Implicit Bias in Child Welfare, Education and Healthcare

Lincoln Families is bringing "Implicit Bias in Child Welfare, Education and Healthcare" to Alameda , Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth aged 15-24. Implicit bias is present in society as well as the social services field. It’s important social service providers understand implicit bias and ways it shows up and impacts recommendations, treatment and one’s ability to build relationship with system-involved youth and young adults. This training will provide an overview of ways implicit bias is present in social services, how it impacts system-involved youth and young adults and what we can do to address implicit bias when it shows up.

Please note that in order to register for these free trainings you must be staff, caregiver or volunteer working directly with foster, adoptive or probation involved children, youth and their families in Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras only. Participants outside of these areas aren't eligible and will not receive the zoom link

The learning objectives for the training include:

• Participants will be to describe implicit bias
• Participants will be able to identify at least 1 example of implicit bias in child welfare
• Participants will be able to identify at least 1 example of implicit bias in education

Dr. Kelly of Klasey Consulting will lead the training. You can learn more about Klasey Consulting at www.klaseyconsulting.com

Nancy Acosta is a bilingual therapist who has 7 years of experience working with trauma at a sexual assault center. She has provided services to children and adults in various settings including outpatient community mental health centers, college counseling centers, crisis centers, and in an integrated behavioral health setting. She has completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy. She has experience providing training and supervision to doctoral level graduate students in trauma related topics including crisis intervention, vicarious trauma, and grounding techniques. In addition to developing a training manual for a student training program at a rape and crisis center, she also has experience supervising practicum students and providing support to staff and advocates. Nancy has experience working as a behavioral health consultant with multidisciplinary staff to improve recognition, treatment and management of behavioral problems and conditions.