The intent of this assignment is to raise your awareness regarding your own conscious and subconscious perceptions. It will allow you to consider whether your conscious and subconscious perceptions are congruous, and how these perceptions potentially influence how you interact with people and events in your personal and professional life. It is not about how unbiased you are. We all have bias and the way to move through this is to recognize and acknowledge the biases we carry.
INSTRUCTIONS
Go to the website: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/langchoice/canada.html
Follow the steps/instructions to access the Demonstration Test page. Select the test that says “Race” and begin the study.
Once that is complete, address the following questions and points:
1. Provide the definition of implicit and explicit bias with appropriate sourcing/referencing. How are these two types of bias different?
2. What test did you choose to complete and why? What did you expect your score to be? What was your score? What was your reaction when you learned your results? How did you feel? What did you think? Did you think the result were accurate? Why or why not?
3. Upon reflecting on the results and reviewing what has been discussed in class and in the readings, why do you think you scored the way you did?
4. What are some of the effects of implicit bias? How do you think they influence your professional practice and interactions with people within the mental health and addictions context? How will you mitigate the effect of implicit bias on your work; what steps or strategies will you take to examine the issue more thoroughly and work toward greater awareness and more inclusive practice?
Word format using 12-point size Times New Roman font, double-spaced, on an 8 x 11 size page with 1-inch margins. Do NOT use subheadings or numbers. Separate each question in different paragraphs and make sure it flows nicely. You must include a reference list using APA style that includes the attached articles/video:
https://www.bcg.com/en-ca/publications/2020/reality-of-anti-black-racism-in-canada
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/files/content/docs/rcc/RCC-Structural-Racism-Glossary.pdf
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