Implicit Bias for Clinicians

Bias in Therapy

• The complicated role of resistance
• Differentiate implicit bias from explicit bias
• Common biases and how they impact therapy
• Impact of social identities on bias
• Social Identity Wheel exercise

Understand Bias

• The role that bias plays
• Unpacking Privilege
• Define privilege, explore its impact, and contrast privilege against cultural assumptions
• Explore the concepts of prejudice, stereotyping, microaggression and internalized oppression
• Individual communication styles defined in the Courageous Conversations Compass
• Responses to Bias:
  • Color-blindness in American society
  • Code-Switching  

Impact of Implicit and Explicit Bias on the Development of Systems of Care

• Micro and macro level impacts of bias on mental health care
• Case Examples:
  • Provider bias against people with physical disabilities
  • Role of race in diagnosis
• Research Limitations and Risks

Assess and Address the Impact of Implicit Bias on Professional Practice

• The Implicit Association Tests as a tool to evaluate individual implicit bias
• Cultural competency and cultural humility as tools to address bias in practice
• Critical examination in the workplace
• Additional strategies used to address bias in professional practice
  • Intentional intergroup contact
  • Intragroup support through affinity groups
  • Deliberative preparation and processing