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UC Berkeley special events, interviews, and lectures featuring distinguished faculty and guests. To view these events as webcasts visit webcast.berkeley.edu. Full course lectures available, too.

Building Inclusive and Multi-Culturally Competent Health Organizations: A Healing Approach to .

Presentations from the “isms” conference, April, 2008

Building Inclusive and Multi-Culturally Competent Health Organizations: A Healing Approach to Addressing the Isms

Part 1: Understanding the Wounds of Bias and Oppression: Building Trust and Compassion at Work

Ken Hardy, PhD

Bias and Oppression are silent assassins that wound the psyche, soul, and spirit of those who are targeted. For those whose lives are shaped by the nuances of bias and oppression, living with invisible wounds is essential. These wounds, although pervasive throughout the life experiences of the oppressed, are often difficult for some of us to see, acknowledge, or validate thus unintentionally replicating experiences of oppression, domination, and bias.

This address will explore and expose the anatomy of oppression and the multitudinous ways in which it informs our everyday interactions in the workplace and beyond. Specific strategies will be provided for enhancing trust, empathy, and compassion when addressing the invisible wounds of oppression and bias.

http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~cphpweb/isms/conference08.htm

Sponsored by: the isms initiative, Center for Public Health Practice, UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Building Inclusive and Multi-Culturally Competent Health Organizations: A Healing Approach to ..

Presentations from the “isms” conference, April, 2008