The Reflection, Objective, Movement and Action (ROMA) Model© | BASW England Worcestershire Branch Event

The Reflection, Objective, Movement and Action (ROMA) Model©: A Framework for Restorative Supervision has been developed by the Romani and Traveller Social Work Association.

It has been piloted recently, and tonight’s session will be led by Allison Hulmes, social work academic and first Romany and Traveller representative on the International Federation of Social Workers, who will discuss the model’s stages and its outcomes so far.

Drawing on extensive lived and learned experience, it will be argued that social workers can dehumanise Romani and Traveller people by associating their lives and cultural mores with risk, violence, crime and deviance.

Although social work seeks to promote social justice through social change, social cohesion, and the empowerment of people, these ambitions are not being achieved with Romani and Traveller people.

Responding to antigypsyism, the Association created the ROMA model© to support professional supervision, build relationships, foster learning environments and identify and address oppression within the existing socio[1]political order of practice.

Allison will stress the importance of allyship and the need for both ‘safe’ and ‘brave’ places to practice if social work is to be truly inclusive and work in ways that are critically reflexive.

If attending in person, Room G168 is on the ground floor to the left of Main Reception at St John’s University of Worcester campus WR26AJ.

Refreshments provided.