Through interactive discussion, the session will examine racism in community and workplace settings, learning how to identify racism in the workplace and look at relevant legislation and policies in the UK and the legal duties of employers.

The course will focus on what a positive workplace culture looks like, how to create a positive environment aligning with organisational values and reduce the risk of racial discrimination in the workplace and service delivery. It will establish how to raise concerns appropriately, how to manage differences in views and how to support staff and customers who have experienced racism in the workplace.

Content will include (but not be restricted to):

• The role of peer support: remit and responsibilities
• Understanding self behaviours, personalities and the dynamics of working with others
• General understanding of UK equality law regarding protected characteristics
• Racial harassment in the workplace, discrimination and victimisation
• Safeguarding peer role, responsibilities and rights
• Sensitive / difficult conversations
• Preference behaviours and communication
• Micro expression identification
• Anti-racism terminology.

The course will include discussion and context including (but not limited to):

• What is ‘race’
• Understanding bias and addressing the issues
• Privilege, Equality, Equity: the starting points
• Key DE&I and equity definitions
• Conscious inclusivity
• Personal experience.

Proposed structure of service provision:

• Explore the impact of discrimination and actions on individual staff, staff teams, residents, board members, stakeholders, management and partner organisations
• Achieve a clear understanding of what matters to different diverse communities, what racism looks like and the different forms it can take
• Introduce the becoming anti-racist model of good practice
• Understand the possible impact of cultural background in communication situations
• Commit to creating a culture that encourages fair and consistent treatment of colleagues and service users.

The learning experience will:

• Use emotional intelligence to examine how we see ourselves and others
• Enhance relationships and communication skills
• Support being a positive role model
• Learn how to manage values that are linked to a diverse workplace and culture
• Comprehend the importance of allyship and self-reflection.

Who should attend:

All staff, management teams and board members.

This course comes with anti-racism resources.

Tahira (Tara) Hussain Tedx Speaker 

MA MSc CBP PG Dip CBT PG Cert APIMH BA (Hons) MBPsS

Tara has extensive experience working in the statutory and voluntary sector. She has a 29-year career in mental health, community development, charity and the housing sector. She has a successful track record in consultancy, training and project management. Tara is qualified as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and she is a member of the BABCP and BPS.

Working as a training associate for national agencies she has utilised her experience in the housing, health and care sector and delivered a menu of training packages aimed to support staff, stakeholders and residents on a range of topics including mental health and wellbeing, safeguarding children and adults, equality, diversity, inclusion, professional boundaries & effective psychological intervention.