Explores what culture and cultural competence mean, how to reflect on your own culture, and models for working sensitively and effectively in different cultural contexts with individuals, families and communities.
EDI hub gathers resources on cultural competence, tackling biases and working with people who may face discrimination due to race, sexuality, gender or disability
Guide to help social workers in all roles have greater knowledge and awareness of diverse sexualities and gender/ LGBTQ+ people and feel more confident in giving appropriate support and safeguarding that takes into account sexuality and gender.
Provides advice on etiquette, non-verbal communication, significant dates and dos and don'ts when working with Afghan refugees
Explains what unconscious bias is and how it can have a negative impact on service users, gives examples of types of biases and practice tips on managing them
How to approach the first meeting with a young person using intersectionality and a systemic perspective to consider their overlapping lived experience of race, gender, class, sexuality, ability/disability
Resources to help develop the fundamental skills that social workers across adult social care need to do their job.