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Racism in Healthcare: Helping Professional Advocacy

Total Credits: 1 including 1 Category II CEs

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Structural Racism Series
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Instructor:
DeKeitra Griffin, MPA, LCSW
Duration:
52 Minutes
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Description

This 1-hour asynchronous course introduces behavioral health professionals to the foundations and ongoing impact of structural racism in healthcare. Grounded in historical realities, including the exploitation of enslaved people, it connects past to present, offering tangible strategies for advocacy at both provider and client levels. 

 

This workshop is in accordance with and compliance with the NASW Standards with a focus on service, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence, and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to clients, to colleagues, in practice settings, as professionals, to the social work profession, to the broader society.   

Maryland: This workshop is in compliance with the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ COMAR 10.42.03.06.A(5) and fulfills Maryland’s structural racism training requirement for licensed health professionals, as established by state regulation.

District of Columbia: This workshop is in compliance with the District of Columbia Board of Social Work 17-70-7008.4.  

 

Access and Refund Policy:

You have 30 days (from purchase) to access the recording and complete the quiz.

Refunds or transfers will not be granted after purchase.

Handouts

PPT (775.2 KB) Available after Purchase

Instructor

DeKeitra Griffin, MPA, LCSW Related Seminars and Products

DeKeitra Griffin (He/King), licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), is currently attending Louisiana State University as a PhD student within the school of social work. King serves as a board member for the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS, steering committee member for the United States People Living with HIV Caucus, steering committee member for the Louisiana Coalition on Criminalization and Health, and president for the Association of Black Social Workers Louisiana State University chapter. DeKeitra uses his lived experiences including living with HIV, survivor of date rape, former sex worker, facing homelessness, and survivor of intimate partner violence to become a stronger advocate with his studies.

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives:  

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Define structural racism in healthcare using accurate terminology and examples 

  • Identify at least three historical and three modern examples of racial health inequities 

  • Describe two advocacy strategies to support clients experiencing healthcare inequities 

  • Demonstrate how to guide a client through one example of self-advocacy in a healthcare setting 

Bibliography & References

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

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Blanchard, S. B., Coard, S. I., Hardin, B. J., & Mereoiu, M. (2018). Use of parental racial socialization with African American toddler boys. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(2), 387–400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1274-2 

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Course Completion & CE Information

Category II Maryland BSWE Requirement

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for 1 Category II Continuing Education Units for Structrual Racism. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education. 

To receive ACE credit, full attendance is required; no partial credits will be given for partial attendance. 

 

Certificate Access

To access the evaluation and certificate, click on the orange certificate button in your CPE account. Once you complete the evaluation, access to the certificate will be available.  

Live Interactive Webinars (Cat I) and Live Webinars (Cat II) - Allow up to 30 minutes post-training for attendance to be verified, then you will be able to access the evaluation and certificate. 

In Person Trainings - Please allow five (5) business days post-training for attendance to be verified, then you will be able to access the evaluation and certificate. 

 

Please refer to the tab "Live Interactive Webinar Policies & FAQs" for UMSSW Office of CPE policies regarding all live interactive webinar related matters. Contact our office at cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu for more information.  

Target Audience

Social Workers, LCPCs, Psychologists and all Behavioral Health Practioners

We welcome anyone interested in the topic!

 

ADA Accommodations

If you are requesting ADA accommodations, please contact our office via email at least two weeks prior to the workshop date. Requests after that date may not be fulfilled.  

Our email address is cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu.  

Live Interactive Webinar Platforms

LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR PLATFORMS

The Office of Continuing Professional Education hosts Live Interactive Webinars through Zoom. This platform offers a high quality and user-friendly webinar platform for our registrants.

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  • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher; MacOS 9 or higher; Android 4.0 or higher.
  • Internet Browser: Google Chrome; Firefox 10.0 or higher.

Our system is not compatible with the Safari web browser.

  • Broadband Internet Connection: Cable, High-speed DSL and any other medium that is internet accessible.

**Please have your device charging at all times to ensure that your device does not lose power during the webinar.

Course Interaction Requirements:

To participate in Live Interactive Webinars, you MUST have a device that allows you to view the presentation on screen and hear the instructor at all times. We do not allow participants to call-in from their phones or mobile devices and solely listen to the presentation. Participation in Live Interactive Webinars is mandatory.

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Evaluation

Participants will have access to the evaluation after attendance has been verified. Evaluations will be available for one (1) week after the workshop has ended.  

After one (1) week, participants will no longer have access to the evaluation and will have to contact CPE about reactivation.

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