The Black Voice of Social Work Discussion Groups
Discussion Groups
All our partner agencies are taking practical action to address the role that they and the social work profession must play in addressing injustice and racism on an ongoing basis. To support this, the Teaching Partnership Team are continuing to co facilitate Discussion Groups – “The Black Voice of Social Work”. All sessions will be led and co-facilitated by Black colleagues from across the Teaching Partnership.
Fighting racism requires an ongoing joint effort and white allyship and creating awareness is key to achieving positive change, therefore these groups welcome all social workers from any background committed to anti-racism and to learning from Black colleagues/each other.
After a brief presentation from the facilitators, you will have the opportunity to discuss the topic in small groups. You will be invited to share feedback from these small groups, which may highlight learning that could support organisations to continue to develop their anti-racist commitment. Themes will be anonymised and shared with the Cross TP Equality, Diversity and Inclusion group to discuss how positive change can be achieved across our partnership.
These sessions occur bi-monthly on a Thursday, 10:00am – 11:30am. If you are a social worker from one of our partners, please email admin@developingtogetherswtp.org.uk to receive an invitation.
Co-facilitators needed!
We are still looking for new co-facilitators to join! We are looking for more Black colleagues to join the group – we strongly feel that the more diverse our group is, the more interesting our reflection points would be. This would allow us to have discussions on new and important issues, and will ensure continued sustainability of the group.
You do not have to have experience of delivering presentations, and this will support you to develop your delivery skills. The main commitments would be:
- To lead on one session per year on a relevant topic of your choice – 2 or 3 slides maximum, to keep to 10 minutes
- To attend the other sessions if you are available, and facilitate breakout room discussions, including taking notes on key themes to feed back
Please discuss with your manager in the first instance, but anyone who is interested should contact us at: admin@developingtogetherswtp.org.uk.
