We always deal with our ideas about ourselves and about others. Not all of these ideas and attitudes are conscious and readily available for self-inspection. A lot of our behaviour is guided by our subconscious landscape. Some parts of that landscape are negatively biased against ourselves and others. Research after research suggests that these subconscious biases guide our everyday choices at work too.

We will explore the following sub-topics:

• What is Unconscious Bias?
• Types of biases
• Areas of the work environment affected by Unconscious Bias
• Awareness and management

Join us in this exploration and learn how can we dramatically improve our choices and become more inclusive and equitable in all aspects of our lives.


 

More about the Facilitator

Deepak Kashyap

Deepak Kashyap (He/Him) is a counselling therapist and life skills, trainer. With an extensive, experience in corporate wellness and diversity and inclusion initiatives. He provides emotional and mental health services in person and online for over 10 years. He holds a master’s degree in the Psychology of Education from the University of Bristol, UK. He has been formally trained in advanced programs in REBT and CBT from the Albert Ellis Institute in New York and attended the MBCT summer school program at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre at the University of Oxford, England. He has conducted workshops in India, Dubai, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada on various emotional wellbeing projects. His expertise lies in developing and delivering programs for organisational mental health initiatives, anti-racism and anti-oppression frameworks, Diversity and Inclusion training and LGBTQ2S+ leadership and rights activism. Deepak has developed and delivered programs like Employee Emotional First-aid, Productivity and Mental Health During the Pandemic, Working From Home: The New Normal, Unconscious Bias, Safe and Respectful Work Environment, Psychological Safety at Work Effective Vs Performative Allyship, Making Workplaces more Welcoming of the Queer Employees Beyond Just the Pride Month, Emotional Skills for Feminism, Distinctions between Social Justice Warriors/Workers, Squaring Up Meritocracy and Privilege Myths and many such seminal pieces for workplace safety and equity.
Deepak was India's first openly gay TV host. He is a published columnist in national newspapers and magazines and writes about issues related to sex, mental health, relationships, and emotional disturbances. He has appeared on various national and international news channels, talk shows, and debates, radio and newspapers, discussing emotional health and sexuality issues. Deepak is a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Practitioners (OAMHP) and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).