blinded by bias and power nasw final
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BLINDED BY BIAS & POWERDEVELOPED BY GROW MY LIFE, LLC – Dana Johnson, MSW 1
Dana Johnson, MSW
Social WorkerHuman Services & Child Welfare
Professional Trainer
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https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-affect-heuristic-27950283
HEURISTICS, COGNITIVE BIASES & DECISION MAKING
Gain an understanding of heuristics.
Explore and interpret personal cognitive biases that affect decision making.
Examine personal biases to improve self-awareness in the role of helper.
Develop and enhance interventions with clients from differing identities and cultures than oneself.
Name Where you work/live Length of service/experience
Provide an example of a time you felt powerless
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CORE VALUESACTIVITY
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8P O W E R B A S E S
INFORMATIONAL REWARD REFERENT
COERCIVELEGITIMATE
EXPERTISE
RELATIONSHIP
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Information necessary for followers
Referred influence based on personal traits
Based on fear or complicit following
Rewards given
Position based on positionor title
Expert knowledge, skills
Connections, influence
Bacon, Terry. (2011) The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence. Amacom.
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ASSESSING YOUR USE OF POWER
https://www.verywellmind.com/representativeness-heuristic-27958059
NASW CODE OF ETHICS
1.011.
1.02Self-
Determination2.1.03
Informed Consent3.
1.04Competence4.
1.06Conflicts of
Interest5.1.07
Privacy and Confidentiality6.
1.14Clients Who Lack Decision-Making
Capacity.7.
1.15Interruption of Services8.
1.16Referral for
Services9.
Commitment to Clients
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MPSW 20Performing or
offering services that you are unqualified
Violating a law that relates to the
practice under the credential
Continuing performance after been adjudged
incompetent
Using fraud or deception in application of
credential
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ABUSE OF POWER
https://www.verywellmind.com/representativeness-heuristic-2795805
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LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
14ROLE POWERKNOW AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR GIVEN POWER
BADGES OF AUTHORITY
REWARD
LEGITIMATE
COERCIVE
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Experiences with
POWER
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THE GOOD / BAD / & UGLY
ASSUMING POWERBe careful of the slippery slope.
• We learn to adapt to our own way of thinking and forget about other worldviews.
• We lose control and our values erode.
• We spend all our energy maintaining power.
GIVEN POWER & MAINTAINING POWER
Keltner, Dacher. (2007) The Power Paradox. Greater Good Magazine: Science-Based Insights for a Meaningful Life. Internet.17
Given power is rooted in social intelligence.
• Placing ethics and social responsibility 1st.
• We believe in the inherent dignity and worth of others – advancing others 1st.
• Power corrupts and we must seek a balance between two individuals.
POWER & COGNITIVE BIASESCONNECTING THE DOTS
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HIERARCHY OF RACE CONSTRUCT
https://www.dismantlingracism.org/history.html
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White + European
Brown + Mixed
Indigenous
Black + African
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WHAT’S INSIDE YOUR BRAIN?“Bias can be triggered and can have a devastating impact even when we’re not aware
of it, even when it’s our intention to be fair.” - Jennifer Eberhard
http://humanhow.com/list-of-cognitive-biases-with-examples/https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/think-youre-not-biased-think-again
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21COGNITIVE BIASES
ANCHORING
FALSE CONSENSUS
AVAILABILITY HEURISTIC
ACTOR-OBSERVER
CONFIRMATION
ATTENTIONAL
FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS
HALO EFFECT
MISINFORMATION EFFECT
OPTIMISM
SELF-SERVING
DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cognitive-bias-2794963
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-whites-downplay-their-individual-racial-privileges
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/better-way-diffuse-racial-discrimination
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/spillover-bias-diversity-judgment
http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
aka – KNEW-IT-ALL-ALONG
https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-biases-distort-thinking-2794763
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NASW CODE OF ETHICS
2.0110.
