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5 star rating

Increasing Awareness of Implicit Bias and Strategies towards Culturally Responsive Care

Darren York

I enjoyed this training because the presenter was knowledgeable, personable, and had an excellent grasp of the topic. The stated objectives were accomplished, and the presenter applied the presented ideas to realistic, clinical situations that wer...

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I enjoyed this training because the presenter was knowledgeable, personable, and had an excellent grasp of the topic. The stated objectives were accomplished, and the presenter applied the presented ideas to realistic, clinical situations that were applicable to what we, as clinicians, experience. I will definitely utilize your website in the future for additional trainings and will look or trainings by this presenter. Your training platform is also user friendly and easier to use than other websites I have used.

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Increasing Awareness of Implicit Bias and Strategies Towards Culturally Responsive Care

Holly DeRosa Walejeski

Exploring Implicit bias and how it impacts therapists within they therapeutic relationships with their clients.

Exploring Implicit bias and how it impacts therapists within they therapeutic relationships with their clients.

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Good Course

Daniel Adams

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Implicit Bias Awareness

Patrick Rodgers

5 star rating

direct and to the point

Geralyn Mazzone

informative and sensitive

informative and sensitive

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accurate

Lisa Morphopoulos

text was good, though the exam could have been more about the issues and less about the details.

text was good, though the exam could have been more about the issues and less about the details.

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5 star rating

Increasing Awareness of Implicit Bias and Strategies Towards Culturally Responsive Care

Holly DeRosa Walejeski

Exploring Implicit bias and how it impacts therapists within they therapeutic relationships with their clients.

Exploring Implicit bias and how it impacts therapists within they therapeutic relationships with their clients.

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Really great course!

Heather Abraham

5 star rating

Increasing Awareness of Implicit Bias and Strategies Towards Culturally Responsive Care

Reed Allen

Great video and information !

Great video and information !

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What you will learn from this course:

This is a 1-hour video course.

  • Participants will learn the definition of Implicit bias and ways it manifests within our human experience

  • Participants will formulate an understanding of how Implicit bias has both individual and systemic impacts within themselves and the systems they work as mental health professionals

  • Participants will learn 3 strategies to identify and address Implicit bias within themselves and their clinical practice which promote culturally responsive care

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.

Implicit Bias Awareness Training Course Description


In this course, the instructor will lead you to explore and unpack the ways implicit bias impacts us as mental health professionals, the relationships we foster with clients, and the systems in which we function is a critical piece to providing inclusive and equitable care. 


This ubiquitous cognitive phenomenon shapes our worldviews, perceptions, and interactions with individual and systemic impacts.


Attendees will enhance their clinical practice through the exploration of three strategies: 

1 individually focused and 

2 which can be applied to both our own development of self-awareness and awareness of systemic biases. 


These strategies provide meaningful ways clinicians can work towards culturally responsive care with diverse populations. 

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Course curriculum

Approved CE provider

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.

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

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IL required Implicit Bias Training for all health care professionals.

From 2023, All Illinois Health Professionals are required to take implicit bias prevention training for each license renewal per per IL 20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.7. You are allowed to take this training from ANY CE provider even if the provider does not have your specific professional CE credentials..

Check out other required 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.

Video: How to use the Spring Advisory Course Website

Compatible Web Technology for Online Course

In order to make sure your course runs well, please make sure your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or smart device has the following:

  1. The most recent version of one of the web browsers in your PC or MAC computer. 
  2. Javascript enabled
  3. PDF plugin
  4. Graphic and audio output capability
  5. Broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 5Mbps (recommended)
  6. TLS 1.2 is supported by your web browser