California Continuing Education Course: Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias

This course provides 3 hours of instruction in cultural competency and elimination of bias, which satisfies a portion of the continuing and qualifying education needed for licensure in the state. In this course you will learn how to recognize explicit and implicit bias in yourself and in others. Being able to identify biases is important because bias can sneak into our thoughts and behaviors without our knowledge or intention. We’ll also explore possible causes of bias, offer strategies to increase your ability to recognize bias, and introduce some solutions. By the time you complete this course, you’ll understand why cultural competency helps increase equity in appraisals and how lacking cultural competency can negatively impact the valuation process, its outcome, and the appraisal industry as a whole.