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Strategies for Addressing Implicit Bias: Behavioral Health's Ethical Responsibilities:

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Date: May 14, 2024

Location: Virtual

Get ready to elevate your professional expertise at the must-attend event of the year – "Strategies for Addressing Implicit Bias: Behavioral Health's Ethical Responsibilities." This accredited workshop, offering 5 Continuing Education Credit Hours, is tailor-made for Social Workers, Nurses, Certified Counselors, Addiction Counselors, Psychologists, Doctors, and more.Dive into the heart of behavioral health's ethical challenges as we focus on empowering professionals with cutting-edge strategies to tackle implicit bias in their practice.

Join us for a dynamic exploration where we'll delve into identifying and responding to microaggressions on both individual and agency levels. Engage in hands-on exercises to sharpen your recovery strategies when facing microaggressions. Our comprehensive content covers the legal definition of implicit bias in behavioral health, providing real-time legal references to relevant statutes and ethical codes of practice. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills, network with industry leaders, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of behavioral health. Secure your spot now!

Conference Agenda
Time	Title	Topics Covered
8:30 AM	Registration	CHEP Education and Training Staff
8:50 AM	Housekeeping Announcements	CHEP Education and Training Staff
9:00 AM	Welcome and Setting of BRAVE Space	Overview of Terms including: Implicit Bias, Bias, Health Disparity, Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, Culturally Responsive, And Anti-Oppressive Professional Practice Professional Codes Concerning Professional Ethics and Cultural Competence Recent Policy Proposals and National Standards Key Characteristics of Unconscious or Implicit Bias
10:30 AM	Break
10:45	The Relationship of Self and Socialization on Professional Practice	Activity: Introduction of Role Bobbie Harro's Cycle of Socialization Ethical Practice and Tasks for The Professional to Address Implicit Bias Professional Self: Tasks, Influences and Controls Use of the Ladder of Inference (Chris Argyris) To Control for Personal Bias
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM	Principles of Macroagressions, Implicit Bias, and Axis of Privilege	Activity: Exploring the Impact of Microaggressions Use of Self: Personal Self, Subjugated Self, Privileged Self (Hard, K) Exploration of Strategies for Ethical Practice to Address Implicit Bias Including: Study Circles (Everyday Democracy) Harvard's Implicit Association Test (IAT) 6 Pillars of A Brave Space (Stubbs, V.) RX Racial Healing (Christopher, G.) Recovering From Mistakes (Aguilar, L.C.): Communication Six-Step Recovery Model and Twelve Techniques for Taking Action Without Blame or Guilt Identification of Steps for Action Plan
3:15	Evaluation

Course Descriptions and Learning Objectives

This workshop is focused on the development of strategies to address the common, yet complex ethical issues concerning implicit bias that behavioral health professionals face in their practice. It will explore techniques for responding when microaggressions are identified on the individual practice level and on the agency level and provide opportunities to practice strategies for recovery when microaggressions are made. Content will also cover the legal definition of implicit bias and the identification of implicit bias in behavioral health practice. Current legal references will be provided concerning relevant statutes and the ethical codes of practice for behavioral health professionals.

Learning Objectives:

Examine the meaning of implicit bias and its impact on the delivery of behavioral health services.
Explore role of ethics when delivering services to diverse clients and working with diverse co-workers.
Incorporate strategies into practice for addressing implicit bias in practice.
Review the Maryland statutes and regulations that govern ethical professional behavior and implicit bias including Health Occupations §19 (Social Workers), §17 (Professional Counselors and Therapists), §18 (Psychologists), Health General § 20-1301, and COMAR 10.42.03, 10.58.03 and 10.36.05.

Speaker Bio - Gisele Ferretto, LCSW - C, MSW, BA

Ms. Ferretto has over 39 years of social work experience in both clinical and macro practice areas. Her areas of expertise include: policy and leadership development, cultural competence, professional ethics, supervision, confidentiality, child welfare practice, social work education, and curriculum development. Ms. Ferretto provides consultation and training for private and public agencies in her areas of expertise. She has served on a variety of committees and boards at the local, state, and national level developing policy and program initiatives. Currently, Ms. Ferretto is on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Prior to her positions at the SSW, she served as an administrator at the Maryland Department of Human Services for 11 years in the following programs: Child Protective Services, Office of Equal Opportunity, and the Office of Staff Development and Training.

Registration Rates:

Type	Regular	How To Access These Rates
Community Provider Virtual	$110.00	Want to track all your certificates and CHEP Trainings in 2024 - Become a Member. It's Free to become a member - click here to join
Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 5) Virtual	$80.00	These rates are only available to VA-VISN 5 employees who register as a CHEP Member. It's free to become a member - Click here to join

Accreditation Information

Accrediting Body	Number of Credits
Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners	5.0
West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners (WVSW)	5.0
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits	5.0
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)	5.0
NAADAC	5.0

Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 5.0 Category 1 continuing education credits.

West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners (WVSW)

Strategies for Addressing Implicit Bias: Behavorial Health’s Ethical Responsibility is approved by the WV Board of Social Work Examiners for 5.0 continuing education contact hours. Approved Provider Name: IAP-Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. Approved Provider Number: 499999.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: Physicians

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

5.0 NBCC Credit Hours

The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider ACEP No. 6140. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

NAADAC

This course has been approved by CHEP as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider for 5.0 CEs. NAADAC provider number 62665, CHEP is responsible for all aspects of their programing.

Counselor Skill Groups Targeted: Ethical and Professional Development

Conflict of Interest Disclosure(s): All presenters and the Planning Committee report they have no relationships with commercial organizations to disclose. There will be no discussion of off-label products.

Target Audience: This course is geared towards the following disciplines: addiction counselors, certified counselors, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, and students. Targeted audience does not guarantee specific discipline credit; please review the above continuing education section for full CEU listing.

Educational Methods Used: Lecture, PowerPoint Presentation, Video, Case Study

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations for Strategies for Addressing Implicit Bias: Behavioral Health's Ethical Responsibilities must be made no later than one week prior to the program date, and refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee. No refund option will be available for cancellations made less than one week prior to that program date. No-shore registrants will forfeit any payment made for the program. CHEP does not offer vouchers for cancellations for these conferences.

https://www.chepinc.org/education-credits/virtual-in-person-programs/

CHEP’s Grievance Procedure: https://www.chepinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Grievance-Procedure-revised-7-27-2018.pdf

Virtual Learning Policy and Procedure: https://www.chepinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CHEP-Virtual-Learning-Policy-and-Precedure.v421.pdf

Presented by: Chesapeake Health Education Program (CHEP)

Address: PO Box 229, Perryville, MD 21903

Questions:

Please contact CHEP at (410) 642-1195 or email us at programs@chepinc.org