Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS)

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:

1. Provide a safe space for Black and ethnic minority social workers to offload
2. Establish a caucus that generates strategies and tactics to influence social work policy, practice and education
3. Role-model Black and ethnic minority excellence, professionalism and unity
4. Evaluate existing frameworks and systems within social work to improve the impact they have on Black and ethnic minority social workers
5. 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

Resources

Articles/blogs

• Anti-racism supervision template to eradicate ‘colour blind approaches’ | Shabnam Ahmed
• Powerful stories about the lived realities of Black people that must be heard | Professional Social Work magazine | 5 October 2021
• 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
• Wayne Reid | Professional Social Work magazine – Country View | LinkedIn post – 12/03/24
• What's race got to do with it? | Professional Social Work Magazine | 27 March 2023
• What social workers need to know about FGM | Maureen Mguni | Professional Social Work Magazine | 31 October 2023
• ‘When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression’
• Why anti-racism is needed in social work education

Podcasts

• ARC Logos Podcast | Episode 3  - A Continuation of Our Career Journeys (via YouTube)
• Beauty, confidence & understanding | Let’s Talk Podcast | Patriche Bentick
• Talking Heads: reflecting on the role of podcasts as a learning resource | Let's Talk Social Work podcast | Patriche Bentick | 2023
• Why is anti-racism still crucial to social work practice? | Let's Talk Social Work podcast | 2022
• ARC Logos Podcast  | Season 2, Episode 5 | Wayne Reid Unfiltered: Career, Self-Care, Inspirations & Future Goals - Part 1 & Part 2 (via YouTube)

Presentations/Webinars

• ‘Anti-racism in Social Work’ presentation by Pam Shodeinde | 2021
• Enter the BPS with Claudia Crawley | 2021
• SMASHING the Glass Ceiling | Employment Skills Event | 2020
• Student Connect Webinar 95 | Female Genital Mutilation led by Maureen Mguni (BPS)
• Synergy Sessions: BASW England mini-series
• The Triple 'A' Chinwag: A mini series
• Webinar | Why care about the care review?

Miscellaneous

• Shades of Bias (SoB)
• ‘Anti-racism in Social Work 2024-2025’ presentation (via LinkedIn)
• BPS & School of Shabs | Anti-racism supervision template promotional video
• BPS & School of Shabs | Relational & Anti-racist supervision form, social work student version, & guidance | 2022
• Pictures from the BPS celebratory event – 15/02/23
• Research in Practice | Anti-racist supervision matters (blog & video)
• A report on the ‘Anti-racism in Social Work’ activities across the UK (between 27/05/20-26/09/21)