2.02Confidentiality11.
2.04Disputes Involving
Colleagues12.
2.10Unethical
Conduct of Colleagues
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Commitment to Employers14.
4.03Private
Conduct15.
4.06Misrepresentations16.
5.01Integrity of
the Profession
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Social and Political Action
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Respect
MPSW 20Using false or misleading
advertisement or working for someone
who does
Engaging in false or misleading billing
practices
Reporting false or misleading info, or
making false statements in practice
Discriminating on basis of US protected class in
providing or denying service
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HEURISTICSAvailability & Representative
https://www.verywellmind.com/problems-in-decision-making-2795486
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MENTAL SHORTCUTS ARE TO BLAME
HeuristicsAllows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently.
• Purely rational decision would involve weighing factors as potential costs vs. possible benefits. –WE DO NOT DO THIS
• Time limits our ability to make decisions.
• Intelligence and accuracy of our own perceptions influence our decision-making.
Problem Solving & Decision Making
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-heuristic-2795235
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We substitute simple and related questions, rather than using complex strategies.
• Thinking hurts, it takes energy, and sometimes we prefer to take the shortcut, the lazy river way out.
• We believe that the simplest answer is the right one, we believe they are correct and true.
• Our brains are limited in capacity and mental strategies are needed to overcome brain burnout.
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REPRESENTATIVE HEURISTICS LEADS TO BIAS
https://www.verywellmind.com/representativeness-heuristic-2795805
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AVAILABILITY HEURISTICS
https://www.verywellmind.com/availability-heuristic-2794824
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OVERESTIMATING OUR KNOWLEDGE
Overconfidence causes us to select answers because we believe we know the right one. We make the decision based on what we believe to be true. We do not check (fact check) to seek the truth.Sometimes we overestimate our knowledge of cultures, behaviors, and the effects of those behaviors on how we interact with clients or make decisions.
Knowledge without facts, leads us to misremembering, as well as remembering only falsehoods.Hindsight bias creeps in and will cause us to make decision based on the information we know from our previous mistakes. This leads to further poor decision making.
OVERESTIMATING OUR SKILLS
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MPSW 20Practicing while under
the influence of alcohol or other drugs (impairment)
Revealing facts, data, information, or records of clients when received from
your professional role
Reporting false or misleading info, or
making false statements in practice
Failing to provide description of tests,
consultation, reports, fees, or therapeutic regimen
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PSYCHOLOGY IS THE ANSWER
https://www.verywellmind.com/decision-making-strategies-279548332
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MPSW 20Failing to avoid dual
relationships that create conflict of interest
Failing to conduct an assessment, eval, or
diagnosis as a basis for treatment
Employing or claiming to have secret techniques or procedures not divulged
divulged
In research, not informing participants of
all the features of the research project
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MPSW 20Failing to inform client of
financial interest not obvious and could assist in service,
product, or publication
Failing to maintain adequate records; prepare in timely fashion, maintained for 7
years
Violating Chapter 457 of State code
Failing to notify board that license has been revoked,
suspended, limited, or denied any time
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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING MODEL
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Describe the Opposing Values, Priorities, StandardsWhat is the dilemma?What values, priorities, or standards are being violated or challenged?
E Examine ValuesValues of: Client, Family system, Your personal values, Agency values
T Think about the ethical standardCode of Ethics - MPSW 20 - Agency Policy or Laws – Administrative Policies
H Hypothesize various courses of action (responses)What are all of your options in this situation?What are my motivations behind choosing each option?
I Identify who you will harm and who you will helpWho will most benefit?Who will be most impacted?What are the long-term effects vs. short term effects?
C Consult with colleagues and/or supervisorSeek out multiple perspectives, experience, and a place to seek feedback
S Scribe & SequelDocument what you decided, who helped you decide, and make note of your thinking as you moved through the processRe-examine the consequences, long-term and short-term effects, harm, and benefits.
