Seminar Room 1
The Black & Ethnic Minority Professional Symposium (BPS) was set up in 2021 as a safe online space for Black & Ethnic Minority social workers to educate, empower and equip themselves to navigate the various institutional and structural obstacles they face as professionals.
This presentation will cover the journey of the BPS from its formation, shared values of members and work they have done to promote anti-racism in social work.
Patriche Bentick, BASW member is a senior practitioner within the London Borough of Camden’s Children Looked After Team, where she manages and supports a small team of social workers. She qualified as a social worker 10 years ago at Goldsmiths, University of London however, she has 18 years of statutory, voluntary and private sector experience, including international work in the USA.
As well as leading on anti-racist practice within Camden’s Supporting People Catalyst Group for children’s social work department, Patriche is a member of BASW England’s Black & Ethnic Minority Professional Symposium. Patriche combines her experience of being a Black British Caribbean woman, alongside her passions surrounding social injustice matters to promote growth via guest podcast episodes, writing, facilitation of workshops, safe spaces, training and consulting.
Pam Shodeinde, BASW member, is a frontline Advanced Practitioner working within children's services in the West Midlands. She qualified as a social worker in January 2020, and has been a member of BASW England’s Black & Ethnic Minority Professional Symposium since it was formed in 2021. Some of the work she has done on behalf of the BPS includes delivering presentations on anti-racism and writing articles. Her passion as a social worker is ensuring that fairness and social justice is embedded in her practice.
Patriche Bentick and Pam Shodeinde, BASW members