This keynote, will focus on supporting professionals in understanding the stress caused by microaggressions; coupled with self-reflection, real-life examples of microaggressions, and tools to teach clients, professionals will leave able to support themselves and others in buffering against and halting microaggressions in the workplace. We will finish with a conversation about allyship across cultures and how to create more equity allies. Be ready to fully engage with our speaker through reflection tools, polls, meaningful discussions and an open, safe, and brave question and answer session with your colleagues.

Learning objectives, attendees will:

• gain support for professional and personal learning within equity
• learn common vocabulary and understanding of microaggressions and their effects to be used by career development professionals in support of their clients
• be equipped with tangible techniques to buffer clients against microaggressions & create supportive allies