Anti-Racist Resources
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Included in this section are:
Our available resources
Recorded Resources
A webinar hosted by Dr Phil Frampton on why anti-racist practice is still vital in social work. Hosted 26/10/2023.
Links related to the session: Our Town Now: https://youtu.be/XuVgAUefOmU?si=5XDe_U1gRcAF7j8W
The Golly in the Cupboard: https://youtu.be/xcwDxMar2Vg
Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Resources
This package was co-produced by the University of Worcester; Worcestershire County Council; The Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Social Work Association; Gypsy and Traveller Empowerment (GATE) and Worcestershire Children First. Funding for this work came from the DfE via the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. You may wish to offer this package as part of your organisational commitment to equality and diversity. The modules are short (approx. 15 mins) each and can be taken individually or all in one session. They are focused on social work and community members’ lived experience within the Worcestershire context but the messages about cultural insights and best practice translate elsewhere in social work and related professions. Modules are - 1. Overview and History 2. Challenges 3. Social Care 4. Resources.
Our research in recent years has highlighted how little training exists regarding Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities and we hope that this basic package will lead to further debate and an improvement in practice. Currently, disproportionate numbers of children from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities are coming into care and issues both of mental health and disability are not being addressed as they are in other ethnic minorities.
The formation of the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Social Work Association (now the Romani and Traveller Social Work Association) in 2019 marked a turning point in social work in that members of the profession with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds came forward, determined to change professional practice and to work alongside communities in terms of mutual education. The Association are happy to supplement the above training package by offering further advanced / specialised training and consultancy, and we are always looking for new social worker members from Romani and Traveller heritages.
On the legal side of things, the course is copyrighted by Worcestershire County Council and should not be altered in any way apart from your organisation possibly ‘topping‘ and ‘tailing’ it with additional content particularly relevant to your own settings. The package is for educational purposes only and must not be sold or used for any commercial undertakings. All intellectual property rights relating to the package remain with Worcestershire County Council or its Partners or Content Providers.
What we do ask is that , if you do use the package, then please either send me some detail about how you see it having changed practice/ policy, and please bear with me contacting you at yearly intervals over the next two years to ask about any such impact. If you are aware of other organisations which would benefit from receiving a copy of the package, please let Dr Peter Unwin, Principal Lecturer in Social Work at University of Worcester know at p.unwin@worc.ac.uk .
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https://lttu.uk/External/GypsyRomaTraveller/Lesson1
https://lttu.uk/External/GypsyRomaTraveller/Lesson2
https://lttu.uk/External/GypsyRomaTraveller/Lesson3
https://lttu.uk/External/GypsyRomaTraveller/Lesson4​​
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Shades of Bias
We are pleased to be able to share with you an introduction to Shades of Bias, a reflective framework to reveal, reflect and repair. Please read on for a message from Wayne Reid of BASW.
“Shades of Bias is a ground-breaking, practitioner-led case study framework designed to help social workers and educators recognise, reflect on, and respond to discrimination, oppression, and racism in professional settings. Developed with deep roots in anti-discriminatory, anti-oppressive and anti-racist values and ethics, Shades of Bias offers a structured, safe, and transformative process for documenting lived experiences and learning from them.
Whether you are a victim/survivor, witness, or person responsible for bias, Shades of Bias supports you to:
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Reveal the situation
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Reflect on the impact and dynamics
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Repair through learning and personal and professional growth
The tool is available in Word, PDF and online formats and is supported by guidance documents, visual infographics, real-life exemplars and creative visuals to enable introspection and reflection.
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From student to senior leader — Shades of Bias offers a space for reflection, growth, and transformation".
Anti-racism in Social Work: FREE online resources
Curated by Wayne Reid, BASW England
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This comprehensive resource pack, compiled by Wayne Reid—Professional Officer, Social Worker, and BASW’s Anti-Racism Visionary—brings together a wide range of free online materials to support anti-racist practice in social work. It includes:
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Webinars, interviews, and podcasts
Articles, blogs, and position statements
Creative content such as poetry and video series
Tools for anti-racist supervision and allyship
Contributions from social workers, academics, and activists
Whether you're a student, practitioner, educator, or ally, this collection offers valuable insights and practical tools to help embed anti-racism into everyday social work practice.