The Wayne State University School of Social Work invites faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members to join us for Taking an Intersectional Approach to Care - Implicit Bias in the Healthcare System presented by national prevention educator, advocate, and eleven24 founder Tonjie Reese, MAEd.

Professionals in social work and other helping professions are not exempt from implicit bias. When we aren’t intentional about addressing our biases, the very people we are helping are impacted at the personal, community, and systemic level. By addressing implicit bias, and being willing to hold ourselves and others accountable, we can expand our reach and create healthier communities. During this workshop, we will discuss implicit bias, identify ways to address accountability, and provide tips for including intersectional practices in our work.

Tonjie Reese founded eleven24 with the goal of preventing interpersonal violence by providing youth education and capacity building for adults. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science from Grand Valley State University, and a Masters of Art in Education, Leadership, and Change from Antioch University in Los Angeles.

This training will fulfill the state of Michigan’s requirements for continuing education in implicit bias.

Continuing Education: Pre-registration for CE's is requested via the RSVP form. All attendees seeking CE's must sign-in at the event and stay for the full duration. Attendees will receive a post-test and/or evaluation at the conclusion of the training. CE certificates will be emailed to attendees who have passed the post-test within 14 business days.

• Three (3) Social Work CE's are available for attendees for free. This lecture has been approved by the MI Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative under CE Approval #: MICEC-0058. For details visit the Social Work Office of Continuing Education Events page. For questions regarding Social Work CE's email ce_ssw@wayne.edu or call 313-577-9348.

Sponsor: This training is supported by the HRSA funded Trauma Informed Integrated Healthcare-the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Grant (BHWET), which works to increase the comprehensiveness of patient care, especially in medically underserved communities.

The Zoom link will be sent upon completion of the RSVP. Space is limited and RSVP's must be completed by Monday, September 18, 2023.