WEBINAR: Unconscious Bias, Stereotypes & Discrimination
Unconscious Bias, Stereotypes & Discrimination in the Healthcare Setting
Course Curriculum
In spite of over 40 years of civil rights law, inequality continues based on sex, race, disability, and other protected classes, as it relates to levels of education, poverty and success. Unconscious bias, sometimes called implicit bias, influences the inequalities. Stereotypes, which operate unconsciously, are at the heart of our unconscious biases. Even those of us who swear we are not biased have unconscious bias. To add to the problem, people are resistant to accepting behavior that is inconsistent with their stereotypes, while accepting behavior that is consistent with stereotypes. Unconscious biases play havoc with discrimination in the workplace including hiring and promotion practices. Courts have recognized the existence of unconscious discrimination since the earliest Title VII decisions and have specifically stated that Title VII reaches this form of discrimination.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this program, the participants will be able to:
1. Define unconscious bias and its role in discrimination.
2. Examine the role of stereotypes in unconscious bias.
3. Discuss implicit association test (IAT).
4. Identify steps in minimizing unconscious bias.
Target Audience
This session is recommended for all clinical and non-clinical healthcare personnel.
Faculty
Dr. Susan Strauss RN Ed.D is a national and international speaker, trainer, and consultant on workplace and healthcare violence and a recognized expert on workplace and school harassment and bullying. Susan has been the director of quality improvement and has assisted organizations in planning workplace violence programming. She conducts harassment and bullying investigations and functions as an expert witness in harassment and bullying lawsuits. Her clients are from business, education, health care, law, and government organizations from both the public and private sector. Susan has conducted research examining physician misconduct in the OR, written over 30 books, book chapters, and journal articles on harassment, bullying, and related topics. Susan has a doctorate in organizational leadership. She is a registered nurse, has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and counseling, a master’s degree in community health, and professional certificate in training and development. Susan has no real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to this presentation.