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Unconscious Bias for Supervisors

Course ID: SW592

 

Evolutionary psychologists report that we have learned to make up our minds, in a split-second, about whether we are encountering friend or foe and are hard-wired to be suspicious of those different from ourselves. This undermines confidence and may result in poor performance, disengagement and conflict. This course will help participants to manage their biases and develop skills for overcoming them.

 

KEY COURSE ELEMENTS

Raising awareness of unconscious bias

• Recognise that we all have biases and where they come from
• Types of unconscious bias and how they impact the work environment

The impact of unconscious bias

• How unconscious bias manifests
• Risks to the individual, the team and the Company
• The risks and costs of unconscious bias

Overcoming unconscious bias

• Identifying personal biases
• Seeking feedback to raise awareness
• Steps to check and modify actions and behaviours

 

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO

• Understand where unconscious bias stems from and the difference between bias, stereotyping and discrimination
• Recognise the numerous formats in which unconscious biases exist
• Understand the consequences to individuals and teams when unconscious biases influence behaviour
• Identify personal unconscious biases and how they may contrast with conscious views
• Adopt techniques for overcoming and challenging unconscious bias in order to be more inclusive

 

Booking for these courses will be through MaxCourse, our online booking system. 

Information about how to use MaxCourse can be found on our website. 

Please email FacultyDevelopment.SW@hee.nhs.uk with any questions, before and on the day.