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The stigma associated with social housing is a pervasive problem which is present within our society.  Take an in-depth look at why and how it occurs, its impact and how to counter it with Hannah Absalom.

 

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    Explanations tend to focus on the media and on government policies that promote home ownership and shame benefit claimants. But these explanations only go so far. Stigma is far more of a wicked problem rooted in our social norms and values. It shapes our organisational processes. It defines and divides neighbourhoods and communities.

    At a personal level stigma distorts our understanding of complex problems and harms the self-esteem and life opportunities of people subjected to it.

    Stigma is further complicated by well-meaning interventions which unintentionally widen and expand it.

    This session will explore stigma as a ‘wicked problem’, summarising how it occurs and why it is so infectious. We will look at how stigma shapes organisational’ practices, and the effects it has on our thinking and actions.

    It will cover:

    • Understanding stigma as a wicked problem
    • Why social housing seems particularly mired in the problem of stigma
    • Stigma’s strange effects, why we struggle to see it and how it shapes our thinking and organisational practices
    • Tricky interventions – why approaches to reduce stigma tend to perpetuate it
    • A different way of thinking about stigma
    • Tools to help you be conscious of stigma.

    You will be supported in changing your thinking and in identifying quick wins to take back to  your workplace and personal lives. As stigma has a habit of coming back in new guises, reflective practices will be shared so you can stay mindful of stigma and work on reducing its corrosive effects.

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    Hannah Absalom is a former social housing practitioner of 18 years, a PhD candidate and Research Associate for the Centre for Urban wellbeing at the University of Birmingham. Her research is award winning, having received Highly Commended for Social Innovation recognition in the William Sutton prize and an ESRC impact acceleration grant to bring her research recommendations to life. This stigma workshop is part of a suite of sessions that are under development to introduce genuine innovation into social housing through ‘Thinking Differently’.

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