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The Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS) is a safe online space for Black & Ethnic Minority social workers to educate, empower and equip themselves to navigate the various institutional and structural obstacles they face as professionals. The BPS is a necessary opportunity to role-model Black and ethnic minority excellence, professionalism and unity.
The aims and objectives of the group are to:
- Provide a safe space for Black and ethnic minority social workers to offload
- A caucus that generates strategies and tactics to influence social work policy, practice and education
- To role-model Black and ethnic minority excellence, professionalism and unity
- To evaluate existing frameworks and systems within social work to improve the impact they have on Black and ethnic minority social workers
- To partner with relevant external agencies and organisations to promote Black and ethnic minority empowerment and professional credibility.
Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter discussed, this is a closed group. Please contact wayne.reid@basw.co.uk for more information.
Meet the group
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BPS celebratory event – 15/02/23
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BPS celebratory event – 15/02/23
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BPS celebratory event – 15/02/23
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BPS celebratory event – 15/02/23
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Wayne Reid & Rachael Rooke at the National Organisation of Practice Teaching Conference 2023
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Shabnam Ahmed MBE and Rachael Rooke at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School ‘Anti-racism in Healthcare Conference 2023’
![Maureen Mguni, Shantel Thomas, Wayne Reid, Pauline Sargeant & Cherelle Wilson-Morrison at the S.W.E.A.R.N Conference](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_s/public/2023-10/IMG_0110%20%28002%29.jpg?h=9747cef1&itok=JbrzjFe5)
Maureen Mguni, Shantel Thomas, Wayne Reid, Pauline Sargeant & Cherelle Wilson-Morrison at the S.W.E.A.R.N Conference 2023
Resources
- Wayne Reid | Professional Social Work magazine – Country View | LinkedIn post – 12/03/24
- SMASHING the Glass Ceiling | Employment Skills Event | 2020
- Enter the BPS with Claudia Crawley | 2021
- ‘Anti-racism in Social Work’ presentation by Pam Shodeinde | 2021
- Powerful stories about the lived realities of Black people that must be heard | Professional Social Work magazine | 5 October 2024
- Why anti-racism is needed in social work education
- BPS & School of Shabs | Relational & Anti-racist supervision form, social work student version, & guidance | 2022
- BPS & School of Shabs | Anti-racism supervision template promotional video
- Student Connect Webinar 95 | Female Genital Mutilation led by Maureen Mguni (BPS)
- Why is anti-racism still crucial to social work practice? | Let's Talk Social Work podcast | 2022
- The Triple 'A' Chinwag: Episode 1
- The Triple 'A' Chinwag: Episode 2
- The Triple 'A' Chinwag: Episode 3
- Webinar | Why care about the care review?
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Full series
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Pamela Shodeinde
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Veronica Bell
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Patriche Bentick
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Maureen Mguni
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Pauline Sargeant
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Cherelle Francis
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Shabnam Ahmed
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Imtiaz Kala
- Voices for Black History Month…and beyond | Why we still need our safe place to talk about racism in social work
- Beauty, confidence & understanding | Let’s Talk Podcast | Patriche Bentick
- What's race got to do with it? | Professional Social Work Magazine | 27 March 2023.
- Research in Practice | Anti-racist supervision matters (blog & video)
- Pictures from the BPS celebratory event – 15/02/23
- Talking Heads: reflecting on the role of podcasts as a learning resource | Let's Talk Social Work podcast | Patriche Bentick | 2023
- What social workers need to know about FGM | Maureen Mguni | Professional Social Work Magazine | 31 October 2023
- Synergy Sessions: BASW England mini-series
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Protecting Young Black Lives, Celebrating Black Professionals conference October 2023 - A picture of Professor Carlene Firmin, Shantel Thomas, Patriche Bentick and Wayne Reid
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Black and Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS) group meeting - 06.12.23
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