Compassionate Accountability Training

Ester Nicholson is a leader in the field of personal and collective transformation, and the founder and CEO of Soul Recovery. This innovative program provides a roadmap to individuals, groups, and organizations seeking to bridge the gap between their current state and their authentic selves. Through a powerful blend of the 12 steps of recovery, brain science, evidence based practices, and other transformative tools, Soul Recovery offers a comprehensive and empowering path to growth and healing. 

 

At the core of racial bias lies a spiritual and emotional dysfunction that shapes an illusory sense of identity. This distorted self-image becomes a source of habitual and destructive patterns, resulting in unconscious yet systemic biases that permeate our organizations and communities. Overcoming these challenges requires a society-wide effort to bring awareness and foster genuine transformation. 

 

SCOPE:

At Ester Nicholson's core is a commitment to meeting the unique needs of each organization she partners with. This training illustrates how the 12 Steps of Recovery can be employed to address issues well beyond addiction and dependence in the traditional sense. This training will present concepts and practices that recovery professionals can immediately implement in their current efforts towards diversity, equity, and inclusion for leadership and staff. 

 

OBJECTIVES:

By focusing on the following objectives and strategies, organizations can work towards uncovering and addressing unconscious bias while promoting a culture of compassion, accountability, and inclusivity.

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• Define unconscious racial bias

 

• Explore and implement approaches that foster awareness, responsibility, and empathy in addressing and eliminating racial bias

 

• Practice Compassionate Accountability strategies to eradicate systemic racial bias 

 

• Describe three ways Compassionate Accountability can be implemented throughout the organization

 

• Demonstrate the components needed to provide an environment of cultural humility

 

• Reduce stress, confusion, and resistance for staff regarding DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) trainings

 

• Emphasize the importance of taking responsibility for mistakes, acknowledging blind spots, and actively working to rectify them, focusing on growth, learning, and improvement rather than shame