If the treatment of black and minority workers within the workforce is not addressed. Why would undervalued and minority groups want to put themselves forward to support a system that is likely to undervalue them also?

More black, Asian, and minority adopted parents and foster carers are needed, ask yourself why they do not come forward.

A social worker may ask for support for a black or minority family, however, in some cases, the family’s needs /support may be overridden to support a nonblack family whose needs are given more focus/priority (difficult to say but it does happen). Is this a case of ignoring what is in plain sight or do those with the majority voice receive a service?

The social worker is then accused of not providing a service when it is not the social worker who decides where resources are placed, despite requesting the service. As stated some sections of society remain invisible it is not hard to predict this then impacts recruitment.

I am not sure you need research to identify what is in plain sight, but rather who will address what has been taking place for years, therefore leaving certain sections of children vulnerable. Also not addressing a child’s individual needs leaves that child’s identity being disregarded and having to fit into a system that does not meet their individual needs because they are not a part of the majority.

Institutional racism is widespread across the whole system, however, no one challenges what is happening.

Social workers should be in a position to challenge what is taking place without repercussions. Children, race, culture, and gender no longer appear to be a priority as part of the child’s welfare checklist when in proceedings.

The more comfortable we get discussing biases in our systems, processes and professional judgements, the better the outcomes for all children.