Members only

Sessions will include:

• Welcome, introduction
• Presentation: Overview of legislation – overview of regulatory framework in relation to equality and disability
• Define “Disability”.  Who decides? – defining equality, disability and related terms in meaningful situations
• The business case – confirming the business case for diversity, understanding disability related issues, value and impact
• Terminology – considering language and terminology
• Discussion – identifying our own prejudices and perceptions
• Disability case studies – exploring disability case studies
• Case Law – considering disability with reference to illustrated case law examples
• Scenarios – work base scenarios and discussion
• Knowledge share – developing good practice and action plans to take back to the work place
• Feedback and close.

Tahira Hussain (MBPsS), has extensive experience working in the statutory and voluntary sector. She had a 22-year career in social work, mental health, community development and housing. Having worked in the social housing sector as part of an equality and diversity unit, Tahira has a successful track record in consultancy, training and project management. She is a graduate member of British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). She has worked as a mental health professional practitioner for a number of NHS Trusts nationally and is a private therapist providing assessment and treatment services to individuals, legal firms, schools and corporations. She is a qualified trainer on safeguarding, professional boundaries, equalities, stress management and personal development. As a freelance consultant her clients include local authorities, the education, health and housing sector nationwide.