Foster Care Training

By attending this course attendees will review how research has measured implicit beliefs. The course will describe how the Implicit Association Test (IAT) has been used as a tool to measure implicit biases. This course will review what is implicit bias and attendees will be able to evaluate how this may occur in their practice. The course will cover how we make decisions and the impact it has on our practice. Attendees will be able to describe the difference between Explicit and Implicit bias. The course will list 3 examples of explicit and implicit biases for attendees to review. This course will illustrate the impacts of implicit bias in the workplaces and encourage participant discussion on reducing the impact. Attendees will develop an awareness to implicit bias and the impact it has on the system-involved youth and families. The course will compare cultural values and backgrounds on how they impact biases. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout).