What's Age Got to Do With It? Understanding the Impact of Ageism and Implicit Bias

The most recent election cycle brought age and aging to the forefront of public discourse, sparking conversations about ageism and its pervasive influence on society. As helping professionals (who are also all aging ourselves!) it is crucial to understand how age bias impacts our society, and in particular, the health and well-being of our older adults. In this thought-provoking workshop, we will explore the definition and impact of ageism, the role of implicit and explicit bias in perpetuating ageism, and learn strategies for challenging ageist attitudes and behaviors. Participants will leave with valuable insights and skills needed to create a more just and equitable world for older adults.

Participants will receive 3 cultural competency/anti-oppressive CEs following their conclusion of the course. 

Note: Program may also meet criteria for some states' implicit bias requirement.

Bracha Poliakoff, LCSW-C is the founder and director of Bright Ideas Continuing Education as well as a clinical social worker. She has experience conducting psychological assessments and providing individual and group counseling to children, adults, and older adults in a variety of settings including school-based, outpatient, partial hospitalization, and long-term care.

Additional Program Information:

Target audience: social workers and counselors

Content level: Beginner/Intermediate

Learning objectives:

1. Participants will be able to define ageism

2. Participants will be able to explain the difference between explicit and implicit biases

3. Participants will be able to describe 3 strategies for decreasing ageism in our society

Outline and Agenda:

12:30 pm - Age and Aging in the Media

1:00 pm - Understanding Ageism

1:30 pm - Break

1:35 pm - Ageism and Older Adults

2:05 pm - Understanding Implicit Bias

2:35 pm - Break

2:45 pm - Ageism in Social Work

3:25 pm - Looking Toward the Future

3:35 pm - Q&A

Course interaction and system requirements:

This live webinar hosted on Zoom is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation (using their microphones and/or the chat option). System requirements for Zoom can be viewed at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-PC-and-Mac.

Fee and registration:

Cost is $80 for 3 credits. Refunds are available for up to seven days prior to the program (this may not include TicketTailor fees). After that, we offer credit that can be applied to a future program. Registration is open until the course is full. In some cases, we will enable a wait list option once the course is full.

Course completion and CE info:

To attend CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire program and complete an online evaluation at the end of the program.

Certificates will be emailed out within 7 business days following receipt of evaluation.

CE credit is currently available for social workers and counselors in all 50 states. All other professionals (including psychologists and marriage and family therapists) must confirm CE approval with their state board.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education, provider # 1757, 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: 11/19/2024-11/19/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 cultural competency continuing education credits.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7705. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Bright Ideas Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education 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-0781.

​Bright Ideas Continuing Education is also authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to provide social work continuing education.This program meets the BSWE Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice content requirement COMAR 10.42.06.03 A.(1)(d). 

If you have any questions, concerns or special accommodation requests, please contact us at 410-575-3870 or info@brightideasceus.com.