Understanding and Overcoming Bias
We all have biases whether we are aware of them or not. While these biases may seem innocent, they can cause problems to arise. In this course, titled Understanding and Overcoming Bias, you will learn how bias impacts people’s interactions with each other. The course begins with a discussion on what bias is, how it manifests, and its different types. The course then moves into relevant discussions on the intersection between bias and mental health. You will learn practical tips for overcoming bias and taking action within your community. The course provides engaging learning based on current research and relevant articles while utilizing the most recent techniques in online learning. We hope that the information in this course will cause a ripple effect in not only your life but in the lives of those around you. NOTE: We recommend completing Mental Health Competency 1 before beginning this course and any other Mental Health Ally Series courses.
Course Overview
- Estimated Course Length: 1 Hour
- CE Credits: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, case managers, health and wellness coaches, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians
- Course Includes: 11 sections with components in each section (components consist of a mixed media approach with an animated overview video, a subject matter expert fireside chat, role plays, and a knowledge game).
- Downloadable PDFs: 6 downloadable PDFs expanding on relevant course topics
- Target Audience: Mental Health and Medical Providers, Healthcare Teams, Employers, Caregivers, Coaches, First Responders, Teachers, Attorneys, and other pertinent professionals
- Level of Instruction: Introductory
- Prerequisite: None
- Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks
- Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components. Contact support@psychhub.com for more information.
- Completion Requirements: To obtain your CE certificate, you must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test quiz. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
- Financial/Commercial Support Statement: This course has no commercial support.
- Conflict of Interest: This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
- Grievance and Refund Policies: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
- Participation Costs: The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.
- Course Creation Date: 8/28/2020
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives:
What the learner should know upon course completion
- Define and provide examples of implicit bias, explicit bias, cultural bias, positive bias, internalized bias, and institutional bias
- Discuss ways in which bias impacts mental health
- Give examples of how implicit bias and its outcomes can be mitigated within individuals and organizations
Course Outline
- Pre-Course Assessment
- Introduction
- What is Bias?
- The Formulation of Bias
- Bias and Discrimination
- How Bias Manifests
- The Impact of Discrimination and Bias on Mental Health
- Overcoming Bias
- Take Action
- Workplace Strategies
- Discussion Summary
- References
- Post-Course Assessment
CE Information
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Psych Hub, #1750, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clinical continuing education credits.Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC)
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.Activity code: H00057896 Approval Number: 230004340. To claim these CEs, log into your CCMC Dashboard at www.ccmcertification.org.
National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC)
Psych Hub has been approved by the NBHWC to provide continuing education for National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coaches (CEP #100190).Course Number: CE-000009-2
New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0699. New York State social workers completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Nurse CE is provided for this program through collaboration between Psych Hub and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Nurses completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
AffinityCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). The cost to participate is included in the registration. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. This knowledge-based CPE activity will provide 1.00 contact hours for participants.UAN: 0829-9999-22-381-H01-P To claim these CMEs, log into https://psychhub.cds.affinityced.com/#UOB_HS_2022
National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey (NASW-NJ)
This course is approved by the New Jersey Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW-NJ. CE Approval Collaborative Approval period through August 31, 2026. New Jersey social workers will receive 1.00 CE credits for participating in this course.Approval #: 11082024-285 CE Credits Approved: Clinical and Ethics
New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0257. New York State licensed mental health counselors completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0109. New York State marriage and family therapists completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0208. New York State licensed psychologists completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.Experts
Abigail Asper, MSW
Abigail Asper was Psych Hub's Clinical Research Manager from 2019 to 2021. During her time at Psych Hub she was responsible for ensuring that Psych Hub videos and learning hubs are evidence-based, clinically sound, and trauma-informed as well, overseeing Psych Hub content research and continuing education initiatives. Along with lived experience of mental illness and losing a loved one to suicide, Ms. Asper has years of professional experience in mental health, social justice, and clinical settings. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from College of Charleston Honors College and a Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. Before joining the Psych Hub team, she worked as an NGO Representative to the United Nations for the International Federation of Social Workers, a case manager on an assertive community treatment team for older adults with serious mental illnesses, a victim advocate at a rape crisis center, and a phone counselor at a crisis hotline. She is also a published author, editor, and researcher. Most recently, she was an editor of Behavioral Science in the Global Arena, Volume I , a text for which she authored two chapters: “Migrant Adaptation and Well-Being” and “Gender Equity and Reproductive Justice”.
