As social workers and healthcare professionals, we have the responsibility to create safe, inclusive, and equitable spaces for the people we work with and within our work environments. But how do we actively challenge racism, both within ourselves and within the systems we work in?

Join us for a reflective and interactive Anti-Racism Workshop designed to develop further awareness and understanding and equip you with the confidence and tools to integrate anti-racist practices into your daily work.

Through this workshop we aim to support you in developing a deeper understanding of unconscious racial bias and institutional racism, and its impact. Likewise, we hope to encourage you and support you in your anti-oppressive journey and to bring these into your practice.

Beyond a discussion, this is a valuable opportunity to reflect, learn, and take actionable steps towards a more just and equitable work practice.

Who Should Attend?

Social workers, team leaders, and other healthcare professionals committed to social justice and anti-oppressive practice. Whether you’re new to anti-racism work or looking to deepen your practice, this workshop is aimed to support people in all stages of their journey.

 Learning Outcomes/Goals

• Developing the tools to ensure an anti-racism practice
• Develop an understanding of unconscious racist bias and institutional racism
• Learn tools to reflect on unconscious racist biases in social work practice
• Promote an active and conscious anti-oppressive practice
• Promote social justice and create safe, inclusive and equitable spaces for the people you work with
• Understand and identify the challenges in promoting anti-racism practice and how to overcome these

Speaker Biography

Wayne Reid - Professional Officer & Social Worker; BASW England

Wayne Reid is a Professional Officer, Social Worker and former Anti-racism Visionary at BASW England. He qualified as a Social Worker in 2010 and his frontline social care experience spans over 20 years. Wayne has worked for private fostering agencies; the Probation Service; a youth offending team; a community mental health service; a child protection service and with care leavers.

Wayne previously compiled and curated a national social work newsletter (Wayne’s Weekly), which ran for several years. Wayne’s diverse role at BASW England involves supporting national groups focussed on: criminal justice, professional capabilities and development and Black and ethnic minority social workers. Wayne’s work with students, NQSW’s, diverse social work professionals and a cross-section of organisations is extensive. This has involved guest speaking, workshop facilitation; leading national campaigns and mobilising social work activism. During 2020-2022, Wayne undertook the role of and Anti-Racism Visionary and proactively spearheaded a movement to reignite ‘Anti-racism in Social Work’ via his role at BASW England. Wayne’s knowledge and professional opinions have been published in print, online and on international platforms.

As a Black male Social Worker, Wayne understands some of the challenges that service-users and practitioners from different minority groups can face. From his experience, Wayne believes academic and ‘life education’ are essential to improve an individual’s quality of life and life chances. He adds: “Social work is a vital multi-faceted international service that: coordinates support for the most vulnerable people in society; assesses and manages risk; addresses problematic behaviours and relationships; champions equality and social justice; optimises peoples’ strengths, promotes human decency and creates meaningful opportunities for social mobility”.