Training Details

• Date: Friday, January 29, 2027
• Location: Virtual
• Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
• Continuing Education: 3 CEUs
• CEU Requirements: To receive continuing education credit, participants must attend the training and complete both the post-test and training evaluation. Links will be emailed immediately following the session. Both must be submitted within seven business days to receive a CE certificate.

Overview

“Racism is a social virus. Racial equity consciousness is the vaccine.”

Grounded in the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute’s guiding message, this training introduces the Structured Cognitive Behavioral Training framework developed by Dr. Ron Idoko and presented in his Illuminating the Vaccine for Racism guidebook.

Participants will explore the four dimensions of racial equity consciousness—dispositions, knowledge, awareness and skills—and learn how the REP cycle of reflection, education and praxis supports continued development.

Through application across the framework’s six bilateral spheres, participants will leave with a structured, replicable approach for strengthening racial equity consciousness within themselves and the clinical, organizational and community systems they serve.

What You’ll Learn

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the four dimensions of racial equity consciousness within the SCBT framework.
• Apply the REP cycle—reflection, education and praxis—to real-world practice scenarios.
• Translate racial equity consciousness into concrete action within clinical and organizational settings.

Target Audience

This training is ideal for:

• Social workers
• Licensed professional counselors
• Marriage and family therapists
• Psychologists
• Behavioral health clinicians
• Clinical supervisors and managers
• Organizational and nonprofit leaders
• Equity and inclusion practitioners
• Graduate students and other helping professionals

Training Outline

• Understanding the Social Virus: Examine racism as a systemic and social condition and racial equity consciousness as a response.
• Introduction to the SCBT Framework: Explore the structure and purpose of Structured Cognitive Behavioral Training.
• The Four Dimensions: Examine dispositions, knowledge, awareness and skills as interconnected areas of development.
• The REP Cycle: Apply reflection, education and praxis to real-world situations.
• The Six Bilateral Spheres: Explore how racial equity consciousness operates across the framework’s six spheres.
• From Consciousness to Action: Identify practical ways to apply the framework within clinical, organizational and community settings.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Ron Idoko is the Founding Director of the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute, Associate Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems, Director of the Office of Social Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh’s David C. Frederick Honors College, and a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work.

He also leads IDEAL Insights LLC, an inclusion and equity consulting firm. Dr. Idoko developed the Structured Cognitive Behavioral Training framework for racial equity consciousness development, which anchors the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute’s cohorts and assessment instruments.