Exploring Implicit Bias and Structural Racism in the Helping Profession

Let’s Talk About It: Knowing Yourself Within Practice—Exploring Implicit Bias and Structural Racism in the Helping Profession

This reflective and engaging continuing education course creates a supportive space for practitioners to examine how personal identity, lived experience, and social context shape professional practice. Participants will explore implicit bias and structural racism within helping professions. With attention to diverse cultural and religious identities — this course encourages thoughtful dialogue, self-awareness, and skill-building to support more equitable, culturally responsive, and ethically grounded care.

Participants will receive 3 anti-oppression/cultural competency CEs following their completion of the program. 

Note: Program also meets criteria for Maryland's implicit bias and structural racism requirement.

Binah Malka Stinnett-Bloemhof holds a PhD in social welfare from Yeshiva University’s School of Social Work. Her research is focused on maternal health, intersectionality, and anti-black racism's impact on health. Prior to completing her PhD, Binah completed her MSSW (Masters of Social Work Science) at Columbia University, where she served as a guest lecturer focusing on the impact of anti-black racism & anti-Semitism on human development. Additionally, she helped develop CSSW ’s Jewish Caucus as a founding member, which focused on addressing social justice and anti-semitism on campus. Binah is currently an Adjunct faculty at Metropolitan College of New York. She is also the founder of JOC Women Learn Inc., a newly formed nonprofit that seeks to assist JOC women and the JOC community. For now, Binah is focused on completing her dissertation, which focuses on Israeli Black Jewish Maternal Health.

Additional Program Information:

Target audience: social workers and counselors

Content level: all levels

Learning objectives:

1. Recognize how personal values and lived experiences impact how services are delivered.

2. Identify and reflect on implicit biases within one’s own practice, using motivational interviewing techniques (e.g., open-ended questions, reflective listening) to support ongoing self-awareness and professional growth.

- Facilitator intro
- Participant introductions
- Training overview & objectives

9:15-9:45 | Personal Values & Lived Experience
- Guided reflection activity
- Small group discussion
- Debrief

9:45-10:30 | Implicit Bias in Practice
- Definition & examples
- Self-assessment exercise
- Case scenarios

10:30-10:45 | Break

10:45-11:30 | Motivational Interviewing for Self-Awareness
- Open-ended questions
- Reflective listening practice
- Role-play

11:30-12:10 | Anti-Oppressive & Culturally Responsive Practice
- Key frameworks
- Application to real-world cases

12:10-12:15 | Wrap-Up & Reflection
- Key takeaways/ Q&A
- Evaluation

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 CE credits/hours. 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 receive CE credit/hours, participants must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire program and complete an online evaluation at the end of the program. If you are licensed in Illinois, an additional exam must be requested and completed in order to receive credit for the program.

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

CE credit is currently available for social workers in all 50 states. Our credits are also accepted for counselors in 49 states (excluding New York). 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.