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Personal Commitment Letter

Activity 6: Professional Commitment Letter

Type: Required Written Submission · Estimated time: 20 minutes · Submission: Text field or uploaded document (Download Word Template:Assignment6 _ProfesionalCommitmentLetter

This letter is your formal professional commitment at the conclusion of this course. Write it as a document you would keep in your professional file — something you could return to in six months to evaluate your growth. It should be specific, honest, and yours.

Use the prompts below to structure your letter. You may add additional sections. Minimum length: 300 words.

Prompt 1 — What I now understand about implicit bias that I did not fully appreciate before this course: (Describe at least one insight from this course that shifted or deepened your thinking.)

Prompt 2 — One bias I am aware of and will actively monitor: (Be specific. “I will try to be less biased” is not sufficient. Name the bias, the situations where it is most likely to appear, and why it matters for your practice.)

Prompt 3 — The specific strategy I will use to interrupt that bias: (Choose one of the six strategies from Module 4, or describe your own. Specify when, where, and how you will use it.)

Prompt 4 — How I will hold myself accountable: (Describe one practice — a debrief habit, a documentation system, a peer accountability conversation — that will help you track your progress over time.)

Prompt 5 — What faithful interpretation means to me, and why it matters: (Close your letter with a statement of professional values. Connect bias awareness to language access and to the people you serve.)

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