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Implicit Bias Awareness learning outcomes you can expect from this 2-hour course:

This course satisfied multicultural competency and implicit bias awareness training CE requirements.

  • You will be able to articulate the definition of implicit bias and more specifically explore the bias of Diagnostic Overshadowing and how it can impact clinical assessment and judgment in the therapeutic space

  • You will be able to list 2 strategies to identify and mitigate against implicit bias within themselves and their clinical practice

  • You will be analize two clinical case scenarios to build a muscle of comfort in addressing and disrupting implicit bias in the professional setting with colleagues

Instructor(s)

Hope Heffner-Solimeo, MA, ATR-BC, LPC (She/Her)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Expert

Hope Heffner-Solimeo, MA, ATR-BC, LPC is a Registered Board-Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of PA who has worked in the field of Art Therapy for over 13 years. Hope attained her bachelor’s from Bucknell University and master’s from Drexel University, where she is now Adjunct Faculty and member of the Board of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Hope holds clinical expertise working with adolescents and medically complex children from her frontline work at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for over 8.5 years. More recently, Hope combined her passion for research at the intersection of social justice, healthcare, and andragogy when she accepted a position as a Manager within the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at CHOP. In this role, she develops and facilitates trainings, programs, and initiatives for clinical teams across the enterprise to embed increased self-awareness and deeper understanding of implicit bias, intersectionality, privilege, microaggressions, allyship and cultural humility.

Course Description

Diagnostic overshadowing is a powerful manifestation of how unexamined implicit biases hold the capacity to influence our clinical assessment and practice, and ultimately lead to harm. Exploring this implicit bias in a meaningful way requires individuals to understand the concepts of intersectionality and the power dynamics inherent in the patient/client-therapist/counselor relationship. However, an exploration is not enough, as clinicians, we must point out implicit bias when we see it, take actions to fight against implicit bias, and be able to analyze how implicit bias took place and how to mitigate it. Clinicians must build a muscle of comfort for disrupting the narratives that perpetuate implicit biases. Attendees will enhance their clinical practice through the examinations of two strategies to disrupt implicit bias among their colleagues. These strategies will provide both insight into personal barriers to advocacy and specific language toward unveiling harmful narratives. 

Target Audience: Post-Master and Post-Doctoral level Health Care Professionals. 

Levels of instruction: Introductory 

This program has no known conflict of interest or promotion of commercial products. 

APA course content criteria: 

This Program content focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures.

NBCC course content criteria: 

  • Social and Cultural Foundation
  • Assessment



Approved CE provider

Image of NBCC continuing Education Provider logo on the left and with Spring Advisory logo on the right. Spring Advisory, PLLC has been approved by The National Board For Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7169. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Spring Advisory, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Spring Advisory, PLLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spring Advisory, PLLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The Art Therapy Credentials Board recognizes CE credits granted by NBCC Approved Continuing Education Providers. All CE from Spring Advisory can be counted towards ATR, ATR-BC, and ATCS credential renewals for art therapists per ATCB.

Spring Advisory is an Illinois Social Work CE Sponsor, #159.001540

Spring Advisory is an Illinois Psychologist CE Sponsor, #268.000141

Spring Advisory is an Illinois Marriage and Family Therapy CE Sponsor, #168.000265


Implicit Bias Awareness + Multicultural Competency CE

From 2023, All Illinois Health Professionals are required to take implicit bias prevention training for each license renewal. This CE is qualified for all Illinois Licensees who needs to have CE to renew their licenses. This course also satisfies NBCC Multicultural Competency requirements as it "provide an understanding of the issues and trends in a multicultural and diverse society that impact professional counselors and the counseling profession."

Check out other required CE training courses:

From 2023, all licensed health professionals in Illinois are required to take courses on sexual harassment prevention, alzheimer's assessment and treatment, implicit bias training, and mandated reporter training. Each training should be 1 CE credit hour to meet license renewal requirements. First time renewal of LCPC also require a 18-CE supervision training.

FAQ

  • Q: I am not a therapist, can I still use this course for my Illinois-required training?

    A: Yes, Per IL Public Act 100-0762 for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, Illinois Public Act 102-0399 for Alzheimer’s Awareness training, and Public Act 100-0014, Illinois Complied Statues IL 20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.7 for Implicit bias Awareness training, ANY Illinois licensed professionals with continuing education requirements may take these courses from ANY CE provider, that includes Spring Advisory, which is an IDFPR approved CE provider for social workers, psychologists, and counselors.

  • Q: I finished my course, where is my CE evaluation and exam link?

    A: On your course website, look on the left-hand side menu, and find the menu item to the CE eval and exam link. 

  • Q: I finished my exam, but I did not get my certificate, what happened?

    A: It's highly possible that you misspelled your email address when filling out the form. You can retake the exam to get the certificate resent to you. 

  • Q. I passed the exam by 70%, where is my certificate?

    A: You must pass the exam by over 80% in order to obtain your CE certificate, go back to your course page and access the CE link, retake the exam until you pass by 80%. You will be awarded your CE certificate upon passing at 80% or above.

  • Q: I created an account and paid for the course, but when I go to the dashboard, I didn't see my course, what happened?

    A: We often see people create two accounts by mistake due to the misspelling of email addresses. Then the paid course reside in the wrong-email-address account. Unfortunately, this requires manual help. Reach out to the Admin for assistance.

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  • By taking an online course, in real-time/live or pre-recorded/video, you are required to pass an exam by 80% about the course content in order to obtain your CE Credits and Certificates. 
  • Upon passing the post-test exam at 80% or above, certificates are issued immediately/ within the same 24-hour period. Unforeseen technical failure may cause delays. Please email [email protected] for any issues.  
  • It is our goal to help maintain and advance the knowledge and skills of doctoral-level psychologists. APA-approved Continuing education (CE) in psychology is an ongoing process consisting of formal learning activities that (1) are relevant to psychological practice, education, and/or science; (2) enable psychologists to keep pace with the most current scientific evidence regarding assessment, prevention, intervention, and/or education, as well as important relevant legal, statutory, leadership, or regulatory issues; and (3) allow psychologists to maintain, develop, and increase competencies in order to improve services to the public and enhance contributions to the profession.