Implicit Bias: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? and Privilege, Bias, and Debiasing Systems
Interactive Zoom Meeting
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
- Thursday, May 25, 2023
Eastern Standard Time
Schedule:
Tuesday, May 23 from 1-3:30pm ET and Thursday, May 25 from 1-3:30pm ET
Session 1: Implicit Bias: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? Tuesday, May 23 from 1-3:30pm ET
Description:
Learn about how your brain thinks and the shortcuts it takes to keep you on track. You will be introduced to the concept of implicit and cognitive bias and how it can lead to biased and privileged systems.
Objectives:
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
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Learn how your brain processes information and the schemas it uses
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Gain a personal understanding of how cognitive biases create biased systems
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Explore how bias leads to privilege and how they work both for and against you
Session 2: Privilege, Bias, and Debiasing Systems Thursday, May 25 from 1-3:30pm ET
Description:
Participants will look at how privilege and bias impact design, implementation and choice making in housing and community development programs. After a quick review of the concepts of implicit bias that affect systems of privilege, there will be an overview of the concepts of privilege, white privilege (dominant culture privilege), and the concept of system debiasing.
Objectives:
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
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Recognize how stereotypes, In Group/Out Group, and other concepts form the base of systems of privilege
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Recall the many forms of privilege that exist and how privilege is relative
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Review operations and systems in order to reduce the impact of dominant culture bias
Who should attend?
- All positions at Housing Authorities
NOTE: Prior to registering, please review NAHRO’s cancellation policy.