The Psychology of Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession is a 1 hour course. Rene Thomas Folse, JD. Ph.D. presents this topic of Implicit Bias from the Psychologists perspective. The outcome of this course is to assist the student in understanding their own implicit biases and develop skills to avoid them.
Topics Include:
- CalBar Regulatory Requirements
- Basic Role of Beliefs
- "The Work" of Byron Katie - How to Loosen the Grip of Beliefs
- NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Embracing Diversity - Your Life Depends on IT!
- The Work of Carl Rogers - Humanistic Psychology
- Conclusion - - -
As stated on the State Bar of California website - In January 2019, the Board of Trustees updated the State Bar’s 2017–2022 Strategic Plan to include an objective focused on modifying the current elimination of bias MCLE curriculum and increasing the number of hours.
Concurrently, the California State Legislature advanced AB 242, adding Business and Professions Code section 6070.5 to require the State Bar to enact rules incorporating the topic of implicit bias and bias-reducing strategies into its MCLE curriculum for all attorneys.
Subsequently, rule 2.72 of the Rules of the State Bar of California, related to attorney MCLE requirements, was amended effective September 24, 2020, to incorporate this new implicit bias education requirement.
Dr. Bryant T. Marks, associate professor of Psychology at Morehouse College, delivers a training on implicit bias in the criminal justice system context. This video guides viewers through the foundations of implicit bias, real-world examples, why it exists and its effects (especially on racial minorities), and how it can be measured. The training also gives viewers concrete strategies to reduce bias in one's own practice.