by Stacy Franklin | Mar 2, 2015 | Communication, Counseling News, Empowerment, Happiness, Race issues
Overcoming the Effects of Bias Discrimination, as a byproduct of both implicit and overt bias, produces a myriad of unfavorable and difficult results. Race-related stress can cause intense emotional reactions such as: anxiety, frustration, paranoia, resentment,...
by Stacy Franklin | Feb 17, 2015 | Children, Communication, Counseling News, Empowerment, Family, Happiness, Life Hacks, Race issues
Tolerance is a Learned Practice 1. Model inclusive behavior. Until age 7, what kids hear and see from their caretakers is more important to children than what they personally experience. Be careful with your words, even with seemingly innocent jokes or stereotypical...
by Stacy Franklin | Feb 10, 2015 | Communication, Counseling News, Happiness, Life Hacks, Race issues
4 Steps to Developing and Enhancing Empathy A 2001 study (Rudman, Ashmore and Gary) showed that students who participated in a class on prejudice and conflict resolution experienced a significantly greater reduction in their levels of bias (both conscious and...
by Stacy Franklin | Feb 2, 2015 | Communication, Counseling, Counseling Blog, Counseling News, Race issues, Relationships
What Exactly is Unconscious Prejudice? Unconscious prejudice, also known as implicit bias, is an automatic, natural bias that is hidden from our cognizant thoughts. Because it resides outside of our awareness, this type of bias remains easy to deny. In primitive days,...
