Often, motivated by sentinel events, organizations move directly to implementing individual equity initiatives, without first grounding the work in the organizational readiness and cultural change that is necessary to support the longevity of such initiatives. Each learner will leave this hands-on seminar with an understanding of concepts, concrete tools, processes, and strategies that will enable them to contribute to cultural change management and the development of sustainable initiatives to address race and identity inequity and health disparities in their workplace.
1. Understand existing data that reflect workforce inequity and health disparities in black communities
2. Utilize data to identify inequity and resultant opportunities for improvement
3. Utilize a standardized tool to raise organizational awareness of staff competencies and organizational operations
4. Describe the ADKAR model of organizational change
5. Apply data analysis, organizational awareness assessment results, and the ADKAR model to the development of an organizational action plan towards equity
A well-respected physician and educator, Dr. Harrison is the CoFounder and Chief Medical Officer for Eleanor Health, an innovative provider of comprehensive treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology with Spanish and Chemistry minors at Howard University, completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and General Psychiatry Residency at Emory University. She is Board-Certified in both Adult General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and has spent her career treating individuals with Serious Persistent Mental Illness and Addictive Diseases. Currently, she holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and provides expert consulting services to the Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center. She is Co-Founder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform, Inc. and Campaign Psychiatrist for Let’s Get Mentally Fit, public education and stigma-reduction campaign.
