June 14, 2023 • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm • Webcast (zoom)
Members of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.
*** Please note that this session WILL NOT be recorded. ***
FREE (Registration is required), space is limited
Unconscious bias exists in everyone and exists in law. We all have it, and sometimes, this bias along with the microaggressions it can lead to have a significantly negative impact on individuals and organizations. Impacts include decreased morale, exclusion, increased attrition rates and difficulty recruiting, and a loss of the potential to benefit from the increased creativity and productivity that an inclusive workplace can generate. In this session, participants will learn about unconscious bias and microaggressions in law and beyond and their impacts while gaining an increased awareness of their own unconscious bias, one of the most important steps in addressing unconscious bias and how to reduce the microaggressions that can sometimes unwittingly stem from it.
AGENDA
• Unconscious bias: What is it and what is its impact?
• Microaggressions: What are they and what are their impacts?
• Benefits of addressing unconscious bias and reducing microaggressions in the workplace
• How to address unconscious bias and reduce microaggressions
SPEAKER: Dr. Vinita Puri, PhD, MSW, RSW, M.Phil., B.A
Dr. Vinita Puri is a highly skilled Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, Registered Social Worker (RSW), Coach and Consultant. For nearly 25 years, she has worked with diverse populations across organizational and community-based settings; including correctional facilities, hospitals, educational institutions, addiction/recovery treatment centers, and regulatory Boards. As a dynamic and strategic professional, At the present time, she is the Clinical Director of Resilience Counselling and Coaching Services. As a Contractor, she supports the Workplace Interventions and Health Promotions teams at Homewood Health Inc. and is an Adjunct Professor for the Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology Program (MACP) at Yorkville University-Toronto Film School.
Dr. Puri is passionate about teaching, coaching and mentoring individuals and teams within the workplace. She specializes in the areas of conflict resolution, anti-oppression, healthy communication and team building. In May of 2022, Vinita was recognized as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Diplomatic Mission for Global Peace and as the Eminent Ambassador for Human Rights and Peace by the International Human Rights Advisory Council. At the present time she is on the Diversity Advisory Council for the Psi Chi International Honours Society in Psychology and the Human Rights and Social Justice Committee for the Canadian Psychological Association.
