CEU Hours: 1 | Format: Self-paced | Audience: Licensed Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, Athletic Trainers, Rehabilitation Nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in rehabilitation and patient care.
Approvals: This continuing education has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1 Continuing Education Hours [2026-471].
Course Overview:
This course is Course 1 of the Rehabilitation Equity Series, focused on recognizing implicit bias in rehabilitation practice and promoting more equitable, patient-centered care. Through real-world clinical scenarios, this course helps clinicians understand how automatic thinking and unconscious assumptions can influence clinical decisions, and introduces the 3Rs of Equitable Rehabilitation™ — Recognize, Reflect, and Respond — as a practical framework for reducing bias in everyday practice.
What You’ll Learn:
- Understanding Implicit Bias: Learn how automatic thinking and unconscious assumptions can influence clinical judgment.
- Factors That Influence Implicit Bias: Explore the personal, environmental, and systemic factors that shape bias in clinical settings.
- Recognizing Implicit Bias: Identify bias as it shows up in real clinical encounters using the Equity Pause™.
- Responding to Implicit Bias: Apply the 3Rs of Equitable Rehabilitation™ — Recognize, Reflect, and Respond — to reduce bias in decision-making.
- Building Equitable Clinical Practice: Translate awareness into consistent, equitable, patient-centered care.