Microaggressions and Strategies to Overcome Prejudice-Handout: Slides

Handout: Slides

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The document is a presentation on microaggressions and strategies to overcome prejudice. It discusses the origins and various forms of microaggressions, emphasizing their impact on individuals' mental and physical health. The presentation provides strategies for recognizing microaggressions, such as self-reflection, building resilience, and utilizing microaffirmations. It also highlights the importance of creating an inclusive environment and implementing organizational changes to address microaggressions. The document concludes by emphasizing the need to acknowledge and address microaggressions, as well as the importance of supportive networks and education in overcoming prejudice. The presentation is part of the Striving for Excellence Series, which is funded by SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The document also includes instructions for downloading handouts and participating in the Q&A session, as well as information about how to claim continuing education credits for physicians. The presenters express their gratitude to the American Psychiatric Association and Morehouse School of Medicine for providing the opportunity to discuss this important topic. The document is dedicated to Chester Pierce, a renowned psychiatrist, who coined the term "microaggressions" to describe the subtle forms of racism and prejudice that continue to persist.

Keywords

microaggressions

prejudice

impact

mental health

physical health

recognizing microaggressions

inclusive environment

organizational changes

supportive networks

education