LibGuides: PED606 Foundation in School Psych: Module 3

Lesson 7

Implicit Bias: Preface: Bias and Heuristics
UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity, and inclusion (2019, December 13). Implicit bias: Preface: Bias and heuristics.
This video goes over the implicit bias of individuals and how those biases can affect our decisions and perceptions of others. This video talks about areas such as confirmatory bias and the struggle of judging others based on merit when other factors are also in play.
Edu Talks: Janine Jones and the Biology of Resilience
Jones, J. (2016, February 2). Edu talks: Janine Jones and the biology of resilience.
This Edutalk (education talk) discusses how implicit bias, racism, and trauma negatively impacts African American adolescent females. There is a comparison of a biological cell and the susceptibility of negative external impacts with the trauma and social-emotional impact that African American females experience as a result of external microaggressions. Dr. Jones briefly discusses her research in creating an environment where the cell (African American adolescent female) can thrive and improve outcomes as a result of resiliency.
Understanding Implicit Bias.
National CW Workforce Institute (2022, April). Understanding implicit bias.
This is a very short visual (reading) that introduces the impact of implicit bias individuals have, and how people regard and respond to one another in addition to the decisions that individuals make as a result of the implicit bias.
The Every Student Succeeds Act
National Association of School Psychologists (2021). The every student succeeds act.
This (33:33) minute video provides an overview of NCLB and ESSA and discusses the changes that took place with the implementation of ESSA. Students will be able to learn about the similarities and differences between the two education policies as well as receive information regarding some of the role/function changes for school psychologists with the inception of ESSA.
Culturally Responsible Schools: Dr. Tyrone C. Howard
Howard, T. C. (2018, September 27). Culturally responsible schools: Dr. Tyrone C. Howard. This presentation discusses culturally responsive schools. What that means, what that look like, the racial disparities that continue regarding suspensions and disciplinary practices (over and under representation), and the need for schools to include restorative practices to support students while considering cultural and ethic backgrounds of students. Age appropriate behavioral expectations are discussed in relation to the trauma that school and school culture creates for students; primary students who are Black and Brown.
Culturally Responsive Education in Action
Culturally Responsive Education in Action (2021, October 26). Culturally responsive education in action.
This video highlights a school in Arkansas that actively engages in the culturally responsive practices. The video discusses the development of competencies and reflections for both the teachers and the students to better create and support the cultural responses. Teachers and students discuss their implicit biases based on their backgrounds and “normed” expectations.
Cultural Responsiveness
National CW Workforce Institute (2022, June). Cultural responsiveness.
This 1-minute video asks the view to reflect how their cultural responsiveness influences cultural and familial dynamics, how well they take into consideration the cultural and possible trauma of the students that they serve, how they respect and learn from the varied backgrounds of the students that they serve, and their ability to avoid making assumptions of the family’s that they serve.
Cultural competence: The Ultimate Guide to Cultural Proficiency
Mann, J. (2021, April 8). Cultural competence: The ultimate guide to cultural proficiency.
“In a nutshell, cultural competence is one’s ability to fully understand, converse with, and efficiently interact with different people with all sorts of cultural backgrounds. Cultural competence is more than just being respectful of other cultures, nor does it mean that a person is just aware of the customs and traditions of specific cultures.
Cultural competence has four aspects that correlate with each other, namely: awareness of one’s own view of the cultural world, attitude on differences between cultures, cultural knowledge acquired on various cultural beliefs, views, and practices, and lastly, the skills between different cultures and their interrelationships.
Being culturally competent requires not only becoming culturally aware and knowledged. It also requires the ability to identify, challenge specifically, and accept a person’s cultural beliefs, assumptions, and principles, as well as to commit in communicating at the expense of their cultural interface.”

Merrell K.W., Ervin, R.A., Peacock, G. G., & Renshaw, T.L. (2022). School psychology for the 21st century: Foundations and practices (3rd ed.). The Guilford Press.

