Wayne Reid is an anti-racism visionary for the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Over the last year, in light of the murder of George Floyd, and resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Wayne has taken action to address racism in social work. His experiences as a Black male social worker means he understands some of the challenges that children and families, and practitioners, from different minority groups can face.
In this episode, Wayne shares his thoughts on how we, as social workers, can challenge and hold ourselves, our teams and employers, to account when it comes to being anti-racist. He talks about the work he is most proud of to date, and the wider impact he hopes to make as an anti-racism visionary.