URLEND Seminar Outline Diversity Seminar: Unconscious Bias

A four-part seminar series over a 6-month period that addresses the following themes: (1) unconscious biases, (2) demographics, health disparities, and the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate in Health and Health Care (CLAS Standards), (3) macro and micro aggressions and privilege, (4) reviews and network resources unique to the setting. Each seminar focuses on Utah Regional LEND Core Competencies as follows. CC6a: Understand and reflect on the concept of unconscious bias. Identify personal unconscious bias and work to mitigate these. CC9a: Develop an increased understanding of health disparities and differences in access to health care as well as how culture, beliefs, and biases impact health disparities. CC9b: Develop advocacy skills that help lead to systems change and access to quality health care for all; CC6c: Understand the concepts of privilege and how this applies across settings, including access to quality healthcare services. CC2c: Develop skills to work effectively with families, professionals, legislators, and policy makers, and others important in the provision of services to children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. CC6b: Follow principles of social justice. Promote access to high quality healthcare for all children and youth and their families. CC1b: Understand and respect the family's concerns and priorities. Each session requires readings, interactive activities, and other types of activities to facilitate self-reflection in students and/or application of what is learned to real-life settings. This resource contains state and program-specific content that will need to be adapted for applicability to other UCEDDs.