Implicit Bias Awareness for Mental Health Professionals

Teacher

Date of Event: Thursday, August 4th @ 6:30 PM EST

COURSE OVERVIEW

This introductory course is designed to provide information to Behavioral Health Practitioners on the development, sustainment, and recognition of implicit biases. This course will provide the Practitioners with the factors that produce implicit biases such as the misperceptions of others, this course will challenge the practitioners to explore their vulnerabilities, insecurities, and
hidden agendas with regard to their intrapersonal and interpersonal barriers.

This course will also explore the various types of implicit biases including Race and Ethnicity Bias, Age Bias, Gender Bias, LGBTQIA+ Community Bias, and Ability Bias.

Finally, the course will utilize Motivational Interviewing and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to how Behavioral Health Practitioners can learn to minimize their intended and unintended implicit biases.

Upon completion of this course, participants will understand the importance of recognizing and
combating implicit biases.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Define implicit biases.
Describe and outline the usage of Motivational Interviewing and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to combat implicit biases.
Describe the developmental factors that lead to the development and the sustainment of implicit biases.
Describe the Cultural Competency Construct Model used to better understand Implicit Biases.

Target Audience: Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, & LMFT

Content Level: All Levels

2 CE Hour Credits Approved By: NAADAC, ASWB, & NBCC

State Board Approval

For FL & OH we do report your CE to the CE Broker.

Course Features

Lectures 2
Quizzes 0
Duration 2 hours
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 2
Certificate Yes
Assessments Yes

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Hakeem Lumumba

Dr. Hakeem Lumumba, Ph.D. received his Doctoral degree in Counseling and Psychology from Wayne State University. He received his Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Bowling Green State University. He is currently employed at the Franklin Primary Health Center as the Director of Behavioral Health. Prior to this position, he was employed at Black Family Development, Inc. as an Independent Contractor as an administrator in their Substance Use Disorder program. He has also worked at the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) as the Substance Use Disorder Treatment Service Manager. He is the former Behavioral Health Director at the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), Mental Health Department. He is also the former Clinical Manager for Henry Ford Health System-Maplegrove Treatment Center.

Dr. Lumumba has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses at several universities dating back to 1994: Wayne State University, Oakland University, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Detroit Mercy. At present, he is an instructor at the University of Phoenix (Dissertation Chair-School of Doctoral Studies) and at Siena Heights University (Psychology Department). He has presented papers at local, state, and national conferences. He is currently a member of the American Counseling Association and Chi Sigma Iota.

Dr. Lumumba currently is a Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor, Michigan Certified Clinical Supervisor, Michigan Certified Advanced Addictions Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker, Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. Dr. Lumumba has published several papers in referred professional journals.