Foundations of Anti-Racist Clinical Practice: Examining Biases and Harmful Thinking (Live Online)

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Lyrica Fils-Aimé, LCSW-R, RPT-S Related Seminars and Products

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Lyrica Fils-Aimé, LCSW-R, RPT-S, serves as a Director of Equity Transformation and Culturally Responsive Environments at the New York City Department of Education. Lyrica is a NY State Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Registered Play Therapist, and runs a private practice in Harlem. Lyrica obtained her BA from the University of Richmond in Psychology and Business, an MSW from New York University and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership from Fordham University. Lyrica began working in equitable education and counseling while working at Children's Aid College Prep Charter School as a Community School Director. In this role, she created and designed equity teams, diversity councils, affinity groups, multi-cultural programming and supervised social workers with an anti-racist and anti-oppressive leadership focus. She specializes in Decolonizing Therapy and integrating methodologies on Ancestral Trauma and Resilience.

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- Speakers/headphones/earbuds OR access to a phone to call in to the Zoom room.

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- Webcam or mobile device with a camera for interacting in course activities.

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Agenda

August 2, 2021 - 9am – 12pm

Foci: Implicit Biases & Intent v. Impact

9-9:30am Intent v. Impact and Intro

9:30-10:30 How are our biases formed? Why do we have biases? 

10:30-11:30 How do biases impact society?

11:30-12 How do biases affect therapeutic treatments in the workplace and in service?

+3 5-minute breaks or 15-minute break and breakout rooms

August 4, 2021 - 9am – 12pm

Focus: Deeper Biases 

9-9:30am Intro and review of Aug 2 

9:30-10:15 Colorblindness bias

10:15-11 poverty discipline bias and deficit thinking bias) 

11-12 How do we prevent them from interrupting client clinical experiences of our practice?

+3 5-minute breaks or 15-minute break and breakout rooms