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ForwardCentral Chicagoland DEI Education Series 2024
Through the Central Chicagoland PSA Anti-Racism Anti-Hate Collaborative, we will launch a three-part series that will be virtual interactive sessions to review microaggressions, trauma-informed care, and how our teammates and clinicians can utilize de-escalation tools in an active hostile environment. We hope that through providing this education we can contribute useful tools for creating safe and inclusive spaces for our teammates and the patients we serve.
Session 1 on September 26 at 12:00pm-1:00pm
Topic: Anti-Racism Anti-Hate (ARAH) presents “Breaking the Bias Barrier: Innovating for Inclusive Workspaces”
Speaker: Julie King, MBA, PHR – Area Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer-IL Market, DEI Learning & Education-Enterprise
Session 2 on October 16 at 12:00pm-1:00pm
Topic: Anti-Racism Anti-Hate (ARAH) presents “Empathy in Action: Integrating Trauma-Informed Care and DEI”
Speaker: Melinda Kamholz BS,C.D.S. – Security Training Specialist, Aurora Health Care
Session 3 on October 23 at 12:00m-1:00pm
Topic: Anti-Racism Anti-Hate (ARAH) presents “Navigating Crisis: Tools for De-Escalation with a Cultural Perspective”
Speaker: Melinda Kamholz BS,C.D.S. – Security Training Specialist, Aurora Health Care
This conference is being held virtually.
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers, and health care professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Utilize a safe space for open dialogue about racism, bias, discrimination, and hate in the health care setting.
- Discuss recent incidents of racism in the workplace and impact on emotions, feelings, and work environment
- Examine what microaggressions are and discuss strategies to interrupt microaggressions in the health care setting with cultural humility
- Incorporate a short-term and long-term anti-racism strategies