Chapter Four, Becoming Culturally Responsive: Diversity and Multicultural Issues in School Psychology (Merrell, et al., 2022) is a chapter that includes relevant information regarding multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. School psychologists are change agents who work in an extremely diverse setting. In doing so, it is critical to have an awareness of the role that ethnicity, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, and family dynamics have in the field. Being self-aware and understanding your culture and biases are an important first step in being able to support individuals who have cultures/traditions experiences that are different from yours (pages 68-83). This chapter is an introduction to the diverse changes in the K-12 settings. It is noted that the student population is over 50% comprised of students considered Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and students whose primary language is not English with over 80% of the school personnel (teachers and school psychologists). Due to the racial and cultural gap between public school staff and students, it is important that the staff engage in self-reflection regarding their knowledge and understanding of cultures and races that are different than theirs. This chapter introduces the concepts of cultural responsiveness noting that no one knows everything about every culture and race, but one’s willingness to increase their knowledge about those they are not familiar with is important for the school psychologist to be able to advocate for the student. The chapter also notes the biases that everyone has and asserts that we as ethical and multicultural school psychologists engage in behaviors that result in deeper knowledge regarding the various cultures and races that we serve. This chapter introduces several topics such as White privilege, microaggressions, discrimination, and social justice

What is Cultural Competence and Why Is It Important?
Nolfo, T. (2012, July 23). What is cultural competence and why is it important?
This video identifies what cultural competence is and notes the need for cultural competence in various fields including medical and behavioral. The video discusses the ability to seek supports and talks about how the California Community Alliance for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services provides supports and trainings for organizations who need additional understanding and knowledge working with people that they have not interacted with often, or with people whom they may not feel comfortable with (gender identification, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.).
Culturally Responsive Schools
Title: Culturally Responsive Schools
Developed by: LACOE
Culturally responsive education in action
Title: Culturally responsive education in action
Developed by: New America
Cultural responsiveness is at the heart of child welfare practice
Cultural responsiveness is at the heart of child welfare practice
Developed by: National child welfare workforce institute
cultural competence
n cultural competence, this means having the knowledge and tact to understand people and treat them equitably despite cultural differences (which often result in very different views about what is expected or appropriate in a particular situation).”
Diversity, Social/Cultural-Competence
In a nutshell, cultural competence is one’s ability to fully understand, converse with, and efficiently interact with different people with all sorts of cultural backgrounds. Cultural competence is more than just being respectful of other cultures, nor does it mean that a person is just aware of the customs and traditions of specific cultures.
Cultural competence has four aspects that correlate with each other, namely: awareness of one’s own view of the cultural world, attitude on differences between cultures, cultural knowledge acquired on various cultural beliefs, views, and practices, and lastly, the skills between different cultures and their interrelationships.
Being culturally competent requires not only becoming culturally aware and knowledged. It also requires the ability to identify, challenge specifically, and accept a person’s cultural beliefs, assumptions, and principles, as well as to commit in communicating at the expense of their cultural interface.”
What is cultural competence and why is it important?
What is cultural competence and why is it important? Developed by: Community alliance for culturally and linguistically appropriate services
Cultural Humility
“Cultural humility is a humble and respectful attitude toward individuals of other cultures that pushes one to challenge their own cultural biases, realize they cannot possibly know everything about other cultures, and approach learning about other cultures as a lifelong goal and process.
Cultural humility was established due to the limitations of cultural competence. Some professionals, like social workers, medical professionals, or educators, believed themselves to be culturally competent after learning some generalizations of a particular culture. Cultural humility encourages an active participation in order to learn about a patient's or client's personal, cultural experiences.”
Cultural Humility
Cultural Humility
Developed by: Vivin Chavez
Cultural humility in mental health: A move away from competence
Cultural humility in mental health: A move away from competence
Developed by:Meyleen Valesquez
Implementing Culturally Responsive Practices in Education
Perez, D., M. (2020). Children of same sex couples. In T. Crosby-Cooper (Ed.) Implementing culturally responsive practices in education (230-242).
This chapter talks about the culture and climate in schools towards same sex/gendered families. There is discussion regarding discrimination, exclusion, and the impact that this has on the student and the family as a whole.

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