Becoming a culturally competent social worker

THEME

Cultural competence involves ensuring our attitudes, communication and behaviours recognise and respect cultural differences. As social workers, in whatever our role, it’s essential we are continually working towards cultural competence in our practice. In this open course, you will be supported to explore some of the key concepts within cultural competence and anti-oppressive practice, and then apply this learning to your practice. It will include exploration of how personal and professional identities can impact on the decisions we make in our professional roles.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Explore the idea of cultural competence
• Understand why it is important for you in your role
• Reflect on self in relation to culture and difference
• Highlight the impact for you in your practice

On open courses we can accommodate a maximum of four delegates from one organisation only. For a larger group booking, please see the information on commissioned training.

PRESENTER

Mandeep Sahejpal, Associate Trainer, CoramBAAF.

Mandeep works as an Independent Social Work consultant. She has extensive experience of working in Fostering, Adoption and Children and Families services. Her work experience includes working alongside foster carers and prospective adopters, from the pre-approval stage and through to assessment and post approval. She investigates complaints on behalf of local authorities and independent fostering agencies.

Mandeep also has experience chairing fostering and adoption panel’s, carrying out the role of agency decision maker. In addition, she chairs complex foster carer reviews and also supports agencies to prepare for inspections. Mandeep has also worked as a Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Manager for a fostering agency, which has involved developing and reviewing policies, procedures and practice guidance that underpins the work of the agency, and has supported agencies with the preparation of inspections She has delivered training, to social work students, staff, foster carers and adopters and is also a qualified practice educators supporting final year social work students in local authority placements.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is relevant for any social worker, regardless of their role.

On open courses we can accommodate a maximum of four delegates from one organisation only. For a larger group booking, please see the information on commissioned training.   

TIME

Registration 9.45am*
Start  10.00am*  
Close  4.00pm* 

*Times subject to change

FEES

Full or associate CoramBAAF member - £158.00 + £31.60 VAT = £189.60
Individual CoramBAAF member - £120.00 + £24.00 VAT = £144.00
Non-member - £220.00 + £44.00 VAT = £264.00

CONTACT

Telephone 020 7520 0310

Email training@corambaaf.org.uk

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