Anti-Racism Training

6 CE hours Facilitated by: Ashley Heidebrecht, LMSW Are You Ready to Talk About Racism? Racism. It is a word that elicits strong emotion, and often even stronger opinions. Taking the step to engage in anti-racism work may seem intimidating, or maybe you already feel confident in your knowledge of racial justice and in your allyship. Regardless of where you sit on that spectrum, this training is one that can have benefit for everyone. Whether you are a social service or mental health professional pursuing a unique and impactful continuing education experience, a student, or anyone regardless of profession who is seeking to learn and grow in anti-racist allyship, this virtual training experience will challenge you, and expose you to knowledge and skills to gain better understanding of racial justice and allyship. This is a virtual training, with 3 modules, for a total course time of 6 hours. The training is asynchronous, designed for participants to be able to take breaks as they need to, and to work at their own pace. This course provides 6 continuing education hours. Objectives: • Examine historical events, ideologies, and social structures, and how they inform modern day beliefs, bias, and perception • Analyze concepts of racial identity, bias, privilege, and prejudice • Reflect on your own identity, bias, privilege, and prejudice • Identify strategies to engage in difficult conversations • Reflect on ways to integrate anti-racism work into their daily lives