Resources Supporting Racial and Social Justice
Below are shared resources developed by NSGC, its members and other stakeholders related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this list thus far. If there are additional resources you believe are valuable additions to this list, please contact us at nsgc@nsgc.org.
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Educational Opportunities
NSGC Webinars
Community Conversation Series Presented by Equity, Inclusion, and Implementation Subcommittee of NSGC Membership Committee
- Community Conversation #1: Genetic Counselors with Disabilities | View Recording
- Community Conversation #2: Bystander Intervention | Register Here
NSGC Online Course: The Formation of Implicit Biases and Practical Strategies to Address Them
- Module 1: Assessing personal bias or potential for biased behavior, presented by Ilana S Mittman, PhD, MS, CGC
- Module 2: The formation of bias and situational pressures, presented by Liza A. Talusan, PhD, CPC
- Module 3: Historical events, social environments and the perpetuation of societal power imbalances, presented by Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, Ph.D., LCSW
- Module 4: Bias in the US healthcare system and microaggressions, presented by Altovise T. Ewing, PhD, LCGC
- Module 5: Witnessing, experiencing or partaking in microagressions: Self-reflection and strategies, presented by LaShana Lewis
- Module 6: Guided meditation, presented by Nadine Channaoui, MS, CGC
NSGC members can also access the course online, for 3.91 CEUs, for a fee.
NSGC 2019 Platform Presentations: Conversations around Diversity
NSGC members can also earn CEU for completion of these sessions through purchase of the the NSGC 2019 conference recordings.