THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW CLOSED - ONSITE REGISTRATION IS STILL AVAILABLE

Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt's (social psychologist; Stanford University and MacArthur Award Recipient) research on implicit bias demonstrates that it takes less than a fraction of a second to form a neuropsychological response about someone based solely upon their skin color. As a white-identified social worker, I have suspected that we are not immune to U.S. history, the socio-political climate, and the systemic effects of racial distortion. Social workers are taught to look at the many systems that impact us, our cultural values and identifiers, as well as our decisions and choices. What does it look and feel like, then, to become aware of, and examine our, implicit biases? 

Even with the best intentions, social workers, just like police officers, teachers, and other service providers, can be influenced in how we approach and build relationships. As professionals who are charged with adhering to social work values and ethics, and building relationships and trust, increasing our self-awareness accompanied by reflection and conversation in a supportive environment can build capacity for continued growth and learning in these contexts.

This workshop will offer creative modalities like writing and storytelling (experientially-grounded learning activities) that will intentionally make time and space to uncover and share our answers to the following questions: What are our core values and beliefs? What assumptions have we made about ourselves/others? What questions do we and don't we ask? How does this impact our professional identity and practice as social workers?

With this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify their core cultural values, where they come from, and how they intersect with social work values
• Affectively (with feelings and accompanying thoughts) respond to film prompts and research findings that expose the manifestation of implicit biases
• Participate in identifying and sharing the personal and socially-sanctioned assumptions we make about others
• Identify questions and areas for further exploration in the areas of implicit bias, racial identity, and social work's code of ethics

NASW Member: $55 | Non-Member: $115

3 SW/LMFT Contact Hours

Karen Bagnini, MA, LCAT, LCSW is a licensed creative arts therapist and licensed clinical social worker who has practiced in public school systems and out-patient mental health clinics in Boston and New York City for 20 years. Currently, Ms. Bagnini is the Associate Clinical Director of New York City Counseling where she oversees the internship and children and families programs, and she is also active in building anti-racist school communities in rural Pennsylvania. 

Ms. Bagnini is an adjunct faculty member at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work and, through her work with students and colleagues, remains engaged in ongoing, professional development that includes how core values and cultural beliefs impact learning, relationships, and professional identity.

NASW-NYC Refund Policy

All refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org. Valid requests must be received no later than five days prior to course date. NASW-NYC reserves the right to refuse any refunds requested later than five days prior to the course date.

All refunds are subject to a $20.00 administrative processing fee.

Refund requests typically require 1-2 weeks processing time.

Refunds ONLY; credit cannot be issued toward a future program date or substituted for another workshop.

If the workshop is cancelled, you will be informed ahead of time and fully refunded.

For any questions or issues, please contact workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org