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Deconstructing Whiteness: Context, Privilege, Fragility & Allyship

This course provides social, historical and political context for the creation of 'white' as a social group, status, and opportunity.

Utilizing a framework grounded in love, compassion and respect, critically conscious self and societal reflection is facilitated through this self-paced course. 

This course is useful for folks who identify as white and want to better understand HOW and WHY that influences diverse group dynamics. Also a valuable course for folks who are not white, and want more tools and language for addressing the impact of whiteness and white supremacy culture in team dynamics, organizational culture, and healthcare outcomes. 
  • Key Audience: White folks; Black, Indigenous, People of Color; health care learners and professionals; faculty and educators, public, private sector, and government officials and representatives; grassroot organizers; and administrative leaders.
  • Self Directed and Self Paced Learning Module   
  • Accessible Across Technical Devices
  • Author: Dr. Sharon GE Washington

Deepen Your Commitment to Equity

Learning to name and interrupt the manifestations of white supremacy culture is critical to creating a future of equity, healing, and justice.

Learn to name & interrupt bias

Describe characteristics white supremacy culture as they undermine equity in teams and group dynamics

Engage in vulnerable self-reflection

Utilize the White Supremacy Culture Inventory© to assess how these characteristics are perpetuated in your lived experiences

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
  • Tools for grounding and engaging in critical analysis of whiteness
  •  Foundational terms and definitions to describe the formation and institutionalization of white supremacy culture
  • Resources to guide critical and compassionate reflection on internalized racial oppression
  • Inventory to self-identify white supremacy culture internally, interpersonally, and institutionally 
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Professional Competencies Associated with the Course

Human Behavior

  • Applies knowledge of the self, others & social systems to solve problems

Capacity for Improvement

  • Engages in reflective practice for improvement

Cultural Competence

  • Demonstrates knowledge of socio-cultural factors that affect interactions & behaviors
  • Recognizes & properly addresses bias in self & other

Critical Thinking

  • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

What's included?

  • 10 hours of course content

    exploring whiteness internally, interpersonally, institutionally, and societally

  • Guided self-reflection questions

     to expand your awareness to expand your awareness

  • Self-assessment tools

    to explore internalized white supremacy
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