BIAS AND SELF-AWARENESS

Required Readings Marsiglia, F. F., Kulis, S. S., & Lechuga-Pea, S. (2021). Diversity, oppression, and change: Culturally grounded social work (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. Chapter 2, Cultural Diversity, Oppression, and Action: A Culturally Grounded Paradigm (pp. 2945) Chapter 3, The Intersectionality of Race and Ethnicity With Other Factors (pp. 4664) Read the Intersectionality section only. Harvard University Project Implicit. (2011). Project implicit social attitudes. Hays, P. A. (2016). The new reality: Diversity and complexity. In Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed., pp. 314). American Psychological Association. Required Media Center for Prevention MN. (2021, February 21). What is implicit bias? [Video]. YouTube. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute. Graduate School of Social WorkDU. (2018, March 26). Power privilege and oppression [Video]. YouTube. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes. Walden University. (n.d.). ADDRESSING-GSA self-assessment [Interactive media]. To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on prejudice and implicit bias. Access the Harvard University Project Implicit link in the Learning Resources. Select an implicit bias test on social attitudes, and take it. few you may consider are: race, disability, age, sexuality, or religion. Reflect on your experience taking the implicit bias social attitudes test. by day 7 After taking the Harvard University Project Implicit test: Submit a 1- to 2-page written journal or 4- to 5-minute video or audio journal focusing on themes of bias and self-awareness. Address the following: What was your experience of completing the implicit bias test? Which test did you choose, and why? What self-awareness themes have emerged so far in Week 1s Discussion and this weeks activities? Identify a population that you are not comfortable with or would like to know more about; this could be a population represented by the implicit bias test you took, but it does not have to be. Why might you feel discomfort or want to know more about this population? Consider your origins of thought, socialization into your culture and family, and any biases you may have. If you integrate the Learning Resources, make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list. Tips for Your Video or Audio Journal This is your first opportunity to submit a video or audio journal in lieu of writing a paper. There will be more opportunities to choose this option as you move through the course. Consider these tips as you develop this journal and others. Dont improvise. Consider having notesor even a rough scriptin front of you as you deliver your audio or video. Rehearse before you submit so that your end product will be polished. An excellent paper provides citations from scholarly sources. The same is true for audio and video. You can refer to a source as you speak, or you can attach a Word document in addition to your audio/video that serves as a reference list. As humans, we are constantly making judgments based on available information in order to survive. Some of those judgments involve categorizing people and places as good or bad. When we dont have any available informationfor example, we have not had any experience with that person or placewe might draw from our unconscious learnings from childhood, community, and the media, and make assumptions. These assumptions are often stereotypes or generalizations that have been allowed to propagate in society, and they are flawed. They tell a very narrow story. And they also reveal biases. Implicit bias, sometimes called unconscious bias, refers to a preference someone holds but does not immediately acknowledge or see. All people have such biases; they do not necessarily mean that an individual is racist, sexist, ageist, or so on. However, in social work, biases can limit ones ability to engage in ethical and culturally competent practice. It is therefore important to uncover these biases and interrogate them. For this Journal, you take a brief test designed to reveal implicit biases and then reflect on the experience.