be evaluated
c. 20 minutes

4) Exploring the role of bias in our lives
a. Differentiation of implicit and explicit biases
b. Evolution of biases
c. Recognizing benefits of biases
d. Identifying dangers of biases
e. 15 minutes

5) Assessing for Bias
a. We will explore and apply various tools designed to assess bias and prejudice
b. Strengths, weaknesses and limitations of tools will be identified
c. 60 minutes

6) Addressing bias in the workplace
a. Methods for addressing bias will be introduced and discussed.
b. 50 minutes

7) Summary & Questions
a. Presenter will summarize opportunities for practice change as a result of the
material explored in the session
b. Questions left unanswered during the training will be addressed in this time.
c. Post test will be administered, if necessary.
d. 10 minutes

This workshop offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
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Refund Policy:
Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
48 hours before: full refund less $5.00 processing fee. After event no refund will be given.
*exclusions apply for reasonable need and cause.