Anti-discriminatory Practice

One-day course Social workers hold significant positions of authority and influence within their profession. The practice of anti-discrimination seeks to eliminate bias from our work and to promote the principles of social justice. Participants will enhance their understanding of their own identities, their professional practices, and the ways in which they can improve anti-discriminatory practices for the benefit of their service users. The objectives include examining how our attitudes, beliefs, and experiences affect our professional conduct. Additionally, it will address service users' experiences of exclusion, disempowerment, and discrimination. The distinctions between prejudice, discrimination, and hate crime will be clarified. The concepts of unconscious bias and assumptions will be explored, along with the principles of structural social work. Furthermore, the discussion will cover various forms of marginalisation and inequality, such as poverty and social exclusion, as well as an examination of the Equality Act, protected characteristics, public service duty, and their implications in practice.