057 Chapter 5 Impact of the age awareness workshop 5.3 Awareness Figure 16. Proportion of respondents in the follow-up survey who rethought their attitudes towards ageing Rethought my attitudes towards ageing 82% Yes 16% No 1% Not applicable For many, the workshop increased their awareness of age biases and ageism, which prompted a selfreflection of their own attitudes and beliefs about ageing and older adults. I am much more aware of ageism now than previously. I am more aware of my attitude towards ageing. I have a much better understanding of ageism and how it is not just for seniors, but across all ages. Personally, I have been much more attuned to my unconscious biases and assumptions around ageing. I have mostly conducted a critical self-reflection to understand what I have been doing with participants of the program, and reflect on if I am acting ageist towards them and how best to ensure I am not. —Survey responses [The workshop] made me think about myself, as well as how I think about others. —Participant, mixed age group [The workshop] made me think about age bias a lot more … We often make assumptions [that] because somebody is an older person that they don’t know [something]. —Participant, age 52–60 [The workshop] made me more aware of the preconceived ideas that I had. There were some personal biases that I had that I had to look at and realise that they were wrong. My attitude was quite limited, and I needed to open up my perceptions. —Participant, age 61+ [The workshop] made me stop and assess myself. —Participant, age 61+