Beyond the Cover: Judging the Story

This webinar is 0.2 CEUs in the category of Professional Studies (PS) and Power, Privilege, and Oppression (PPO) and is presented at the Some Knowledge level. 

We’ve all heard the saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” But is that actually possible? Research shows that 99% of our behaviors are influenced by our unconscious mind, hidden from our view, whether intentional or not. Even “good people” subconsciously generate assumptions of a person’s competence, education, class, status, and values based on their perceived race, gender, age, and audiological status. These assumptions lead to implicit biases, which significantly impact how we interact with society including our peers, superiors, consumers, and stakeholders.

Even though no one is exempt from the pitfalls of implicit bias, we can make a concerted effort to align our behaviors with our intentions. In this interactive discussion, we will address implicit bias through research-based data as well as a narrative and social cognitive lens. I look forward to an open dialogue that shines a light on these hidden biases and strengthens our communities.

Target Audience: Professionals working within the ASL community

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Refund and Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued for cancellations

This webinar will be recorded and will be available for future viewing by RID members.

RID is providing this workshop as an opportunity for safe, respectful learning and will not permit harassment, discrimination or horizontal violence based on another's comments, questions, schema, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected class.

1) Explain the cognitive processes that cause implicit bias which influence behaviors.

2) Recognize the impact implicit bias has on the ASL community. 

3) Perform self-assessments to uncover their own hidden biases.

4) Formulate strategies to strengthen the alignment of their behaviors with intentions and minimize biases influence.