Online Course - Microaggressions in the Workplace
As a follow-up to our Unconscious Bias in the Workplace course, Microaggressions in the Workplace course is the perfect next step in your journey to taking action when it comes to microaggressions at work.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to explain key terms such as microaggressions, microassaults, microinsults, microinvalidations, and microaffirmations. You’ll be able to discuss how to respond to microaggressions, whether you have committed the microaggression, received it, or simply witnessed it. You’ll review the key concepts of intent and impact and listen to real-life stories from people sharing their own experiences.
You’re going to learn where microaggressions come from, discuss how this concept has evolved over time, review some related terminology and language, be able to recognize microaggressions when they occur, examine various ways to respond to microaggressions from three different perspectives, and share critical strategies and frameworks for how to address microaggressions in the workplace.
Our five module online course on Unconscious Bias in the Workplace is the perfect primer for employees to begin their journey in understanding how bias can show up and have an impact in the workplace and the world.
Foundational knowledge, such as an understanding of what terms like diversity, equity, inclusion, intersectionality, and more, are broken down with concrete examples from research and people’s lives. Once you’ve completed the course, you’ll be able to grasp complex topics such as intersectionality, inclusion, and equity, start to notice specific types of bias that can show up at work and beyond, and learn key strategies for mitigating bias.
You’ll also have access to a facilitator so that you can ask any questions that might come up as you learn. Once you’ve finished the course, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion, as well as a list of resources for further study. This course can be customized and white labeled. You can receive your own instance, just for your employees, branded with your company branding and tailored to your needs.
Our five module online course on Microaggressions in the Workplace Сourse is the perfect primer for employees to begin their journey in understanding how bias can show up and have an impact in the workplace and the world.
Microaggressions in the Workplace Сourse Foundational knowledge, such as an understanding of what terms like diversity, equity, inclusion, intersectionality, and more, are broken down with concrete examples from research and people’s lives. Once you’ve completed the course, you’ll be able to grasp complex topics such as intersectionality, inclusion, and equity, start to notice specific types of bias that can show up at work and beyond, and learn key strategies for mitigating bias.
Microaggressions in the Workplace Сourse You’ll also have access to a facilitator so that you can ask any questions that might come up as you learn. Once you’ve finished the course, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion, as well as a list of resources for further study. This course can be customized and white labeled. You can receive your own instance, just for your employees, branded with your company branding and tailored to your needs.
Take the Course
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One year access to our online course -
Access video of real people sharing their experiences
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Access resources and toolkit so you can geek out about DEI and unconscious bias
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Receive SHRM recertification credit
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Receive a shareable certificate of completion and badge!
Bring the course to your company
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Bring an instance of the course only accessible to those at your company
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Access reporting
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Flexible plans to add more seats to support your growing staff
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Option to bring the course to your own LMS!
Modules
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In Module One, we're going to be laying the groundwork. We will review our SGO framework and guidelines. We'll go over a quick refresher on some foundational terminology and concepts, and we'll discuss how bias is tied to microaggressions.
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In Module Two, we're going to dive deep into microaggressions. Not only will we discuss what they are, but we'll also explore the origins of this concept. We’ll unpack how it manifests, discuss, who experiences microaggressions, how they impact our lives in and out of the workplace and review some common types and themes.
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In Module Three, we're going to dive into some research around microaggressions. We'll talk about the impact of microaggressions on several different levels. This will not only give you a better sense of the concept, but we're also going to introduce you to some of those background studies and key foundational work that has been conducted.
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In Module Four, we're going to get into some action. It's not enough to simply educate ourselves on what microaggressions are and how they show up. We also want to review how we respond. We'll share some tips and strategies for both individuals and organizations.
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In Module Five, we'll wrap up by creating an action plan. This will be a time for you to reflect on what you've learned, and think about how you might be able to impact your workplace over the coming days, weeks, months, or even years.