Course Description: This educational session will introduce the topic of implicit bias, including its origins and formation. Implicit bias is normal, and every human being has biases of one kind or another; however, we must consciously work toward recognizing them. Once we understand our implicit biases, we can interact and communicate more effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. We will discuss why better cultural awareness and recognition of our implicit (unconscious) biases are an integral component of daily practice, and we will offer some easily applicable tools to help participants get started on the process. Together we will explore the impact of implicit bias on pediatric physical therapy service delivery and the harm it can potentially cause our clients and their families. We will define terms such as cultural competence, awareness, and humility; in addition, we will consider how work in this area must be intentional and ongoing in our professional lives. We will share strategies for identifying implicit biases that exist in clinical practice and consider how we can begin to recognize and address them, with the goals of increasing personal growth and ethical institutional practice. We believe that these efforts will ultimately improve clinician, client, and family satisfaction while supporting more successful outcomes. This course is appropriate for learners of all knowledge levels, and discussions will be adjusted accordingly.

Audience: PTs, PTAs, OTs, SLPs

CEU info: pending approval from CPTA       

Cost: $25 CPTA/AOTA and ASHA Members, $35 non-members

Learning objectives: Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1) Discuss why cultural competence is important for providing quality pediatric physical therapy services.

2) Define cultural competence and implicit bias.

3) Identify strategies for recognizing implicit bias and managing its impact on our professional lives.

4) Explore available methods and resources for providing culturally competent clinical care in pediatric physical therapy.

Dates: April 25th, 6-8pm                                

Location: Webinar (link to be sent 1 week prior to course)

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:25pm: Introduction and Background

6:25 - 6:40 pm: Small breakout rooms, reflection, think pair and share

6:40 - 6:55 pm: Large breakout rooms, reflection facilitated by speaker

6:55 - 7:25 pm: Scenario and discussion, strategies

7:25 - 8:00 pm: Toolkit, Challenge for Change, Questions, Sharing

Speakers:

Lisa Katzman, PT, DPT, PCS Lisa Katzman is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy and an Early Intervention Specialist. She works with medically fragile children who have developmental delays or disabilities from 0-5 years of age in the East San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in caregiver coaching and routines-based intervention through personalized infant development and pediatric physical therapy services. Lisa also offers in-person developmental consultation to local private daycare and preschool centers as well as City of Oakland Head Start / Early Head Start programs. Relationship-based, culturally sensitive, and trauma-responsive practices form the foundation of her approach to collaborative work with children, families, and caregivers. 

Dr. Rosalia Arellano, PT, DPT, NCS, Teaches Foundational Physical Therapy Evaluation and Adult Neurologic Management for the SDSU DPT program. She is an advisor for the undergratduate Future Physical Therapy Student Organization as well as the Graduate Studies Interprofessional Health Student Organization. Rosalia is active on SDSU's campus and holds leadership roles within two of SDSU's employee resource groups, the Latina Network and the Latinx Faculty Student Association. Recently, Rosalia completed the Inclusive Excellence Fellowship as well as the Hispanic Serving Institution Faculty Advancement Program at SDSU. She is a current APTA PT Moves Me Ambassador, Chair of the CPTA Diversity Affairs Committee and member of the CPTA Membership and Communications Committee. At the San Diego district level, Rosalia serves as Membership and Outreach Chair. She continues to work toward finding opportunities to learn and implement strategies for more inclusive education and student success.