Saturday, July 12, 2-6pm

To attend any class on Saturday (morning or afternoon), you must arrive on Friday.

4 CE hours, NCBTMB and WA-approved for Health Equity CE credit.

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Total tuition: $100

Deposit: $50 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit required to register. Balance of $50 due at time of class by cash, check or money order made out to the presenter.

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Advancing equity in massage therapy and healthcare can be complex and nuanced, but it is worthwhile and achievable. This continuing education class on health equity provides massage therapists and other healthcare practitioners with grounded guidance to support equitable and inclusive practices. Students will explore the impacts of bias in healthcare and learn strategies to address inequities. Topics include bias, racism, poverty and other factors that influence health disparities.

Attendees will learn proactive and flexible approaches that sustain relationships and improve care. This class will teach attendees how to cultivate a practice that disrupts racism and bias and advances health equity.

Health equity is a core value for many healthcare practitioners, and this course is intended to support the unique goals of each practitioner. The climate of this class is supportive and conversational to foster curiosity and reflection.

Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and share their experiences. Diversity is a fact about every group, and the class environment is intended to support students wherever they are in achieving or approaching their equity and inclusion goals.

Mask policy: Surgical masks are optional.

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Instructor: Nirvana Kelly Scott, MA

Nirvana Kelly Scott holds a master's degree in educational psychology from the University of Georgia and a master's in teaching from the University of Washington. She has worked for several years in Atlanta, GA, as an antiracist educator in K-12 school settings and with non-profit organizations, including Pace Academy, where she was the Director of Equity and Inclusion. Nirvana currently works as an educator and an education and equity consultant in Seattle, WA.