Naming the silence: Identity in safeguarding
Wed 10 Dec
|Microsoft Teams
Delroy Madden leads a reflective session on how race, culture, and bias shape safeguarding assessments, equipping practitioners with the tools and confidence to challenge systemic silences and embed equity into multi-agency practice.
Time & Location
10 Dec 2025, 10:00 – 12:00
Microsoft Teams
About the Event
Open to all social work practitioners across Adult and Children's Services within the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. Please see our Partner organisations below.
Session overview:
This session invites practitioners to reflect deeply on how race, culture, and bias shape safeguarding assessments. Through quotes, prompts, tools, and collaborative activities, we will explore the silences that surround identity in multi-agency practice—and how to challenge them. Participants will leave with strengthened confidence, practical frameworks, and a renewed commitment to equity-informed safeguarding
Session Objectives
• Deepen understanding of how identity influences risk, protection, and visibility
• Explore how racism and bias manifest in safeguarding systems and assessments