Unmasking Implicit Racial-Bias: Toward Becoming Bias-Resistant August 28, 2026

Cost: $60.00

As a society, we are finally beginning to understand that “structural racism” does not represent a single point of impact. We now know that it forms a web of barriers and obstacles for Black and Brown people the impact of which is adversely synergistic and compounding. As a result, Black and Brown individuals experience significant weathering and their communities remain on a perpetual downward trajectory. At the core of structural racism is racial bias, or race-based beliefs, attitudes, and ideas that are socially encoded and embedded into systems which perpetuate them. Today, anti-Black and anti-Brown racial biases, both explicit and implicit, are a deeply ingrained part of American culture. As such, our system of mental health actively facilitates and perpetuates racial bias. This presentation aims to help the participant to recognize their own implicit biases, how they are formed and assumed, and how to recognize them in systems and society. Strategies will also be offered to support participants’ becoming bias-resistant and ultimately reducing the undercurrent of racial bias in our mental health system at large.