Did you know that 80% of Australians have implicit bias towards people with disability?

That’s 4 out of 5 people.

People with disability experience discrimination and bias daily, which can affect their access to healthcare, employment, education, and the wider community.

We are not aware of our implicit biases, and they can show up in the words we use, the decisions we make, and the interactions we have. This can detrimentally affect people with disability.

This training has been designed specifically for health professionals and NDIS workers to explore our own implicit biases, values, and how these are likely affecting our work with people with disability.

The training is evidence-based and delivered through a lived experience lens. It is interactive, reflective, and involves discussions within groups.

This training will:

  • Provide an overview of disability from a lived experience perspective.

  • Explain models of disability and how these may be affecting your work.

  • Provide insight into your own implicit biases and values.

  • Explore how to mitigate the effects of implicit bias when working with people with disability.

  • Explain how implicit biases lead to negative assumptions and care provided to

    people with disability.

  • Provide practical strategies to reduce the effects of implicit bias.

  • Explore how evidence-based practices apply specifically to people with disability including trauma-informed practice and intersectionality.

You will receive:

  • Access to a validated measure of implicit bias where you will be able to objectively uncover your own implicit bias towards people with disability.

  • Reflective practices to continue your learning and exploration after the training.

  • Practical resources and tools to utilise in your practice or organisation.

About our trainer: Dr. Chrissy Antonopoulos is a psychologist with a disability.

She completed her PhD investigating implicit bias, personal values, and employment of people with disability.

Chrissy combines her clinical skills as a psychologist, with research and evidence-based knowledge, and her lived experience to deliver interactive and practical training.

 

FAQ’s

  • Yes! We all have biases, and that is ok. We want to know where our biases lie so we can ensure they do not affect our work or decision-making. Plus, this training includes exploration of values, practical ways to work in social and human rights models of disability, and incorporating trauma-informed and intersectionality into our practice.ion text goes here

  • We ask that you spend about an hour preparing for the training by completing a values questionnaire we will provide as well as the Implicit Association Tests.

  • No, you do not have to share your results with us or the training group. However, you will be required to critically reflect on your biases and values in small groups. We will encourage privacy and confidentiality of group attendees throughout the training.

  • Yes! Research has shown that even if we are disabled we can have negative implicit biases (likely related to internalised ableism). This training includes explorations of ourselves and our practice that benefit all health professionals.

  • The data collected through the Implicit Association Test is stored securely using the Inquisit platform. As we do not require you to enter any identifying data, this data is stored anonymously. The data may be used for training evaluation purposes as per our Terms and Conditions here.

  • This training is suitable for any health profession including psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, speech pathologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, orthoptists, behaviour support practitioners, nurses, and medical practitioners.

  • Yes, this training is suitable and beneficial for anybody working within the NDIS including support workers, support coordinators, peer workers, and coaches.

  • Absolutely! This training will be highly beneficial for anybody studying with the goal of working in the health or disability fields.

  • Yes, this training contributes to 5 hours of CPD. As this training includes practical and reflective practices, it can be considered active CPD for those who require this as part of their registration.

  • No, the training will not be recorded.

  • Our cancellation policy can be found here.

  • Yes, after completing this training you will receive a certificate of completion. This certificate can be used for your CPD records and displayed to show your commitment to working with clients with disabilities.

  • Yes, we offer payment plans through PayPal Pay in four interest-free payments. Please note that payment plans are an agreement between you and PayPal and not Beyond Bias Consulting.