Ethical Dilemmas Case Scenarios
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2019/10/uncovering-unconscious-racial-bias-lecture-examines-stereotypes-and-their-impacts
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2020/racial-injustice-detail
BIAS PROVES THESE TO BE FALSE
We may feel we treat people equally…
Hasenkamp, Wendy. (2020) Can We Change Racial Bias. Mind & Life Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2021. https://www.mindandlife.org/insight/can-change-racial-bias/38
We may be against racism and presume we are not racist…
We may believe women are equally capable and worthy as men…
We may think we are unbiased…
Vocally, we say one thing to be true, how we say/do/act…
We may believe we are well read and consider multiple perspectives…
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40FINAL REFLECTIONSWhat do you see as the #1 thing you can do to stop biases from taking over your ethical decision making?
What is the action, this week, you can take to remove bias and
misuse of power in your agency or in policy?
What will you do to end racial/ethnic/heteronormative/Christian-centric/gendered biases in the field?
How can you give or take power to overcome challenges you face in practice related to bias, biased colleagues, or partnering agencies?
What will it take to step forward and make both misuse of power and outright bias in our world a priority for you (if not already)?
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[email protected] 414-803-6372
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Andrews, Edmund. (2016) A Better Way to Defuse Racial Discrimination. Insights by Stanford Business. Retrieved January 12, 2020. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/better-way-diffuse-racial-discrimination
Apfelbaum, Evan P., Grunberg, Rebecca, Halevy, Nir, Kang, Sonia. (2017) From Ignorance to Intolerance: Perceived Intentionality of Racial Discrimination Shapes Preferences for Colorblindness Versus Multiculturalism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Vol. 69, Pages 86-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2016.08.002
Bacon, Terry. (2011) The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence. Amacom.
Bacon, Terry. (2011) Role Power: The Key is to Inspire and Delegate, Not Command and Control. Talent Management & HR. Internet. https://www.tlnt.com/role-power-the-key-is-to-inspire-and-delegate-not-command-and-control/. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
Broom, Michael. (2002) The Infinite Organization: Celebrating the Positive Use of Power in Organizations. Nicholas Brealey Publishing: First Center for Human Systems Edition.
Daniels, David, Margaret Ann Neale, Lindred Greer. (2017) Spillover bias in diversity judgment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. March 2017, Vol. 139, Pages 92-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2016.12.005
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Dolan, Kerry A. (2015) Why White People Downplay Their Individual Racial Privileges. Insights by Stanford Business. Retrieved March 16, 2021. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-whites-downplay-their-individual-racial-privileges
Freuh, Sara. (2019) Uncovering Unconscious Racial Bias: Lecture Examines Stereotypes and Their Impacts. The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Retrieved March 16, 2021. https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2019/10/uncovering-unconscious-racial-bias-lecture-examines-stereotypes-and-their-impacts
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Hasenkamp, Wendy. (2020) Can We Change Racial Bias. Mind & Life Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2021. https://www.mindandlife.org/insight/can-change-racial-bias/
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VIDEOS: Liu, Eric. How to understand power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Eutci7ack
Thurston, Baratunde. How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time.https://www.ted.com/talks/baratunde_thurston_how_to_deconstruct_racism_one_headline_at_a_time
Myers, Verna. How to Overcome Our Biases & Walk Boldly Toward Them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYyvbgINZkQ
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/cognitive-bias/565775/
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-heuristic-2795235
https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-biases-distort-thinking-2794763
https://www.verywellmind.com/representativeness-heuristic-2795805
https://www.verywellmind.com/availability-heuristic-2794824
https://www.verywellmind.com/problems-in-decision-making-2795486
https://www.verywellmind.com/decision-making-strategies-2795483
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-affect-heuristic-2795028
http://humanhow.com/list-of-cognitive-biases-with-examples/
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2020/report-July
http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/think-youre-not-biased-think-again
https://www.dismantlingracism.org/history.html
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